4WRD Motion

     This is a quick model of a pair of headphones I purchased about a month ago.  They are a pair of Grado open ear SR 80e's and cost about $100.  Grado is an interesting company that is based in Brooklyn, New York and is "wholey" American; very rare these days.
     They boast a hand made approach and corporate loyalty among it's employees which I feel is essential to a good product.  They don't spend a lot of money on advertising in any way shape or form, even the box is plain jane.  The manufacturing is very basic and somewhat utilitarian much like the "Jeep" of headphones.  The upside is that they sound incredibly well and have a lot of bang for the buck and from a design perspective have a efficient Teutonic approach.
     This model is essentially a "package" model to help with proportions and was done in a couple of hours in Alias and rendered in Autodesk VRED.  Most of the time was spent measuring the Grado's as I wanted to be somewhat accurate.  Not sure if I'll redesign these or something new.  Look for some loose empathic sketches soon.  Enjoy!- Dave