Can you divulge how many were produced to your knowledge (or at least how many you sold)? These may be the most limited-production headphones ever (more so than even the HE90).
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John mentioned that there were enough parts for about 250. So that is a maximum, but given how Grado usually keeps spare parts for repairs etc, I'd gather around 200? A good indication would be from the last buyer; he could check the number.
Regardless, this is by far the most limited of the Grado line. HP-1000's were 1000, perhaps nearly evenly split. THough HP-3's are technically the rarest (maximum 50 were ever made, and even then that number is estimated to be high) I would think that the fact that the majority of HP-3's were HP-2's anyway, means the PS-1's are truly the rarest. Half of what I would think amounts to either HP2 or HP1.
Not to speak for Todd but I figure he sold about 2 pair a month since April 2004. It doesn’t seem like a huge number ended up in the hands of consumers.
So yes this is a very limited headphone.
I’m so happy I made the right decision and bought a pair regardless of the number produced. The sound is just amazing.
Thanks Todd and John Grado. John created a Master Piece and Todd got them into our hands.
I would be the last one, I talked to Todd this AM and paid the extra to have them sent overnight so I can have them all weekend
I'll check the number on mine tomorrow but it may not mean anything if they were sold out of numeric order.
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Yeah, the PS-1 will definitely go down as one of the best Grados and a veritable rarity in a few years.
With the success of the HF-1, any chance of you following up with say a pair of top of the line reference Grado headphones? As I understand it, the PS-1 was commissioned by a German distributor as well...and without the export and import duties, I'd imagine it'd be much more competitively priced.
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THey were not sold out of numeric order, at least not in any substantial way since Todd was receiving 2/month and the numbers seemed to grow with each order. My pair is #83 I believe, I'll check when I return home this evening. Mitch what number is your pair? You bought 6 months or so after me.
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Fair thee well ps-1, we hardly knew ye.
Biggie.
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