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post #16 of 30
7/21/08 at 12:32am
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We had 701's and K1000's there. But they ran and hid when the camera came out
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post #17 of 30
7/21/08 at 12:46am
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Originally Posted by vcoheda View Post

...one HP2 was balanced and the lettering on one HP2 and HP3 was perfect. the RS1s were two vintage and one with buttons. and the vintage were of different types as well. the GS1000 pictured is also a prototype model, one of three in existence. great treat for grado lovers - esp having all paired with the Melos.
curious, was the Melos clearly the best amp choice with all the Grados?
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post #18 of 30
7/21/08 at 1:23am
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curious, was the Melos clearly the best amp choice with all the Grados?
Not for ALL of the grados.

With the HP-1000, the melos is the ideal choice, no questions. For the newer grados, its open for debate and victory does not always go to the melos.
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post #19 of 30
7/21/08 at 4:23am
Sweet Grado collection!
Would not mind the HP1...
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post #20 of 30
7/21/08 at 6:32am
awesome pics. gives me a warm feeling inside
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post #21 of 30
7/21/08 at 10:26am
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We had 701's and K1000's there. But they ran and hid when the camera came out
my k240 sextet were also present
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post #22 of 30
7/21/08 at 7:09pm
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curious, was the Melos clearly the best amp choice with all the Grados?
the melos - heavily modded - sounded very good with all of the grados. i didn't experiment much with other amps. i did try an RS1 with a Cary 300B and that was an excellent combination as well. both are very good amps and that i think is what is important.
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post #23 of 30
7/21/08 at 8:03pm
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my k240 sextet were also present
I wonder if this has anything to do with why the other AKGs ran and hid...
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post #24 of 30
7/21/08 at 9:17pm
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Originally Posted by nikongod View Post
Not for ALL of the grados.

With the HP-1000, the melos is the ideal choice, no questions. For the newer grados, its open for debate and victory does not always go to the melos.
I wasn't at the meet, but I disagree strongly with the statement that a Melos is an ideal choice for the HP-1000. While I owned an HP-2, I found my Dynahi firmly whooped the Melos SHA-Gold in every area it possibly could, including soundstage, resolution, and the entire audio spectrum from the tippy toppy treble to the lowest of the low bass.

Just one man's opinion of course, but after living with the combo for several months I concluded that the Melos + HP2 synergy is pure hype.

In other news, thanks for the sweet Grado pic in the OP.
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post #25 of 30
8/30/09 at 4:52pm
WHAT A COLLECTION!!!

I am a proud owner of the SR80s, and I will soon be the proudest owner of a set of GS1000s set up with an RA1 amp, and Reference Cable... mmmmmmm... That is going to be delicious! No matter what though, I doubt that I will have a collection like that in the near future, 10 points to you man!!!
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post #26 of 30
8/30/09 at 5:13pm
Old thread, I'm glad you were dug up again! That is one tasty sampler platter in the pics
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post #27 of 30
8/30/09 at 5:20pm
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†DING† ∫Bring out yer dead...∫Bring out yer dead!
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post #28 of 30
8/30/09 at 8:21pm
that was a fun mini meet. lots of great gear.
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post #29 of 30
8/31/09 at 9:41am
Great meet guys, glad to see the little modded 325s are still out in the wild.
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post #30 of 30
9/1/09 at 11:49am
Cool theme for a meet, guys. Any listening surprises?
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