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Grado PS-1...Wow!

post #1 of 105
8/24/08 at 12:43pm
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Once in a long while you stumble across something you didn't even know you were looking for and you smile so wide the memory of it will stay with you forever.

Grado PS-1 - I salute you.

And I'm not even a Grado person.
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post #2 of 105
8/24/08 at 12:54pm
you recently purchased a PS1 or just listened to it.
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post #3 of 105
8/24/08 at 1:40pm
Looks to me like he just got a listen.
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post #4 of 105
8/24/08 at 2:12pm
Enjoy!
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post #5 of 105
8/24/08 at 2:16pm
This is one of the two cans I want really bad. (L3000 is the other)

However, I don't think I can do the PS-1's price. They have been appreciating like crazy lately.
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post #6 of 105
8/24/08 at 4:33pm
Ya they are my favorite grados by far so congratulations if you bought one and if you did not sell whatever you need to do so.
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post #7 of 105
8/24/08 at 5:57pm
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Originally Posted by vcoheda View Post
you recently purchased a PS1 or just listened to it.
Just got a listen. I doubt the person who owns them would sell them.

I was comparing them to the HD600 and HD650, both of which I like a lot. After getting over my usual anti-Grado bias, I was just amazed by the PS-1. Honestly, they were just as warm and smooth (smoother!) as the Sennheisers and beautifully bassy without that frustrating sleepiness and "veil" discussed here.

And yes the Sennheisers were well amped.

The PS-1 is simply an astonishing pair of headphones. I imagine many people who own them are going to take them to the grave.
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post #8 of 105
8/24/08 at 9:27pm
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Originally Posted by odigg View Post
The PS-1 is simply an astonishing pair of headphones. I imagine many people who own them are going to take them to the grave.
i agree. great headphone. wouldn't mind owning a pair - at least for a while.
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post #9 of 105
8/24/08 at 9:32pm
PS-1 was a 'wow' moment for me as well, especially out of a Melos. Bass is terrific, with a silky yet 'neutral' sounding midrange. It sort of felt like a less coloured, punchier RS-1.
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post #10 of 105
8/25/08 at 1:49am
What if I told you I'm selling a pair? HAHA YEA RIGHT.

I wish. But I hear good things!! Maybe someday... (saved by zeerrooo) lol.
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post #11 of 105
8/25/08 at 5:44am
What's the current price for the PS-1's?
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post #12 of 105
8/25/08 at 11:27am
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Originally Posted by Rob N View Post
What's the current price for the PS-1's?
I don't think the PS-1 really fits into a fixed price category anymore. $3000? $4000? I imagine there would be quite a bidding war if they did come up for sale somewhere.

Dear Grado,

Make something that sounds similar to the PS-1. Charge RS-1/2 prices for it. You'll probably find a lot of team everybody else becoming team Grado.

Yours (addressing the PS-1),

-a head-fi member.
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post #13 of 105
8/25/08 at 11:41am
Uh.. Anyone with deep pockets want to contact Mr. Grado? That's how the first run came about, right? Was a joint effort. I missed the production run on these babies.

Quick question.. The bass extension is similar to the RS-1's?
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post #14 of 105
8/25/08 at 11:45am
Contact Grado, see if they're keen, start a new thread for people committed to a pre order, see where it goes?

I'm keen
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post #15 of 105
8/25/08 at 3:12pm
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Originally Posted by dvessel View Post
Uh.. Anyone with deep pockets want to contact Mr. Grado? That's how the first run came about, right? Was a joint effort. I missed the production run on these babies.

Quick question.. The bass extension is similar to the RS-1's?
Bass is as deep as I ever heard, way in front of the RS-1, it's really no contest here. Everything in the lower octaves seems lacking when you return to any other Grados than the PS-1.

However, I don't think they're worth that much, certainly not the $3000+ they were fetching for a NOS pair. The original retail price of $1400 was a much better value and I wouldn't hesitate a second to buy a pair if they still were that low. It's kinda sad now that the PS-1 is only for a select group of individuals. Anyway, there are so few headsets in circulation now... so these crazy prices are somewhat justified, you want them, you gotta pay up my friend.
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