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Mar 30, 2015 at 6:37 PM Post #24,017 of 65,854
Mac mini -> Chord Hugo -> Pathos tube amp -> Grado PS500


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Mar 30, 2015 at 9:21 PM Post #24,018 of 65,854
beez said:
  black 325 with hp1000 blackstar drivers and hpa-2. took me a while to get these treasures together, but seek and ye shall find.. 
 
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Nice set up!, aside from sounding very good, the HPA-1/2 are, in a way, two amps into one. Also, I wonder how many blackstar SR325 were made, I wouldn't be surprised if Grado actually made less of them, than HP1000.
 
Mar 30, 2015 at 9:34 PM Post #24,019 of 65,854
Just scored a pair of barely used 325is' for a steal. My first Grado's!!! Haven't had a chance to listen to them much, but I like what I hear.
 
Are there any good replacement pad options out there? I'm not a fan of the stock ones.
 
Mar 31, 2015 at 10:13 AM Post #24,021 of 65,854
I eventually took the plunge on Grado SR325e, just waiting for them to arrive.
 
I think for the time being I'll keep my SR125 too, make a better informed decision once the 325e arrive.
 
Mar 31, 2015 at 2:33 PM Post #24,022 of 65,854
I'm just repeating myself I guess but I really recommend that people try out (and let sink in for a while) the GS1000E. It's just so nice on anything, Beatles, pop, rock, metal, classical, dance, electronic, whatever.
It just strikes a balance between alive and sweet, dynamic and flowing. It's a great complement to the planar sound if those are your main phones.
 
Mar 31, 2015 at 6:23 PM Post #24,023 of 65,854
rgs9200m said:
  I'm just repeating myself I guess but I really recommend that people try out (and let sink in for a while) the GS1000E. It's just so nice on anything, Beatles, pop, rock, metal, classical, dance, electronic, whatever.
It just strikes a balance between alive and sweet, dynamic and flowing. It's a great complement to the planar sound if those are your main phones.
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Mar 31, 2015 at 6:58 PM Post #24,024 of 65,854
rgs9200m said:
I'm just repeating myself I guess but I really recommend that people try out (and let sink in for a while) the GS1000E. It's just so nice on anything, Beatles, pop, rock, metal, classical, dance, electronic, whatever.
It just strikes a balance between alive and sweet, dynamic and flowing. It's a great complement to the planar sound if those are your main phones.
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Double ditto! (i.e., +2)

I was listening to a new (for me) recording using my GS1000e (Gunther Schulller & New England Arts Ensemble, The Art Of Ragtime. This is a small brass ensemble (wht banjo), and it was remarkable to hear how real and unveiled each instrument was, and how precisely imaged their positions were in the performance space. I started with an iPod Touch 4 running my GS1000e (because it was an exploratory listen); then when I heard how great it was, I went to my portable C-MOY amp (the Bass Boost version from JDS Labs, in the Altoid tin). I simply wanted to play the great music louder than my iPod would allow, but the amp also improved the sound and its imaging. WONDERFUL!
 
Mar 31, 2015 at 8:02 PM Post #24,025 of 65,854
ruthieandjohn said:
   
Double ditto! (i.e., +2)

I was listening to a new (for me) recording using my GS1000e (Gunther Schulller & New England Arts Ensemble, The Art Of Ragtime. This is a small brass ensemble (wht banjo), and it was remarkable to hear how real and unveiled each instrument was, and how precisely imaged their positions were in the performance space. I started with an iPod Touch 4 running my GS1000e (because it was an exploratory listen); then when I heard how great it was, I went to my portable C-MOY amp (the Bass Boost version from JDS Labs, in the Altoid tin). I simply wanted to play the great music louder than my iPod would allow, but the amp also improved the sound and its imaging. WONDERFUL!
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Enjoyed your post.  What recording is that?  Couldn't find it on amazon.
 
Mar 31, 2015 at 8:37 PM Post #24,026 of 65,854
Mar 31, 2015 at 9:02 PM Post #24,027 of 65,854
Thanks. For me, the Grado sound is just a little more nicely raw and direct than planars, or even good stats, and it's very refreshing in a way only Grado gets so right. Again, for me the G1000e is the pick of the litter, the Grado heritage in a box. (I even still keep my GS1000i, even though the e is an improvement, smoother and some nice trace of silk in vocals, but still a great phone that I cannot bring myself to part with.)
 
Mar 31, 2015 at 9:29 PM Post #24,028 of 65,854
ruthieandjohn said:
 
bbophead said:
  Enjoyed your post.  What recording is that?  Couldn't find it on amazon.
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New England Ragtime Ensemble (I think I messed the name up).
 

 
 
Here on amazon.com for $9.75 on CD:  http://www.amazon.com/New-England-Ragtime-Ensemble-Art/dp/B000005VYY/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427848534&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=art+of+ragtime+gunther+shuller
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Okee Doke.  I think the reason the sound is so good is because of the producer, Max Wilcox, who's been doing great recordings since the 60s.
 
Apr 1, 2015 at 1:42 AM Post #24,029 of 65,854

rgs9200m said:
  Thanks. For me, the Grado sound is just a little more nicely raw and direct than planars, or even good stats, and it's very refreshing in a way only Grado gets so right. Again, for me the G1000e is the pick of the litter, the Grado heritage in a box. (I even still keep my GS1000i, even though the e is an improvement, smoother and some nice trace of silk in vocals, but still a great phone that I cannot bring myself to part with.)
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I haven't tried the Gs1ke, but I believe you when you say that they are great cans! Still rocking my Gs1ki!
 
on another note, and the reason why I believe you when you say that the Gs1ke is an improvement over the older gen GS, is that I just got myself my first "e" series grado. Ladies and Gents, say hello to my little friend!
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Listen and enjoy the journey! ...I like that!
 
Apr 1, 2015 at 5:26 AM Post #24,030 of 65,854
Very nice, worms.....congrats on those.
 
Lets us know what you think of them.
 
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