OK... I did hear some Pulsars... and... I'd say the Grand Teton's will "give them a run for their money."     But... if you can find... some Pulsars for $4000 (the price in your ad and a good price), then I'd be tempted to get them.  Just because they do look gorgeous and sound great too.    ...

Haven't heard the Pulsars... but... the Grand Tetons sound as good, or better than all my other speakers (i.e.  LaHave Melas, LS50's, Emerald Physics 2.3's, Magnestand 1.6's (Gunned Maggies), dc10Audio Berlin R's (Studio Monitors)... and... other's have reported they sound as good, or better...

Belated post...   As you now know... I bought Jonathan's Horwich's LaHave Melas (you mentioned above) in beautiful mahogany / burgandy color - true works of art... with a sound to match!   It was a great find - World-Class sound in an incredible package at a reasonable price.  Few speakers...

Well... I'm not sure I would say their sound is that much better than the RS-1's, or the PS500's.     If you find them at a big discount... maybe... but, otherwise... probably not.     They have a bigger soundstage, and a bit more prominent and refined highs... but... at a pretty high...

Right now... the sound I'm getting from this set up is "stupendous!"  Don't think it can get any / much better - certainly not for less than 10X the price!   Using the Sony  XA5400ES SACD/CDP (the best there is), into the Anti-Mode 2.0 as a pre and DSP to eliminate the "room boom," into a...

Quote:   Yeah... you want to stick with WAV, FLAC / ALAC for CD quality resolution.

Yes... finally got them set up and playing... and... they are fantastic speakers in all respects!   Great soundstage and imaging - they just disappear in a wall of sound.  Pretty amazing, really!   And... they do have lots of bass - certainly, enough for an apt / condo, where you must be...

Quote:   Absolutely - outstanding with the WA6SEm!      But... also great with the Burson Soloist - superb!  

Quote:   Well... you should know... since you build some of the best (e.g.  Millett Hybrid MiniMax, etc.).     And... I find Grados do match with some amps suprisingly well (e.g. some CMoys), while not so well with others (OTL tube amps, I've tried with them). I've found they mate...

Quote:   Absolutely!   Until you've mated Grados with an amp that matches their electrical properties... you haven't heard them - not even close.  The DV amps do not... I repeat... DO NOT match Grados electrical properties - NOT EVEN CLOSE!     You must have an amp with VERY LOW...

Quote:   Agree... 100%.   The "new" HD650's sound superb with the right cable, and set up... much as you describe.  I prefer them to the HE-500's... but... then I've not tried the HE-500's with a well matched set up.

Quote:   Probably at this point - the PS1000 definitely sounds better than virtually all others I've had / tried.     But... then the PS500 is great too... and... the RS-1's are superb... and the Denon MD5000's are fantastic... as are the AD2000's... and... the deveiled "new version"...

Quote:   Maybe... but... where are you buying the TH-900 for $1400 (after shipping and customs fees) - "inquiring minds want to know???"  $1995 is the "market price" in NA - so, a 30% discount yields a price of $1400, less the shipping and customs fees, would mean you'd have to be buying...

For those who may be buying the TH-900 from eBay sellers, or elsewhere... be sure to get (and keep) the sales receipt from an authorized Fostex dealer to assure you will be able to obtain warranty service from Fostex - they will not honor the warranty if you don't.     I mention this because...

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Quote:   MAD Ear+ HD is reportedly one of the best to drive them.  They do sound great with my WA6 SEm.  And... of course... the Grado RA-1 is designed for them... and... they do sound great with it.  

Quote:   They sound best with the stock bowl pads (L Cushions) - others just muddy their sound.  Though, you might try the stadium pads (G Cushions), which are stock on the GS1000's and PS1000's - to add a bit more soundstage and air... but... you'll likely have to play them a bit louder...

Quote:   Hi...    Yes... we've been missing your avatar... especially!

Quote:   Try a hair dryer on the rod tips - I'm sure they'll loosen and slip off when heated / expanded.

Quote:   Yes... my WA6-SEm is phenomenal with my RS-1's, PS500's and, of course, PS1000's - whether my source is the Monarchy M24 Tube Dac, or Marantz SA8001, or iPod Touch 4 / Pure i30.   I'm continually amazed at how much better (life-like) these phones sound than virtually all...

Quote:   I was the exception, because I did not find the HE-500 "pretty amazing" compared to any of my other phones... and... I prefer the PS-500's by far over the HE-500's.  You can find my comments in the HE-500 thread - but, in sum... I find Grado's have much greater clarity, and are...

Quote:   A simple, but "crude" solution is to wrap tape around the rods just above the gimble blocks in the position you prefer, which will prevent them from sliding down.     You might also look for some type of clamps at a good hardware store.   And... you can always get some...

Quote:   Is that the stock headband?  If not, where did you get it?

Quote:   Is that the stock headband?  If not, where did you get it?

Quote:   Audio Concepts at Prestonwood Shopping Center have Grados, as well as Senns... and some others - I demoed the PS500's and the HD800's there last spring... and... decided against the HD800's in favor of the PS500's, which were much better.