Grado GS500e ... been on sale here for about 2 years. No serious interest so got them out of the box and still great + light (which was why I bought them). Listening via my iMac -> Qobuz -> Hugo 2

These look almost identical to my genuine TB, the grubby pic of which is below ... but my DBS pack has Level X on them ? My TB had great bass but was not bright. That said AQ run in their cables from this series for 36 hours before despatch apparently which I don't expect has happened with...

I have this feeling from what I have read over many pages and many forums ... the IC's seem almost identical but I would not buy the power cables.

Be really interested to know your thoughts as my genuine TB is stunning in my system. The ‘fake’ Fire is great but not as good to my ears as the TB.

I have been tempted to try Dragon .... I have genuine AQ Thunderbird and bought Fire from Ali Express. The Fire quality led me to be tempted to try their Dragon ... especially as I know what genuine TB is like. These cables are either out of the side door of the same factory used by AQ or...

I must listen to my PS500e and GS1000e again, been sitting boxed to be sold for ages. No interest in the PS500e and never got round to even advertising the GS1000e … excellent and …. So light, the reason I bought them. Grado is an acquired taste but light and incredibly detailed. I must try...

I bought my PM1’s a year ish ago after having PM2’s and loving them. The PM2’s fake leather fell apart and I should have not been tight and just bought the PM1 first ! The sound is quite difficult to get with other makes and models. I also have Mr Speakers (as was, name now changed I think)...

These are still for sale .... if anyone is interested (UK) for £225

I've never shipped outside the UK but I would expect it not to be viable ... given the shipping cost and import costs for you.

Still available and will sit here until sold :relaxed:

Bump - Price lowered.

Grado PS500e in good condition. Bought new by me. Non smoking house. Hardly used. Boxed. Indentation to ear cushions from being in box only. There are a few tiny / hardly visible marks to the edges of the metal cups and a slight mark over one of the zeros on one cup which I have only...

Just listening to it on my TT2/MSc and it grows on me more and more. I have Focal Utopia and Stellia too ... but am loving the Z1R now more than ever !

I could have bought it as had just retired ... but knew I would buy other stuff too so went with the 'cheaper' option :D

I loved the Z1R matched with the Sony amp but much prefer them now. I think my existing set up sounds more open than it did as before it was stereotype closed in sound. I like what the TT2/MSc gives me now ... but the Dave is different, finer I believe, not as warm as the TT2 ? I...

This thread just popped up when I looked at Head-Fi ... I've been listening to my Z1R's a lot more since changing my setup. I am now listening with the Z1R's plugged into Chord TT2 and MScaler via a Vetere USB from an Auralic G1. This is after just the TT2, before that the Sony TA-ZH1...

Thanks. At least I know I am not going mad !! (Well, in relation to this :) )

Well, I have bought a near mint pair of PM-1's to replace my PM-2's ... which look like a car crash due to the faux leather flaking off on the headband .... I was expecting the sound of the 'new' PM-1's to be exactly like my PM-2's but it isn't ! Both have the 'alternative' leather earpads (as...

Quick question (without searching I admit). Does the PM-1 headband wear like the PM-2 and PM-3, which are faux leather I know, unlike the PM-1, but flake abysmally and are of poor quality. I am thinking after 2-3 years use ... as I have PM-2 and PM-3. Sound great, headband not so ... and...

That's useful, thanks ... by fancy I mean something like Supra / Audioquest ... who Diamond Ethernet for 4m is something like £3000 !!!! I think that's not for me :)

My MScaler/TT2 is being fed by an Auralic Aries G1 streamer using Tidal via Roon managed on my Mac .... and that is wired to my router at the moment with cheap Cat 5E cable. I am looking to change the cheapo cable that is between router and Auralic. I was thinking of Audioquest as I...

In the absence of searching and finding what I need ... anyone with a Chord Hugo TT2 and MScaler using Roon with Tidal from a Mac that thinks Roon is better just for sound quality compared to through the Tidal app ... no interest in indexing / suggestions for tracks ... just wonder if people...

Try the Stellia if you can. It is warmer and has more bass than the Utopia. i find it a much 'easier' listen and tend to grab the Stellia more than my Utopia. That's on a TT2/MSC combo.

My TT2 was on top of MSC ... not any more. They can create heat but I've found side by side they are ok ... and seems to be better sound separated - might be in my head but the pair are now side by side, well about 400mm apart on the same level.

I deliberately didn't listen to the Dave ! I was going to audition WAVE cables but wasn't able to in the end so went with Chord Signature super aray to connect the TT2 to the MSC. I think the std BNC cables are ok but couldn't help upgrading :)