[realstar]

I really like my PS1000 but I decided to go ahead and get the GS1000e as my first 'e' series Grado headphone. It will be interesting to hear how the sound signature differs between the classic flagship and the statement 'e' series given the changes being reported about the 'e' series in general.

 

[jaywillin]

I really like my PS1000 but I decided to go ahead and get the GS1000e as my first 'e' series Grado headphone. It will be interesting to hear how the sound signature differs between the classic flagship and the statement 'e' series given the changes being reported about the 'e' series in general.

very interested in the comparison , while i love my gs1000e, i regret having let the ps1000 go
now i'm starting to get think about the ps1000 and "e" version more and more
i think the trigger finger is starting to get itchy ! lol

 

[kvtaco17]

 
very interested in the comparison , while i love my gs1000e, i regret having let the ps1000 go
now i'm starting to get think about the ps1000 and "e" version more and more
i think the trigger finger is starting to get itchy ! lol

Oh please, for the love of my finances please do not tell me the PS1ke is what I should have bought!

 

[LCfiner]

I really like my PS1000 but I decided to go ahead and get the GS1000e as my first 'e' series Grado headphone. It will be interesting to hear how the sound signature differs between the classic flagship and the statement 'e' series given the changes being reported about the 'e' series in general.

 
I'm also really interested in this comparison. Most of the impressions I read of the GS1000e are that the mids are more forward and the treble smoother. more balanced overall. But it's not done in comparison with the old PS1000. As someone who owns a PS1000, I'm naturally curious how the two compare side by side.
 
if the new GS1000e now sounds closer to the old PS1000, it'd be a much easier recommendation (no need to spend 1700 brand new to get a Grado with a wide soundstage plus a prominent midrange) and, imo, a better headphone overall.

 

[kvtaco17]

   
I'm also really interested in this comparison. Most of the impressions I read of the GS1000e are that the mids are more forward and the treble smoother. more balanced overall. But it's not done in comparison with the old PS1000. As someone who owns a PS1000, I'm naturally curious how the two compare side by side.
 
if the new GS1000e now sounds closer to the old PS1000, it'd be a much easier recommendation (no need to spend 1700 brand new to get a Grado with a wide soundstage plus a prominent midrange) and, imo, a better headphone overall.

They are pretty close to the old PS1k... I almost got the PS1k instead because it was being clearanced at a reasonable price... but I felt the GS1ke was close and a little more polite up top...

 

[jaywillin]

  Oh please, for the love of my finances please do not tell me the PS1ke is what I should have bought!

 
lol, would i do that ?? 

 
i don't think i'd go for the ps1k now, if i was going "up" i'd got for the ps1ke, which would have to involve selling the lcd x
i bet the ps1000e, wired up for balanced operation, with the bha-1, just might be pretty good

 

[kvtaco17]

Nope... It'll be awful... Lol

 

[colgatetotal]

I'm also highly interested in this. People kept saying that the GS1000i wasn't on the level of the other kilobuck headphones because of its excessive midrange. If the GS1000e addressed this, it will also be my first e-series headphone.

 

[thinker]

i find the PS-1000e is the best Grado headphone ever, have owned many different Grado's before.The new e is much better than the older PS-1000,very balanced smooth with great soundstage it's actually the first Grado where i am really impressed.I prefer fat tube amps with this phone, SS amps are not bad but tubes are better.Somehow this phone needs current i have to turn the volume up to the same level as with HD-800 to get the same volume.
This is the first Grado which plays also great on loud levels very clean with wide soundstage on par with HD-800.PRat is great and instruments and vocals are very close to real life ,more realistic than with any other phone.I rate the PS-1000e with the 300B OTL tube amp as the finest headphone experience .
 

 

[WNBC]

I won't say that I'll never plunk down $1700 for a headphone because I've done so for amps and DACs.......but, for those of us looking at the mid-tier Grado headphones I wonder what your #2 and #3 favorite Grado headphones would be, esp. in the under $1000 club.  I'm still convinced within 6 months I'm going to get the PS500e but I do enjoy reading people's opinions on all the Grados.   
 
EDIT:  I guess most Grados are under $1000.  Still would like to hear your #2 and #3 

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  i find the PS-1000e is the best Grado headphone ever, have owned many different Grado's before.

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The new e is much better than the older PS-1000,very balanced smooth with great soundstage it's actually the first Grado where i am really impressed.I prefer fat tube amps with this phone, SS amps are not bad but tubes are better.Somehow this phone needs current i have to turn the volume up to the same level as with HD-800 to get the same volume.
This is the first Grado which plays also great on loud levels very clean with wide soundstage on par with HD-800.PRat is great and instruments and vocals are very close to real life ,more realistic than with any other phone.I rate the PS-1000e with the 300B OTL tube amp as the finest headphone experience .
 

 

 

[thinker]

the new e series Grados sound excellent already with iPod, the difference between SS / tube amp against iPod is not night and day,i enjoy very much Ps-1000e with iPod 

 

[thinker]

the Ps-500e is excellent, dynamic and neutral with great PRaTmuch better than Ps-500 and has 90% of the spooky realism of Ps-1000e both sound warm without piercing highs, haven't heard GS-1000e so i cannot comment on these

 

[WNBC]

^Thanks.  Eye on the prize now.  
 
Would anybody not take a $350 PS-500i over a $600 PS-500e?  Just thinking about what I would do if I came across a used PS-500 in excellent condition.  I believe one recently sold for that much in the for sale forum.

 

[colgatetotal]

  for those of us looking at the mid-tier Grado headphones I wonder what your #2 and #3 favorite Grado headphones would be, esp. in the under $1000 club.

 
I love my SR225i so the SR225e would be good if you're on a budget. The PS500e is better than it. I also heard an RS2i with the jumbo G-pads at a head-fi meet a few years back and it was surprisingly good. I guess that combo works because the RS2i isn't as bright as the RS1i. Don't have any extensive hearing time with that though so don't get the RS2e + G-pads unless you audition them.
 
I'm not sure the RS1e is a good buy anymore if the GS1000e is actually significantly improved from the GS1000i. My local shop refused to open a GS1000e for the headphone wall, stating that their demo GS1000i is close enough.  ~_~

 

[Liu Junyuan]

I ordered the SR225e, and they arrive tomorrow. I'm looking forward to trying them out.