[pdrm360]

No, these are "Special Editions" like MH said! 

 
Yes, they used to come with 1/4" plug
 
http://www.head-fi.org/products/grado-gs1000e/reviews/11687
http://www.head-fi.org/products/grado-gs1000e/reviews/11424

 

[joseph69]

   
Yes, they used to come with 1/4" plug
 
http://www.head-fi.org/products/grado-gs1000e/reviews/11687
http://www.head-fi.org/products/grado-gs1000e/reviews/11424

The first link shows the photo of the GS's using the1/4>1/8" adapter, which is the way it should be. Mine came with 1/8>1/4"…I smell something fishy! MH is probably correct in saying they probably used what ever they had laying around.

 

[fleasbaby]

I can, do my eyes deceive me or are those pink drivers?



Also may not be the right sub forum, but it does just say "Grado fan club"


Scored a Grado Prestige Black on ebay today for $60. Can't wait to get some Grado back in my music chain! I really want to buy some headphones to mod though. Especially with so many off-the-shelf mods available now (instead of making our own wood cups in the garage with a hand drill)
 

LOL...yes, hand drills are rather primitive. I use a drill press, hoping to graduate to a lathe in a month or so...

 

[stacker45]

   
 
Apparently they are all shipping with the brown headband now Any difference between this headband and the one on the Bushmills?

 
The Bushmills are a limited edition, and there can't be that many tan headband on regular Grados running around, so the odds that someone owns both model to compare the headbands are very slim. Hmmm!, unless, Joseph is willing to ship his good Buddy, Stacker, his new Frankeinstein edition GS1000e, so I can do a scrutinous comparison.
 
And just to be clear, when I use the word Frankeinstein, I don't mean any disrespect, it was simply the first word that came to me when I read about them. And let's be realistic, we're not talking about one or two pairs fluke here, so I think that being able to indetify them with only one word is a good thing.

 

[Raguvian]

 
My new headphone area. The other spot is for the PS500e. 

 

 

[XLR8]

 
 
And just to be clear, when I use the word Frankeinstein, I don't mean any disrespect, it was simply the first word that came to me when I read about them.

 
 

 
 

 

[stacker45]

 
 
My new headphone area. The other spot is for the PS500e. 

 

 
Before I bought my PS1000, I owned a pair of PS500 for about 2 weeks, so I'm looking forward to reading your impressions regarding the PS500.
 
 

   
 

 
 

 
Is this image from one of the Frankenstein movies?
 
 

 

 
I really like this one.
 
Now we need a drawing to represent my other expression, wich states that Grado fans are from, (the dark side), I'm open to suggestions, but what about, Darth Vader wearing Grados. Wouldn't a pair of chrome PS1000 look stunning against a black shiny helmet?

 

[ruthieandjohn]

My new headphone area. The other spot is for the PS500e.   

My new headphone area. The other spot is for the PS500e.   

I really like that! Open to get to with ease, yet covered to reduce dust.

What is the box? Bought (if so, where?) or made?

 

[diamondears]

My new headphone area. The other spot is for the PS500e.   

That's a really nice view. I remember nephews and nieces looking into my car peeking at my SR325is hanging on the rear view mirror. They said: "Wow uncle, that's beautiful. What's that...Beats?" Lol

 

[020Assassin]

I really like that! Open to get to with ease, yet covered to reduce dust.

What is the box? Bought (if so, where?) or made?

The box looks like standard IKEA bookcase. IKEA has the BILLY (at least, in Europe) and you can get a piece to put on top to make the BILLY higher.

I'm more interested in the headphone 'stands'. They look pretty nifty, hanging that way. Looks like you could hang them in any bookcase or rack with shelves.

I have a Sennheiser HH10 fixed to my laptop platform, but I also ordered two KM headphone clamps from Thomann in Germany.

 

[whirlwind]

 

   
Yes, they used to come with 1/4" plug
 
http://www.head-fi.org/products/grado-gs1000e/reviews/11687
http://www.head-fi.org/products/grado-gs1000e/reviews/11424

The first link shows the photo of the GS's using the1/4>1/8" adapter, which is the way it should be. Mine came with 1/8>1/4"…I smell something fishy! MH is probably correct in saying they probably used what ever they had laying around.

 
Joseph, if I remember correctly...the reason that they started terminating with a 1/8 instead of a 1/4 was that if you have to put an adapter on a 1/4 to make it a 1/8 it makes it pretty heavy to plug in a portable device, like an ipod.
 
They figured its no big deal to put a 1/4 to 1/8 adapter on to plug into a desktop amp, as it could more easily handle the extra stress put on the headphone jack.
 
This is just what I think I read....memory not the best....so take it with a grain of salt.
 
I think that once you get to the RS1 and above or at least the GS1000....the buyer should have the option to get the plug he or she desires.
 
Not that putting an adapter to make a 1/4 connection is all that big of a deal...but still....
 
In a world where  of audiophiles spend hundreds and hundreds on cables.......balanced connections.....amps....dacs.....adding an extra piece to the chain when it is not necessary is not a good thing in many peoples eyes.
 
It does not degrade your sound.....but the possibility is always there that it will at some point.....where it really does not even need to be in the equation.
 
Again....everybodys views will be different about this....but to many audiophiles.....less is better, if you know what I mean.

 

[jaywillin]

while the 1/8" or 1/4" isn't a deal breaker for me at all, it's just strange (maybe not for grado) that when the "e" series
was announced grado stated that all headphones would be terminated in 1/8" excapt the gs, and ps1000's.
and now, a 1/8" jack appears on a gs1000e, 
SO, could it be time for an email to the good folks in brooklyn ??

 

[whirlwind]

  while the 1/8" or 1/4" isn't a deal breaker for me at all, it's just strange (maybe not for grado) that when the "e" series
was announced grado stated that all headphones would be terminated in 1/8" excapt the gs, and ps1000's.
and now, a 1/8" jack appears on a gs1000e, 
SO, could it be time for an email to the good folks in brooklyn ??

 Yeah....not too many people walking around with a GS1000 or PS1000  plugged into their ipod.....although I imagine that there are that few that do....just because they can  

 

[jaywillin]

   Yeah....not too many people walking around with a GS1000 or PS1000  plugged into their ipod.....although I imagine that there are that few that do....just because they can  

while the gs might fit the light "on the go" bill, i don't think the ps would fair so well !

 

[swspiers]

I guess there are some pretty powerful DAP's and other portable devices out there now, which use the 1/8 due to size limitations.  What do I know?  I'm a fossil...