[donlin]

Ah, I see. If the Elex is anything like those two I doubt I'd like them.

You never know. Obviously a lot of people think they’re good but not for me.

 

[McCol]

Still no sign of the Hemp here in the UK

 

[wormsdriver]

THATS the Darth Vader look. Nice.
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I loved the HD800 silver but that color isn't available in HD800S. I think the stock HD800S "black" looks unpainted almost, bland even, with the silver grills and no silver in the frame.

Gold isn't my ideal but I like it better than the black, plus if I ever sell it maybe I'll get a few more bucks since its an LE.

I already posted a mock up I made of my ideal HD800S - gunmetal! - https://www.head-fi.org/threads/august-in-sennheiser-history.939177/post-15855489.

Buy a pair of beater hd800's. Buy some spray paint and sanding paper and go to town like I did! Lol

 

[ParaLoganGrado]

Buy a pair of beater hd800's. Buy some spray paint and sanding paper and go to town like I did! Lol

Wow, that’s pretty dang nice looking. Almost makes them look less plasticky.

 

[ruinedx]

Wow, that’s pretty dang nice looking. Almost makes them look less plasticky.

Yeah I think the problem with the stock black hd800s is it loses the two-tone look of the outer shell surrounding the inner shell, and ends up looking plasticy as a result

 

[TheMiddleSky]

Looks fantastic. So what difference would I expect to to find on the PS500e, RS1e and RS2e over my SR325e set ?

RS1e will present darker treble, with more warm feel in midrange area. Bass punch about the same, but there is slight warmer feel too on RS1e.

Soundstage expand a bit, with more airy feeling with RS1e.

Timbre wise, the "woody" housing do their job perfectly, giving a nice woody tone to instrument and vocal, with smoother transition between notes, and less harshness when sibilance come in bad recording.

If you want something smoother, darker, thicker and bigger soundstage than 325e, but don't want woody tone involve in sound like RS1e, then PS500e could be a solid choice (it still less airy than RS1e though).

Note: RS1e, PS500e, and 325e are Grados, you always can expect them to sound forward, lovely guitar sound, lively and energic, with lightning fast transient.

 

[jay2406]

Still no sign of the Hemp here in the UK

I e-mailed Grado on the 8th of this month to ask if they can confirm retailers that have received stock. The reply I got was "the UK has received the hemps and we mean just"

The only place I can see that has them is;

https://www.onbuy.com/gb/grado-limi...ViM_tCh34ywXeEAkYBCABEgJ7mfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[534743]

So i've tested some cushions with my RS2e and PS500e: L-cushions, Geekria 'G-cushions', G-cushions and TTVJ deluxe pads

TTVJ: I like how the look and feel and the sound result is good but too bassy for my Grados. They're probably really good on some trebly SR.

Geekria G: They are nothing like the Grado G's which is no surprise if you look at how they are shaped inside. They turn up the bass by three notches while keeping the treble level at 90%. Sound stage gets slightly wider but overall the sound image becomes more 'restless' and loses some texture and bass can be too much.

Grado G: Better on the RS than on the PS. Wider soundstage with more separated instruments but loss of fine detail and 'micro punch'. Not bad at all but i wouldn't buy them as they are not better than the L's.

tl;dr Stay with the L-cushions!

 

[carboncopy]

I e-mailed Grado on the 8th of this month to ask if they can confirm retailers that have received stock. The reply I got was "the UK has received the hemps and we mean just"

The only place I can see that has them is;

https://www.onbuy.com/gb/grado-limi...ViM_tCh34ywXeEAkYBCABEgJ7mfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

I bought mine here:
https://www.hi-stands.eu/en/hemp.html

 

[G0rt]

Oops

 

[G0rt]

Oops

I was reading way back in the thread, and lost control of my fingers. I've got some vintage HF-2 and GS2000e incoming, so very excitable right now.

 

[joseph69]

Once again, I fortunately have the GS3000e in my possession to get better acquainted with them.

 

[Shane D]

Once again, I fortunately have the GS3000e in my possession to get better acquainted with them.

I am green with envy...

 

[Bonesy Jonesy]

I got these its brand new, with different colored cups. Should i worry about the value ?

Yes you should. They should be matching colour's or at least close too.

 

[Bonesy Jonesy]

It's not like ten of these come up every day. When one does come up, you either buy it or it will be gone in a day or two. You can chose to wait for a normal looking pair...but you might end up waiting for months.

I know because I've been keeping an eye out for a good deal on a GH2.

Edit: I've seen a couple of GH2s with mismatching cups go up for sale. All of them moved in a week or so -- I don't think the seller had to reduce the price (you only give discounts when your stuff does not move).

If my GS3000e's had arrived like that I would have sent them direct back to the Dealer ASAP and demand a pair with closely matching colour. You wouldn't buy an uneven and completely mismatched coloured Acoustic Guitar with cocobola wood now would you. Manufacturers using natural and precious woods normally have to wait for another batch of woods to come in with the same / similar colour cups before they start using the wood to manufacture with !