stacker45
Headphoneus Supremus
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Like I said, I blame it on the meds,
I rarely talk about my HP1000, simply because I know that some people view them as the Holy Grail of Grado headphones, and also because they're extremely rare, although a pair was just sold on flea Bay a few days ago, they sold for over $1500, and were in fair condition at best. The lettering was almost half gone, and they didn't have their original cable, wich in the collectors market is never a good thing, even if it's of good quality.
Anyway because of health issues, it had been a while since my HP1000 got some head time. and yesterday, as usual, about one hour befor I start listening, I fire up the amp, in this case, it was the HPA-2 amp with the PS-1 power supply, both of wich are even rarer than the matching headphones mine are the HP-2 version of the HP1000.
That's when it occured to me, I already considered myself a lucky person, partly because a few years ago, I almost died twice in eleven days in the hospital, and thanks to the medical staff at L'Hôpital Maisonneuve Rosemont de Montréal, who saved my life on both occasions, I'm still here, trying my best to make you guys and gals laugh with my silly posts.
I'm a also a car guy, I know, I'm switching the subject again, but this is not the meds speaking, trust me, I'm going somewhere with this. Now, to a car guy like me, the Barrett, Jackson collector cars auctions, represent pure automotive bliss. A while back Carrol Shelby (R.I.P), was there, selling is own AC Cobra Supersnake, the car sold for $5.200 000.
I started wondering what this would equate to in the headphones "world", And I think that Shelby selling his Cobra, equates to Joseph Grado Selling his own HP1000 and HPA-1 or 2, Wich means that the next best thing would be to own these wonderful and VERY scarce products, eve though they did not belong to Joe himself. Well, I am that lucky person, and I try my best to never forget it. because to most Grado fan, I am one lucky S.O.B.
I still prefer my PS1000, but somehow is getting get smaller and smaller, I guess my tastes must be changing. But then chage is the spice of life. Well I got through my post without, "spacing out", I guess I have finally found the right dosage.
I rarely talk about my HP1000, simply because I know that some people view them as the Holy Grail of Grado headphones, and also because they're extremely rare, although a pair was just sold on flea Bay a few days ago, they sold for over $1500, and were in fair condition at best. The lettering was almost half gone, and they didn't have their original cable, wich in the collectors market is never a good thing, even if it's of good quality.
Anyway because of health issues, it had been a while since my HP1000 got some head time. and yesterday, as usual, about one hour befor I start listening, I fire up the amp, in this case, it was the HPA-2 amp with the PS-1 power supply, both of wich are even rarer than the matching headphones mine are the HP-2 version of the HP1000.
That's when it occured to me, I already considered myself a lucky person, partly because a few years ago, I almost died twice in eleven days in the hospital, and thanks to the medical staff at L'Hôpital Maisonneuve Rosemont de Montréal, who saved my life on both occasions, I'm still here, trying my best to make you guys and gals laugh with my silly posts.
I'm a also a car guy, I know, I'm switching the subject again, but this is not the meds speaking, trust me, I'm going somewhere with this. Now, to a car guy like me, the Barrett, Jackson collector cars auctions, represent pure automotive bliss. A while back Carrol Shelby (R.I.P), was there, selling is own AC Cobra Supersnake, the car sold for $5.200 000.
I started wondering what this would equate to in the headphones "world", And I think that Shelby selling his Cobra, equates to Joseph Grado Selling his own HP1000 and HPA-1 or 2, Wich means that the next best thing would be to own these wonderful and VERY scarce products, eve though they did not belong to Joe himself. Well, I am that lucky person, and I try my best to never forget it. because to most Grado fan, I am one lucky S.O.B.
I still prefer my PS1000, but somehow is getting get smaller and smaller, I guess my tastes must be changing. But then chage is the spice of life. Well I got through my post without, "spacing out", I guess I have finally found the right dosage.