[XLR8]

If you do a google search for Grado gh-1 you'll see it available for pre order all over the world.
I doubt it's a limited edition like HF1, HF2 Bushmills..

I got this info from a friend on saturday... (We don't live in the same country so I can't verify the validity of the source.)
He said that this e-mail copy paste was from Grado...

On gh-1 SQ...

It will be no less than an RS1e. The timbre of course is hardwood. Usually the hardwood is Brazilian in origin. Will it sound different, yes.

This last paragraph very concerning if valid + more here https://m.facebook.com/V2point0/photos/pb.420026564762546.-2207520000.1434407743./770460713052461/?type=1&source=54&refid=17

 

[theHof]

Alright, hoping for a little feedback/advice.  I want to get my new headphones on the way tonight.  I can either get SR80i/e and a little dot I+ OR just get a pair of the 325e and get the little dot down the road.  What are your thoughts?  I do already have a D-Zero i didn't mind with my 80is and I do have my 'Sui 5000x I could use for an amp.

 

[stacker45]

  I just pre-ordered one the other day through TTVJ.

 
I'm looking forward to reading the people impressions, I hope that they'll start shipping them soon.

 

[ruthieandjohn]

   
Or like I've said before, from the Grado factory's old wooden toilet seats, of course it would be a very limited edition, due to the fact that there are only 2 seats available, one from the mens, and one from the womens restrooms.
 
Seriously though, are the GH-1 only available through TTVJ, as it was for the Bushmills, wich could only be ordered from Turntable Lab?
 
If I remember correctly, the Bushmills were sold out after less than 24 hours, so those who are interrested shouldn't wait too long. Although it's true that at $395, the Bushmills were much less expensive than the GH-1.
 
Just out of curiousity, who has pre-ordered the GH-1?.

GH-1 may be ordered through Overture Audio, Ann Arbor, MI, as one person active on this thread has done.  (734) 662-1812.  Ask for T.J. Jankowski or Keith Moorman, or anyone else can help you as well.

 

[stacker45]

 
GH-1 may be ordered through Overture Audio, Ann Arbor, MI, as one person active on this thread has done.  (734) 662-1812.  Ask for T.J. Jankowski or Keith Moorman, or anyone else can help you as well.

 
Thanks John, so unlike the Bushmills, these are available from more than one dealer.
 
I wonder how many they'll make.

 

[ruthieandjohn]

   
Thanks John, so unlike the Bushmills, these are available from more than one dealer.
 
I wonder how many they'll make.

Yes, as I understand it, each Grado dealer was notified of the GH-1 and asked how many they'd like to buy.  That number is used for allocation... since they don't know just how many they will get from that tree, GH-1 units will be proportionally allocated based on how many the dealer said they would buy.  They do BUY them.  They don't get them on approval and only pay when they sell them.
 
Oh, and the acoustic differences between maple (or oak) and mahogany I would imagine are far less than the acoustic differences between wood and plastic, or between plastic and metal.  And none of the one-material earcups would have the ability to suppress unwanted resonances like the wood-wrapped-iin-metal construction of the Professional Series PS500 and PS1000 - that is why they used two materials in the PS headphones.

 

[beez]

Alright, hoping for a little feedback/advice.  I want to get my new headphones on the way tonight.  I can either get SR80i/e and a little dot I+ OR just get a pair of the 325e and get the little dot down the road.  What are your thoughts?  I do already have a D-Zero i didn't mind with my 80is and I do have my 'Sui 5000x I could use for an amp.

no question in my mind get the 325 and a pair of ttvj flats. the 325 is great and will sound way better unamped than the 80 will with a little dot. build a system over time around the 325, you will get much more with these than an 80.

make sure you get ttvj flats! they are the only true grado pad. ignore the naysayers.

 

[theHof]

no question in my mind get the 325 and a pair of ttvj flats. the 325 is great and will sound way better unamped than the 80 will with a little dot. build a system over time around the 325, you will get much more with these than an 80.

make sure you get ttvj flats! they are the only true grado pad. ignore the naysayers.

Well I'll have to get the pads next week but my 325es are on the way =D

 

[stacker45]

no question in my mind get the 325 and a pair of ttvj flats. the 325 is great and will sound way better unamped than the 80 will with a little dot. build a system over time around the 325, you will get much more with these than an 80.

make sure you get ttvj flats! they are the only true grado pad. ignore the naysayers.

 
I agree that the TTVJ flats could be a good match for the SR325e. The flats will increase the bass a bit, and soften the treble a bit. The only downsides in my opinion, is that the flats don't have as big a soundstage, and they don't sound quite as clear as the L-cush do.
 
I've never heard the SR325e, but I do own a pair of SR80e, with L-cush, and a Little Dot 1+, and this combination sounds ridiculously good.
 
That being said, buying the SR325e now, and taking the time to know and appreciate the headphones alone, and eventually, rediscover them through the Little Dot 1+, is what I would do.

 

[stacker45]

Well I'll have to get the pads next week but my 325es are on the way =D

 
Well congratz then!, smart move.

 

[rovopio]

If you do a google search for Grado gh-1 you'll see it available for pre order all over the world.
I doubt it's a limited edition like HF1, HF2 Bushmills..
This last paragraph very concerning if valid + more here https://m.facebook.com/V2point0/photos/pb.420026564762546.-2207520000.1434407743./770460713052461/?type=1&source=54&refid=17

 
yeah, that's it. The e-mail I quoted came from my friend's local extension of Singapore's v2point0. I don't know exactly who from Grado that made the statement I quoted but I'm quite certain it's from Grado directly because v2point0 showed the public that photo that John posted a week ago at least 11 days before John did it. With the name (gh-1) and everything.
 
So... I don't know. Maybe they will use the rs1e driver...? Hard to infer from the vague answer.

 

[theHof]

That being said, buying the SR325e now, and taking the time to know and appreciate the headphones alone, and eventually, rediscover them through the Little Dot 1+, is what I would do.

I think this is the plan! Pretty excited for them to show up. And thank you!

 

[joseph69]

  Just out of curiousity, who has pre-ordered the GH-1?.

Against my better judgement due to already owning 4-pairs of Grados, I placed an order for the GH-1 from Overture Audio a few days ago thanks to @Kayandjohn. I was told they will be ready for shipping in 60-90 days.

 

[WilliamLeonhart]

Owned the 325e and still have the LD I+. You can never go wrong with that combo.

 

[rovopio]

  Owned the 325e and still have the LD I+. You can never go wrong with that combo.

 
I e-mailed David about ordering the LD i+ today.
Damn you guys. I'm a broke employee. This is very unhealthy to my non-existing wallet.