Grado Fan Club!
Mar 31, 2019 at 8:00 AM Post #39,422 of 65,621
New to the forum here - a huge grado Fan. Currently using the PS500e (which I love). Can anyone detail the differences between the PS500e and the PS1000e?

Here is my comparison of the PS500 (with either on-ear L or over-ear G pads) vs. the PS1000:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/grado-fan-club.530965/page-1657#post-11609890

Here is a table comparing the three... higher numbers are better:

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Mar 31, 2019 at 2:44 PM Post #39,426 of 65,621
Mar 31, 2019 at 3:43 PM Post #39,428 of 65,621
Yesterday I modded a par of SR225e with the https://www.beautifulaudio.biz cable adapter, it was relatively easy, and I think it looks nice. The only thing I would improve upon is the 3.5mm jack, it seems ok but I would rather use something of higher quality. I tried to use a Switchcraft one (https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/502-35PM1) but it didn't fit. There's no impact in quality as far as I can tell, and the good thing about this mod is that you don't need to mess with opening the cups.
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Mar 31, 2019 at 4:03 PM Post #39,429 of 65,621
Yesterday I modded a par of SR225e with the https://www.beautifulaudio.biz cable adapter ...

I did this recently with my PS500e. Love the mod, but do you find your 225e has no more lateral swivel with the mod applied? Mine is completely gone and the fit is now very awkward.
 
Mar 31, 2019 at 4:09 PM Post #39,430 of 65,621
I did this recently with my PS500e. Love the mod, but do you find your 225e has no more lateral swivel with the mod applied? Mine is completely gone and the fit is now very awkward.
Yes, it completely lost the lateral swivel, but I didn’t find comfort issues. I was worried about comfort when I noticed it but turns out it didn’t affect much, at least for my head, some head shapes might have issues.
 
Mar 31, 2019 at 5:05 PM Post #39,433 of 65,621
The problem for me is that the outer portion of the cup (the wider portion that houses the grill) touches the main plastic portion of the mod and prevents any kind of rotation at all.
 
Mar 31, 2019 at 6:09 PM Post #39,434 of 65,621
Urrrgh, the guy selling the GS3000e I demoed last week lowered the price another $100, so the offer is now $1450 CAD ($1085 USD). Too good to pass up. I'm taking it tomorrow, and I'll worry about what to do with my GS2000e later!
 
Mar 31, 2019 at 6:11 PM Post #39,435 of 65,621
Urrrgh, the guy selling the GS3000e I demoed last week lowered the price another $100, so the offer is now $1450 CAD ($1085 USD). Too good to pass up. I'm taking it tomorrow, and I'll worry about what to do with my GS2000e later!
Enjoy your purchase.☺

Shane D
 

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