[funkymartyn]

Couple of grado deals on ebay UK today. Some sellers , stores, have the 10% off. I have put comments on the Facebook grado page . They might not work on here . But the Rs2e now £400 . And a seller as the new Gh2 for £545.

 

[funkymartyn]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233440461541

 

[funkymartyn]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284118429129

 

[Joaquin Dinero]

They are pictured below. They could probably benefit from new ear cushions and maybe a recabling since they like to twist. I guess I was just viewing them in depreciating value like many things do. I do admit that it is always magical listening to any music with a guitar using these cans. Just put them on and became conflicted after hearing that grado magic. Just the twang of the guitars. The treble doesn't bother me and the forward presentation and the energy is so nice... I still think I will end up selling them.

Those look great. Freshening up the earpads is a fairly cheap easy fix to remind yourself why you liked them in the first place.

Nobody does guitar like Grado.

 

[elvergun]

any particular reason?

I just like the look (clean and simple) of those headbands. Also, Italian leather is usually top-notch.

 

[Bernard23]

I just like the look (clean and simple) of those headbands. Also, Italian leather is usually top-notch.

That was my first thoughts too, only issue was colour, the white balance on the posting pics was way off. Either way, I pulled the trigger!

 

[YtseJamer]

FYI, there's a used pair of RS2e on Canuckaudiomart.

$450 CAD ($350 USD)

 

[Bernard23]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284118429129

The shop online portal

https://www.audioaffair.co.uk/grado...1IUYwJqasLejX96iqoRw07Ir6_zRcoMxoCDEkQAvD_BwE

Same price, plus finance if that helps etc.

 

[reivaj]

Wait a second are there places in the US that do financing on Grados?? not saying I am going to do it but it sure is an interesting idea

 

[Philimon]

Wait a second are there places in the US that do financing on Grados?? not saying I am going to do it but it sure is an interesting idea

Paypal has pay in 4 w/ 0% interest.
Amazon has pay in 6 w/ 0% interest.
Headphones.com had 20% off gift cards during BF. They may still have the 15% off sale.

 

[Gippy]

If you need to finance a Grado, or anything under $5k really, you shouldn't be getting it.

Hi ... Are ps1000e as good as gh2 in rock music?

Depends what you're looking for in a Grado. The graphic below is a merging of 5 different FR graphs from RAA, all leveled at 1khz so you have a better idea of what's going on:

• The RS2e (brown) and GH4 (amber) have the flattest responses, the GH4 more so, which is why I think the GH4 is the best current midrange pick if you can still find one. (The Hemp replaced it as the midrange limited-edition model.) But it also explains why so many love the RS2e.
• The PS1000e (blue)/GS3000e (green) use 50mm drivers. They have more of a bass rolloff, and more of a 150hz midbass bump. Note that this is with the G pads, so putting L pads on them will drastically affect this. The GS3000e is more neutral than the PS1000e.
• The older PS1000 (red) used 40mm drivers. Even with the G pads, you can see that it's the most smile shaped, which means more visceral bass and treble. I bet if you try the L pads on the PS1000, that will give you the most slam of the bunch.

Personally I think the PS1000e graph looks real wonky here with the worst bass rolloff and greater midbass bump, which may contribute to added muddiness. You're best off looking for a GS1000i or PS1000, as those older larger models kept more of a smile FR. However, VinMAC has stated he still didn't care for the GS1000i as much.

 

[gregorya]

When the burn-in of my RS2e is complete, I'll compare it again exactly with my GH2 and the GS10

Do you have a routine for burning in new phones or do you just use them for listening until a requisite number of hours has been reached?

 

[VinMAC]

Do you have a routine for burning in new phones or do you just use them for listening until a requisite number of hours has been reached?

Yes, I use a special Burn-In CD from an german audio-magazine, which I play nonstop over the day. After work in the evening I test out the changes on the can, which is in the burn-in prozess at the moment. With this method you can reach much burn-in time over the week.

 

[VinMAC]

If you need to finance a Grado, or anything under $5k really, you shouldn't be getting it.



Depends what you're looking for in a Grado. The graphic below is a merging of 5 different FR graphs from RAA, all leveled at 1khz so you have a better idea of what's going on:

• The RS2e (brown) and GH4 (amber) have the flattest responses, the GH4 more so, which is why I think the GH4 is the best current midrange pick if you can still find one. (The Hemp replaced it as the midrange limited-edition model.) But it also explains why so many love the RS2e.
• The PS1000e (blue)/GS3000e (green) use 50mm drivers. They have more of a bass rolloff, and more of a 150hz midbass bump. Note that this is with the G pads, so putting L pads on them will drastically affect this. The GS3000e is more neutral than the PS1000e.
• The older PS1000 (red) used 40mm drivers. Even with the G pads, you can see that it's the most smile shaped, which means more visceral bass and treble. I bet if you try the L pads on the PS1000, that will give you the most slam of the bunch.

Personally I think the PS1000e graph looks real wonky here with the worst bass rolloff and greater midbass bump, which may contribute to added muddiness. You're best off looking for a GS1000i or PS1000, as those older larger models kept more of a smile FR. However, VinMAC has stated he still didn't care for the GS1000i as much.

Interesting freq curves. The GS1000i is no bad can. Overall I liked it more then GS3000e. But the bass and midrange response of GH2 and RS2e is much better but the treble of the GS1000i ist very nice imo (I think it is still the old grado sound with much more highs). After the RS2e is fully burned in I will start another test with the 3. Maybe at these test is avaliable an old RS2 too, so that I can check all generations of grado headphones: First generation: Old RS2, the i-series: GS1000i, the e-series: RS2e and the newer cocobolo cans like the GH2. I will report.

 

[G0rt]

RS1e has been the hardest to get my head around. The first few days were like, why would anybody tune anything like this on purpose?

But eventually I got it, and with a little pad tuning, I find I like it a lot.

I tried Beautiful Audio hybrid pads, stuffed with Grado L, on all my Grados, and although the very best for comfort and looks, I wasn't happy with what to me always sounded like loss of detail.

Except on RS1e, which seems to have more than enough of everything.