….enjoying the many virtues of the PS500e which are ably manifested by support from the Lyr 3 (tubes are GEC L63 / CV1067)….and with the TTVJ deluxe flats, note the height of the pad around the driver…
Ok, it looks like Todd took the flat pad and cut out a quarter-sized hole. We have been doing that for decades since Todd started offering the flat pads. What has changed?
I just bought some F Pads from Grado and they are a bit different from the ones on the Hemps. I don't think it makes any difference on the sound, but it looks cheap. Did anyone here get ones similar to these?
I made a mistake here. The pads have the cuts on them, but I couldn't notice from the pictures alone. If you zoom in, you'll notice the cuts are there.
Ok, it looks like Todd took the flat pad and cut out a quarter-sized hole. We have been doing that for decades since Todd started offering the flat pads. What has changed?
Well guess who’s got an (almost) birthday PS2000e on the way lol. Hopefully this will conclude my Grado purchasing bender. Until they release a PS X series.
Really enjoying the PS-series Grados this weekend. PS500e is awesome. PS1000 is coming back into the fold too since it seems to scale well. Driving it balanced from a Headroom Max Balanced is such an engaging experience. I figured out to turn ON the filter (bumps up upper mids & treble) and OFF the crossfeed to counteract the effect of too much bass with the reversed G pads. So I'm sorta using the old Headroom controls as a kludgey, mild EQ. The "crossfeed" effect is much more apparent for its boost to bass than it is for changes to head-staging. Yeah, I see the value of using Grados with an EQ. The PS500e with deluxe flats is closer to the "right" balance as-is, so it sounds great either with filter and crossfeed both on, or all off (flat). Having filter & crossfeed both on does make the sound a bit more lively and exciting, though.
I've also noticed that the PS500e has very low listening fatigue for a Grado. You can listen reasonably loud for longer, no problem. The PS1000, I have to stop after a while.
I have been trying to sell my PS500 from time to time...but every time I tried to put it up for sale, I listen to it and it reminded me why I still have the damn thing. It's like HD650 of Grado but is livelier and denser (not muddy) sounding and harder hitting. With modern dac and amp, sound stage has not been an issue for me. Everything sounds outside the cans and is well extended outside the cup.
I tried PS1000 back in the days and it didn't float my boat. Curious to hear your impression of PS2000e.
I have been trying to sell my PS500 from time to time...but every time I tried to put it up for sale, I listen to it and it reminded me why I still have the damn thing. It's like HD650 of Grado but is livelier and denser (not muddy) sounding and harder hitting. With modern dac and amp, sound stage has not been an issue for me. Everything sounds outside the cans and is well extended outside the cup.
I tried PS1000 back in the days and it didn't float my boat. Curious to hear your impression of PS2000e.
I have been trying to sell my PS500 from time to time...but every time I tried to put it up for sale, I listen to it and it reminded me why I still have the damn thing. It's like HD650 of Grado but is livelier and denser (not muddy) sounding and harder hitting. With modern dac and amp, sound stage has not been an issue for me. Everything sounds outside the cans and is well extended outside the cup.
I tried PS1000 back in the days and it didn't float my boat. Curious to hear your impression of PS2000e.
I don't remember that well. I if I had to guess, it was probably the typical Grado's slight hardness in upper mid and tilted treble. I may have a different view now with better electronics stack. So take what I said with a giant grain of salt.
IMHO the PS1000 has a more precise, "reference" sound than the PS500 or SR325. It's not quite as fun or groovy as these models, but it digs into the music more and brings additional information.
I'd consider getting a GS3000 but I prefer to get my headphones used to save a few bucks (and not have to worry about burn-in) and I'm concerned I'd end up with those incredibly similar looking knock-offs. The only differences I can tell are the blue paint on the driver and the genuine ones likely have the serial scratched into the bottom, but those two things are very easy to fake. The fake ones don't come in a box but that wouldn't stop someone from buying a legit pair and then putting the fakes in the box for sale. First world probs I guess
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I assume the L63 heaters run at 300mA or less each?
. L63 heater current is 300 mA:
….and with the TTVJ deluxe flats, note the height of the pad around the driver…
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