[jase2k]

People usually fight over a few things: price, cable, FR curve and amp, and none of them applies to Grado.

You can buy Grado at any price point from $50 to $2k, they sound pretty good out of almost anything (although high current amps recommended) and the cables are fixed so no swapping. No Grado buyer cares about FR because the company tells you their cans are not neutral. The only thing left to discuss are how awesome they sound and what pads to use

Honestly yes! When I first started buying Grados, paying $50 for G cups felt like highway robbery. It made me feel like a sucker for such a product (which I am)...
But then I remember some people pay $3-5k for an IEM cable. To each their own, as we all can be delusional and opinionated with audiophile products, but these cans don't struggle with all those arguments.

 

[chesebert]

Honestly yes! When I first started buying Grados, paying $50 for G cups felt like highway robbery. It made me feel like a sucker for such a product (which I am)...
But then I remember some people pay $3-5k for an IEM cable. To each their own, as we all can be delusional and opinionated with audiophile products, but these cans don't struggle with all those arguments.

Very true. There are way worse value in the hobby than $50 for some black foam - I paid $50 for TTVJ foam which has even less materials than the G cups

 

[alexdemaet]

In the picture is the Turbulent headband? the Nyczaj headband comes only in black.

It's the Turbulent Labs headband actually

 

[username643827]

It's the Turbulent Labs headband actually

Nice have you tryed both?

 

[alexdemaet]

No. I only have the original and Turbulent one.

 

[username643827]

nice did you like it? Im also considering getting them for my smaller grados.

 

[joseph69]

The opportunity arose by chance:

I had put my PS1000 with around 500 operating hours up for sale. Then a prospective buyer came to me and wanted to try out my PS1000. At the same time, he had a brand-new pair in its original packaging from an online retailer, so we were able to compare the two headphones directly.

He then bought my PS1000 and sent the new unit back to the dealer....

When was this?

 

[VinMAC]

Oh, that must have happened about 10 years ago.

I sold the PS1000 back then because I still like the sound of the GS1000i better. It's also much lighter and was more comfortable for me to wear.

The GS1000i has my Grado sound!

So much so that I was recently able to order a (possibly last) brand new one from the USA as a replacement in case something should happen to my current model and there are no more original replacement drivers available.

In the next two weeks I will probably have a second opportunity to compare a very well used Grado (also at least 500 hours) with the same unused model.
I'm very curious, but I suspect that the result will be the same as the comparison with the two PS1000s.

I will report back.

 

[alexdemaet]

nice did you like it? Im also considering getting them for my smaller grados.

Sorry. Did I like what? I have not had any non Grado headband before.

 

[username643827]

Sorry. Did I like what? I have not had any non Grado headband before.

Sorry i meant the turbulent headband

 

[username643827]

So that GS1000 for 300 euros somebody already bought it but it's not a problem, as I already have 3 grados

 

[plakat]

So that GS1000 for 300 euros somebody already bought it but it's not a problem, as I already have 3 grados

I seem to know two of those

 

[username643827]

I seem to know two of those

Thx for the grados I've been enjoying them very much.

 

[plakat]

Thx for the grados I've been enjoying them very much.

Glad to hear that -- I think those three complement each other nicely

 

[alexdemaet]

Sorry i meant the turbulent headband

No need for sorry. For the Ps2000e it's good. It's more comfortable. How could I have not figured it out that I was using the wrong headband
I don't know about the smaller headbands.