| Originally Posted by paulchiu /img/forum/go_quote.gif i am one of the few that liked the older 600 over the 650. my hd600 had cardas wires and when played with a tubed amp, like a modest musical fidelity x-can, the hd600 sounded like the grado gs1k when jazz and concertos are played. the crisp sound is less powerful than the HD650 and way less brute energy than the AH-D7000. i guess, the HD600 are musical enough to play alongside with the GS1K at a small fraction of the cost. but you need a tubed amp. paul |
| Originally Posted by paulchiu /img/forum/go_quote.gif what's 'clou'? paul |
| Originally Posted by paulchiu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Recently got the new Grado GS1000i, the "i" for improvement as the literature says. All you can see is really shinier walnut and much thicker cabling. Still the Y joint pressed cables (from the left and the right) makes you cringed with horror. Just why Grado does not do this Y joint like Denon or Sennheiser is head scratching. |
| Originally Posted by paara /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thank you for the impression
I have an old HD600 with a DV336se tube amp, and I totaly agree that they love Jazz. That is their pary piece.
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| Originally Posted by paulchiu /img/forum/go_quote.gif just went back to listen to 2 tracks desafinado (extended) on verve gold by stan getz & Charlie Byrd and jazz at the pawnshop sacd 1st the Grado. sound is smooth and better listening to, actually in low levels. Definitely, the beat is clear with a lot of behind the head and tangential to my ears. very useful imaging. not lost or altered even as i pull the large walnut cups a tad further back but if they were to be shifter toward my face. the behind ear sound is now right on top of my ears. so, the ideal Grado GS1000i cups positions for me appears to be with my ears fully engulfed. I can with tiny ears. another very nice feeling is the beginnings of samba dress days and E luxo so where the percussions and samba drums seem to start somewhere other than in my head or ears. they simply appeared and the Grado GS1000i sounds wonderful with my eyes open. so, a good working phone. the same tracks on Denon AH-D7000 started with strong analog tape hiss. yes! has to lower the Headroom Max volume to compare. once level is even, the Denon SH-D7000 critical sound shines through. Frankly, I do not prefer stan getz and charlie byrd sounding this way. rock and rap like this maybe hot but jazz has to be mellow, smooth and buttery soft, yet clear. with the Denon, it's a clinical trial of how sharp and edgy those byrd guitars are. how clear and precise each flow of air comes out of Getz's sax. It's so exact from the AH-D7000, like my son's metronome on his Steinway. It's rather annoying to have to hear it so clearly everytime. some say i am crazy. how can i comment on something that is producing sounds so clearly, revealing. maybe it is, but just too much. does the real sax and guitar sound like this in the club? no! not what i remember. the Grado GS1000i seems to be phones where the designer may well have spent time listeining to live music. experienced the tingles of the skin. the Denon AH-D7000, without a Grado GS1K to compare, would knock your socks off with the articulation and power. Once you go A to B with the Grado GS1000i, you see how different they are. You can hear all the music from the Grado, once i normalized the levels. It's just that it's more musical with the american phones. it's becoming clear to me after 10 days that i need both. paul |
| Originally Posted by Blackmore /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thank you very much. And yes, if you play with positioning of GS1k, they can sound quite surpising. |
| Originally Posted by paulchiu /img/forum/go_quote.gif ...these bends, while not causing any noise to the sound, makes me worry about the GS1000i stock cable. |
| Originally Posted by paulchiu /img/forum/go_quote.gif hi blackmore, i see gs1000 cables in your sig. are these DIY? if possible, can you point me in the right place? these bends, while not causing any noise to the sound, makes me worry about the GS1000i stock cable. paul |
| Originally Posted by Mandrakespain /img/forum/go_quote.gif Mmm, it looks to me more like "Phones:Grado GS1000 Cables:Van Den Hul D102III....". But I am sure he will clarify. And by the way, thanks for the review, I suscribed to the thread as it is very interesting
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| Originally Posted by paulchiu /img/forum/go_quote.gif ah man! i got to have your headphone stand. where can i get one. paul |
| Originally Posted by Mandrakespain /img/forum/go_quote.gif Candy shop? (Really, my brother in law bought it full of candies for my little kids) But I am open for a straight swap for your GS1000is! |
| Originally Posted by SleepyOne /img/forum/go_quote.gif Not as good, but here is a glass one: Glass Head - Headphone Stand - Available From Stone Audio UK Ltd |
| Originally Posted by paulchiu /img/forum/go_quote.gif then you'll need one to put my GS1000i on. think about that! |
