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Headphoneus Supremus
i guess this poll proves that GS-1000, indeed, isnt for everybody but certain group of people..
Originally Posted by braillediver One question to ask the people who prefer each headphone is: “What are you looking for in a headphone?” If you knew each person’s goal then his or her choice might make more sense. “Do audiophiles REALLY want linear? Do they REALLY want what is on the recording and nothing else?” Good question- I originally thought that’s what I was looking for- Hi-Fidelity = The faith reproduction of the recorded music. But with time I realized I just wanted involving, emotionally attached musical reproduction. It was a shock since I was using the HP2’s and found the PS-1’s more fun. A question- Are there 5 or 10 specific questions that could be asked of someone in an effort to define their taste in music \ audio reproduction which could help correlate their preferences to their chosen headphone? Then reverse engineer the questions to think of a list of 25 questions that could be correlated back to a specific headphones characteristics that could give recommendations for a headphone choice? Mitch |
Originally Posted by J-Pak Grados have never been my primary headphone. |
Originally Posted by cantsleep i guess this poll proves that GS-1000, indeed, isnt for everybody but certain group of people.. |
Originally Posted by yellafella321 I really really don't get where all of this k1000 love is coming from...it was definitely one of the biggest dissapointments for me, having them hyped up as much as they were. As I mentioned earlier, the sounstaging is incredible, but after that it doesn't have much. :: Will wait to hear them on a better system. Hopefully that'll change my mind, but at that point I might be ready to jump on some l3000's |
Originally Posted by j-pak I think I'll be happy with the K1000 setup I build, I just really want the "anti-K1000" with lots of bass, and it's a little nuts that I'm willing to spend more than the K1000 to get it |
Originally Posted by robm321 From what I'm reading the HP-1/2 has that same soundstage and has some sibilance |
Originally Posted by ouchia super interesting, guys. and extremely confusing. there needs to be a grado meet to really lay the hammer down. for what i've read though, to be honest, seems to suggest that more people choose the rs-1 or ps-1 not having heard the full line. most of those who have truly heard the whole line choose the gs-1000. this is, of course, based on people who have commented. statistically, this is insignificant. |
Originally Posted by iamdone I was hoping the GS1000 would be an improvement over the RS-1 but in the end, it's just a different type of headphone. I had some doubt when I sold it because it does some things so well but overall, I want a great upfront rock headphone. |
Originally Posted by iamdone Is this true. Several of us heard the full line and did not choose the GS1000. I just don't think of the GS1000 as a replacement for the RS-1 or PS-1. They excel at rock and the GS1000 excels at the clasical and jazz. It almost seems as the statement series is intended for a different audience. Many people who didn't like John Grado headphones before, like the GS1000. Many of the Grado fans are still keeping a RS-1 around to compliment the GS1000. I was hoping the GS1000 would be an improvement over the RS-1 but in the end, it's just a different type of headphone. I had some doubt when I sold it because it does some things so well but overall, I want a great upfront rock headphone. I started a Bay Area Post in the meet thread, so then we can have a lot more people who get to hear the full highend lineup, including the HP-2. |
Originally Posted by robm321 I Now we just need Audiofiler to fly up here so that we can try the BD GS-1000's. |
Originally Posted by Audiofiler I am looking forward to letting the dragons out soon too..hopefully the next meet in CA or AZ, if possible. They are quite hungry still |
Originally Posted by Zanth This poll and those like it lead me to think upon something that I find curious time and time again... Do audiophiles REALLY want linear? Do they REALLY want what is o the recording and nothing else? I would say that overall, the answer is a big fat no! Perhaps many audiophiles are deluding themselves in thinking they really do and they work towards it when in reality they colour their system like those that openly admit to it. Perhaps others still, attempt to get as close to a live acoustic sound as possible, and then go from there. One thing is for sure, if everyone really wanted flat flat, HP-1000's, K1000's, apparently K701's and a whole whack of Headamp Gilmore V2's would be owned. To me, the GS1000's have a very truthful sound to them, particularly in the midrange. The PS-1's, of the top phones, are the least honest through the midrange, and the RS-1's for certain instruments get it more right, more often than either of the previous two mentioned. The HP-1000's though...overall, would be the flatest of the bunch easily, yet lacking a bit of life in the mids that would be a truer representation of a live performance yet is truer in relaying what the disc offers. However, myself like others I have read about, have sold off their HP-1000's in favour of keeping PS-1's. Not because the PS-1's are rarer, but because the PS-1's overall, sound better. Coloured or not, they just groove more, they bring life to the music. RS-1's it seems are winning many over even after these same folks have heard the GS-1k's, not because they are better per se in this or that, but because they actually LACK in areas, like soundstage, providing a very unique presentation as if one is a performer (which I happen to love). Small thread derail but something I think is pertinent to discuss not just here but elsewhere. Yet, becaus I own the phones listed, I figure I would post this now and we could further discuss why we happen to like something more than something else. Odds are, it's about what sounds good right!? Not what sounds right? Right? |
Originally Posted by braillediver A question- Are there 5 or 10 specific questions that could be asked of someone in an effort to define their taste in music \ audio reproduction which could help correlate their preferences to their chosen headphone? Then reverse engineer the questions to think of a list of 25 questions that could be correlated back to a specific headphones characteristics that could give recommendations for a headphone choice? |
Originally Posted by Audiofiler Plus, there are many more RS-1 owners and even PS-1 owners out there right now...so did these results surprise anyone? |
Originally Posted by boodi The poll is not that worth as not-so-many have had / will have the chance to listen all pairs , foremost a pair of ps-1 that is nowadays nearly impossible to order or to buy .. |
Originally Posted by GoRedwings19 The Hp-series have that special place as well. But that's for the days when I want a non fuzzy sound which is rare. Also I do love the snap and tautness in the bass region of the hp-series phones. |