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Nov 27, 2003 at 3:08 PM Post #46 of 59
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Originally posted by Fastjack
Maybe this has been mentioned somewhere already... there's a german pricelist on the net that includes the PS-1:
http://www.phonophono.de/Gesamtpreisliste.pdf

It's not available in their webshop, though. Oh well, I'll just ask them about availability and let you know.


OK, I now have an answer from phonophono stating that their supplier says that he has the PS-1 in stock. So it should be able to ship within a week or two at most.

The site says also that they ship worldwide. This might of course not be the case for the PS-1 should there be some restrictions mady by Grado or whoever. I didn't ask about that specifically. Should there really be restrictions I don't think we can't get past them
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Nov 27, 2003 at 7:45 PM Post #48 of 59
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Originally posted by Fastjack
OK, I now have an answer from phonophono stating that their supplier says that he has the PS-1 in stock. So it should be able to ship within a week or two at most.

The site says also that they ship worldwide. This might of course not be the case for the PS-1 should there be some restrictions mady by Grado or whoever. I didn't ask about that specifically. Should there really be restrictions I don't think we can't get past them
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Hey fastjack, buddy.

soon to be one of the grado family.

i don't agree with you. if someone outside of germany really wants that set of cans, he has his ways. a german can buy that set of cans and easily sell them again to somebody who lives outside germany, the eu or the usa. you see, there's allways a way to get around.
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Nov 27, 2003 at 7:47 PM Post #49 of 59
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Originally posted by KR...
If you ever stay long enough here to earn a custom title, it should be :


!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Also, you should combine your replies to make it easier to navigate the thread. I am glad to see your enthusiasm, so please enjoy your stay.


KR, i do apologize.

i didn't know that this(!!!!!!!) means yelling.
of course i am NOT yelling.
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Nov 27, 2003 at 7:50 PM Post #50 of 59
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Originally posted by tourmaline
... a german can buy that set of cans and easily sell them again to somebody who lives outside germany, the eu or the usa. you see, there's allways a way to get around.
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I think that's what Fastjack meant.

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Originally posted by Fastjack Should there really be restrictions I don't think we can't get past them
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It's the use of a double negative that's confusing but I gathered he meant there is always a way to get around the restrictions.
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Nov 27, 2003 at 7:55 PM Post #51 of 59
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Originally posted by elnero
I think that's what Fastjack meant.



It's the use of a double negative that's confusing but I gathered he meant there is always a way to get around the restrictions.
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you're right.
i should learn to read again.
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i missed the wink.
 
Nov 28, 2003 at 3:54 PM Post #52 of 59
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Originally posted by 00940
grado are overpriced in europe, but germany is still among the cheapest countries to get hifi in europe. if this shop actually have the rs1 for 998€, it's still a good deal compared to the 1650€ you'd have to pay in France for the same pair of headphones.




You'd better to buy it from USA...Headroom for example has it for 625$. Even if you add shipping costs and taxes, I think you won't approach 998 €!
Grados are not so easy to find directly...at least in Switzerland...never seen them in a shop...most dealers don't even know what these "Grados" are! Sennheisers are much more known.
 
Dec 21, 2003 at 10:12 PM Post #53 of 59
The Grado PS-1 Pro is, along with the great RA-1, nothing short of the best dynamic headphone, that I have ever heard. That this professional piece of work is fully capable and is in perfect harmony with every headphone jack, makes it even better.

Amazing: Other than Grado, there is no one the world over that so well accepts tones as well as headphones of absolute highest class. Even more amazing: With the PS-1 Pro comes a very particular delicatessen to Germany, that officially does not exist. (me talking here: He said it himself...it officially does not exist).

The pros of the sound studio are sometimes a little hardheaded. A "work headphone" (me talking here: sample to be tested) can sound outstandingly good and robust - if it consists of the "wrong" material, argues the demanding *no clue what the next word means; insert noun* of the tried and true construction. Heavy, screwed (me talking: by this I mean with screws and not the adjective) headphones out of aluminum, for example, enjoy in this niche, a better note as those out of light, aesthetic, wrought exotic woods, or simply out of synthetics...even if in all cases Grado is accused.

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Der Grado PS-1 Pro ist – besonders mit dem tollen RA-1 – nichts weniger als der beste dynamische Kopfhörer, den ich je gehört habe! Dass dieses Profiwerkzeug zudem voll alltagstauglich ist und mit praktisch jeder Kopfhörerbuchse harmoniert, macht ihn nur noch besser. Ich werde den PS-1 Pro nicht mehr freiwillig herausrücken.


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Erstaunlich: Außer Grado gibt es weltweit niemanden, der sowohl Tonabnehmer als auch Kopfhörer der absoluten Spitzenklasse fertigt. Noch erstaunlicher: Mit dem PS-1 Pro kommt jetzt eine ganz besondere Delikatesse nach Deutschland, die es offiziell gar nicht gibt.

Die Profis im Tonstudio sind manchmal ein bisschen eigensinnig. Da kann ein „Arbeitsgerät“ herausragend gut klingen und robust sein – wenn es aus dem „falschen“ Material besteht, greift die anspruchsvolle Mischpultgilde doch lieber auf altbewährte Konstruktionen zurück. Schwere, verschraubte Kopfhörer aus Aluminium zum Beispiel genießen in diesem Zirkel einen besseren Ruf als solche aus leichtem, kunstvoll gearbeitetem Edelholz oder gar aus Kunststoff. Selbst wenn in allen Fällen Grado draufsteht.


I've translated the first 3 paragraphs, since I am German and speak it daily. I have lived in Atlanta for the past 13 years however.

Let me know if I should continue....
 
Dec 21, 2003 at 10:38 PM Post #54 of 59
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Originally posted by harkamus
Let me know if I should continue....


Good job. A few corrections, if you allow:
second paragraph:
"Amazing: Other than Grado, there is no other manufacturer worldwide that produces top class phono cartridges as well as headphones."

third paragraph:
If it's made of the "wrong" material, the demanding 'mixer guild' will prefer to resort to tried and tested designs. In these circles heavy, screwed, aluminum headphones enjoy a far better reputation than those made of light, artfully crafted exotic wood, or even plastic. Even if there's a Grado logo on all of them.
 
Dec 22, 2003 at 12:52 AM Post #56 of 59
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Originally posted by harkamus
That's what 13 years outside of Germany will do to you.
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Hey, I think it was quite good! I know how much work translations are, hope there are some people here who appreciate your efforts...
 
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