[03029174]

Hi there

Are there any PS-1 owners who also have the PS-1000s. If so, could you please let us know the differences between them, ideally if you have A-B'd them with the same Dac Amp etc

Thanks

Pete

 

[MD1032]

I'm sure many members like myself are also waiting for a comparison like this to be posted. The PS-1's are one of John Grado's best that I've heard. Like a more detailed RS-1 with ridicu-bass.

 

[pcf]

Zanth did compare the two in his PS1000 impression thread.

 

[03029174]

Hi pcf
Yeah i read Zanths posts, just fancied a couple of second opinions. I had a quick listen to a pair at Canjam but it wasn't ideal conditions. Im not sure about the extra soundstage, afaik headphones do not provide a realistic soundstage
I agree with the OP in the following discussion

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/sou...o-i-do-455738/

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With my PS-1s i do not suffer from this effect as much because there is a small soundstage and it feels like your on the stage. With the PS-1000s im worried the larger soundstage will remove the intimacy and also annoy the hell out of me because everythings back to front

 

[FallenAngel]

I had a chance to try the PS-1000 while I still had the PS-1, I didn't like them as much personally, but it was at CanJam so there wasn't enough quiet listening/comparison time. Then again, I really love the HP-2 and vintage RS-1; don't like MS-Pro, GS-1000 or RS-2. A little info on what I like to hear.

 

[Stitch]

Im also very curious for more opinions. I tried the PS1 for a brief time and loved them with heavy metal. They seemed to do everything better than my SR325is.

 

[Bilavideo]

I think a weakness in the many Grado offerings in current production is the continued use of the inner plastic cup, even when coupling them (pardon the pun) to chambers/shells made of wood and/or aluminum. The plastic deadens the synergy between the drivers and the shells. After removing them from some headphones I was working with, and gluing the drivers to the shells themselves, I was blown away by the difference.