Akathriel
500+ Head-Fier
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Hmm, I am very happy with current cans, a set of Headphile woody PS-1s and have long been searching for something complementary to play to their weaknesses. I LOOOOVE my PS-1s so I'll give a brief description of what they sound like and you tell me whether you think that GS1000s are different enough to warrant owning both.
If PS-1s fall somewhere between RS-1s and HP-1000s then these fall somewhere between RS-1s and PS-1s. They have the nuetralishality of PS-1s but are even closer to nuetral than the metal monsters because the bass is somewhat tamed. Extension and impact are very similar but there is less bass quantity, which I feel is not as bloated as stock but still very good and far greater than RS-1s. The highs are not as shrill and sibilant as stock and may be a tad bit rolled off but in conjunction with PS-1s midrange, this contributes to the overall VERY smooth sound signature compared to stock PS-1s. They have the the classic wood tonality and decay. Overall I am very happy with them I feel they are much smoother than stock and a little less bassy, maybe a bit rolled off in the highs (not definate though; all of these are a matter of preference) but in clear improvements in every other area I can think of.
I am a big K1000 fan, but dont want to invest the time and money to find a good power amp since I don't own a speaker rig. I have been looking for something to play to my PF-1s weaknesses namely in soundstage instead of PS-1 headstage, for the portion of my collection that isn't prog or post rock, and is either ambient or orchestral based. I have gotten mixed signal on the GS1000s and even if they are as good as some claim, perhaps they are too similar to the woodies to justify the price tag?
Oh yeah, FWIW I wanted to listen to Hirsch's pair of GS1k's but he returned them before I got a chance (not a good sign) and I am not a HD650 fan so dont suggest it instead.
If PS-1s fall somewhere between RS-1s and HP-1000s then these fall somewhere between RS-1s and PS-1s. They have the nuetralishality of PS-1s but are even closer to nuetral than the metal monsters because the bass is somewhat tamed. Extension and impact are very similar but there is less bass quantity, which I feel is not as bloated as stock but still very good and far greater than RS-1s. The highs are not as shrill and sibilant as stock and may be a tad bit rolled off but in conjunction with PS-1s midrange, this contributes to the overall VERY smooth sound signature compared to stock PS-1s. They have the the classic wood tonality and decay. Overall I am very happy with them I feel they are much smoother than stock and a little less bassy, maybe a bit rolled off in the highs (not definate though; all of these are a matter of preference) but in clear improvements in every other area I can think of.
I am a big K1000 fan, but dont want to invest the time and money to find a good power amp since I don't own a speaker rig. I have been looking for something to play to my PF-1s weaknesses namely in soundstage instead of PS-1 headstage, for the portion of my collection that isn't prog or post rock, and is either ambient or orchestral based. I have gotten mixed signal on the GS1000s and even if they are as good as some claim, perhaps they are too similar to the woodies to justify the price tag?
Oh yeah, FWIW I wanted to listen to Hirsch's pair of GS1k's but he returned them before I got a chance (not a good sign) and I am not a HD650 fan so dont suggest it instead.
