Well, I Ordered the PS-1's! Hello Team Ramen!

[Nightfall]

As the title suggests, I ordered the PS-1's from Todd last week, and should see them in another week to ten days. Given the comments by certain people here whose ears I ultimately respect, and their very limited, and finite availability, I simply decided that I had to go for it.
I'm extremely happy with my CD3000's (my primary, every day cans) and the K1000's that I use for specific music. I also have an old pair of DT-931's that mostly see duty while gaming on the pc in concert with a micrphone.
Thanks to Heaf-Fi meets, I've gotten the chance to listen to just about everything out there (excepting an R10, which I'm frankly AFRAID to hear). I've also had the opportunity to listen, over a period of time, to the Sennheiser 600's, which just dont cut it for me (excepting maybe with the BlockHead) and the 650's, which are better, but still somehow lacking in "excitement". I like the Beyer DT880's, but not as well as my CD3000's, so why go there? And, with the problems surfacing with CD3000 drivers, inability to get replacements etc. I thought I needed a top flight set of cans to rely on. I had to face the facts that I am simply unlikely to ever be able to afford the R10's, and so, the PS-1's seemed the only truly viable and best option left to me. Granted, they cost an arm and a foot, if not an entire leg, but what can you do?
I cant wait to hear them, and hope I can adjust to the comfort factor of them. I did order some flat pads from Todd for them, so that should help, though I expect going from the plush, luxurious comfort of the CD3000's will be a bit of a challenge.
And, in the end, if I dont absolutely love the PS-1's (as I fully expect to), or have serious, unresolveable comfort problems, (which I dont expect) I can always utilize the extremely generous 30 day return option that Todd provides.
Now, where do I send my dues to Team Ramen? I'm going to need some of those recipes very soon!


JC

 

[Chefguru]

If you don't like it i'll buy it for full retail ( I don't like to wait).

 

[markl]

Hi JC, hope they work out for you!

If not, you know where you're going next though?

 

[cadobhuk]

If you sold CD3000 and K1000 and found some used R10 for a good price you probably could afford them.

 

[Sovkiller]

Sorry, but you are misinformed Nightfall, there is no problem getting replacement for the CD3000, at all, I had gotten a few, evne an spare driver, and had asked for the rest, and Sony right now have a lot of the parts in stock in US, even including the screws, they released a new batch of CD3000's also for the American market, not too long ago, so there is no need for now to go to another place if you are happy with them, I got two pairs, just in case....LOL...

 

[jpelg]

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if I dont absolutely love the PS-1's (as I fully expect to), or have serious, unresolveable comfort problems, (which I dont expect) I can always utilize the extremely generous 30 day return option that Todd provides.

I call first-dibs on the discounted, returned pair

!

 

[tom hankins]

Congrats on the new phones! Lets see....new phones coming, new amp coming, Hmmmmmmmmmm. New source on the horizan?

 

[NeilPeart]

You will soon be the proud owner of one of the best headphones ever. It's also my favorite 'phone. I hate you.

Don't worry about the CD3K, K1000, DT880, HD650, HP-1, RS-1, L3000, W2002 or even Omega II; the PS-1 Pro bests them all (IMO of course).

 

[TrevorNetwork]

Neil:

Hah!! The Omega II owns all.


/talking out of my ass. I haven't heard the PS-1!

 

[NeilPeart]

Well, the Omega II is an excellent 'phone, but I was never satisfied with its bass. My dad owned it for over a year, and I've heard it with: SRM-717, SRM-007, KGSS, SRM-T2 and the KGSS. Even with the KGSS and T2, the bass never seemed "right" and the impact was never "real." I believe Tuberoller explains this phenomenon best (and yes, I did play around with the pad positions). The PS-1 Pro truly is an amazing headphone and so far it's the best I've heard (still haven't heard R10, Edition7, HE90, Qualia 010).

 

[Hirsch]

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Originally Posted by NeilPeart still haven't heard R10,

he, he, he

 

[Hirsch]

Actually, the PS-1 is the first dynamic headphone I've heard that comes close to the R10 in terms of sheer enjoyment of music for me, although I can't imagine two headphones that sound as radically different from each other as those two.

I've been in the process of using the 007t/HE60 to compare a Wadia 301 and Meridian G08 (short version: Meridian wins, but it's close. Longer review to come). However, going back to my dynamic setup: Creek CD53, Supra, and R10 was my favorite sound of the afternoon.

 

[bhd812]

Well I to have a set of ps-1's coming in, hopfully next week.
I am excited but i wonder how great and rare these bad boys really are?

 

[Hirsch]

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Originally Posted by bhd812 I am excited but i wonder how great and rare these bad boys really are?

They're not necessarily rare. As long as Todd gets orders, they're going to get filled from Germany. The PS-1 is still in production.

As far as great, if you like high end Grado headphones...ANY high end Grado headphones, you're going to love these. They are simply better than the others. There are some caveats. Bass is big, and can become bloated if the amp can't control the headphone. There are some systems that just don't sound right with the PS-1. If I've got an amp tubed to handle the R10, the PS-1 is not going to be happy, and vice versa. This is in some ways a more sensitive headphone to system setup than previous Grado's be they HP-1000 or RS-1.

 

[Jester]

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Originally Posted by Nightfall As the title suggests, I ordered the PS-1's from Todd last week, and should see them in another week to ten days. Given the comments by certain people here whose ears I ultimately respect, and their very limited, and finite availability, I simply decided that I had to go for it.

Man congrats on the new purchase. Yesterday I traded emails with Todd about picking up a set of PS-1s also. Just waiting to hear back from him today to determine if I will be pulling the trigger.