[vvs_75]

Grado PS-1 for $2500 !!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=011

You can buy L3000 right now in sale/trade forum for $2400!

I don’t have any words!

 

[BrookR1]

It happened in like the last 7 seconds. It was at $2100 for the longest time...then it just popped.

 

[GlorytheWiz825]

So much for my maximum bid of $1500. -_-;

 

[vcoheda]

that's expensive.

 

[003]

.....

somebody REALLY wanted a PS-1. actually, at that bid price, a bunch of people REALLY wanted a PS-1...

 

[Icarium]

That's an unreal price.

 

[Duggeh]

Yeah, someone had their paycheck and decided they have to have them.

 

[ericj]

more money than sense

 

[lmilhan]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericj /img/forum/go_quote.gif more money than sense

May apply to one man, but not necessarily to another.

For me in my current financial situation, I agree that is an insane price to pay for those particular phones at this point in time. However if I were rich, I would still have plenty of 'sense' and would happily pay such a price if I really wanted a (second) pair.

For a collector who really wants them, and realizes that they are very hard to come by, and only ~250 exist, the price is likely easily justified.

As discussed earlier, for a buyer who is rich and wipes his $$$ with hundred dollar bills, the price tag is just a drop in the bucket. Also, for a single man (or woman) with a decent income, no kids, and no other huge financial responsibilities; that isn't such a painful price tag.

For a Grado fan in search of his 'holy grail' of Grado phones, that price isn't all that bad when the big picture is considered. Looking at some of the prices of other discontinued top-shelf phones from other manufacturers, a $2500 price tag ranges from average, to pretty cheap depending on the phone in consideration. A few examples: Quailias, R10s, Brown L3000s, Green L3000s, Orpheus, Omega 1s, etc.

Whoever won those PS-1s really wanted them and so they went for it. And I say good for them! I hope they enjoy them even half as much as I suspect they will.

 

[Chu]

Quote:

Originally Posted by lmilhan /img/forum/go_quote.gif May apply to one man, but not necessarily to another.

Agreed. I've seen people drop double that on a track day. $2500 is a lot in this hobby, but in some others it's a drop in the bucket.

 

[krmathis]

Lots of money for a Grado phone.
But I guess it was worth it, for the buyer that is...

 

[wolfen68]

I wanted'em...but couldn't justify that price....even though the descriptions of them are probably exactly what I've been looking for.

Oh well, I'll have to continue slumming with my RS-1's

 

[Jahn]

Unobtanium is a strong allure for those with liquidity. If headphones are your main hobby, and you have money to burn, and you can't get a can anywhere else, and they rarely pop up, you gotta pull the trigger. I can see how this is more of a trend than an abnormality, for good or ill.

And folks, Grado hasn't done a "reissue" of any can ever, right? Well unless you count the refreshed SR40/iGrado line, hehe. So grab em while you can!

 

[wolfen68]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jahn /img/forum/go_quote.gif Unobtanium is a strong allure for those with liquidity. If headphones are your main hobby, and you have money to burn, and you can't get a can anywhere else, and they rarely pop up, you gotta pull the trigger. I can see how this is more of a trend than an abnormality, for good or ill. And folks, Grado hasn't done a "reissue" of any can ever, right? Well unless you count the refreshed SR40/iGrado line, hehe. So grab em while you can!

The real clincher to spending this type of money is that either they reissue it and you're screwed (as you say...not likely with Grado), or the more likely option that some new gadget comes out someday that you and everyone else thinks is better. At that point, PS-1 value goes down the tubes unless you're a "historical" collector.

If I knew for certain that one certain headphone was perfect for me and I would never want to replace it....I'd spend $2500 once and live a simple headphone existence forever after.

 

[iamoneagain]

At that price it makes me question keeping mine. The only problem is the only other headphone I'd want is the L3000 and even then I'm not certain I'd like them better. The biggest benefit would be the comfort and noise blocking. I only got to hear them for 10 minutes at the meet and thought they sounded just as good on a brief listen but who knows in my setup and extended listening.

I finally got my setup perfect and can't hear any problems. Even the bass is very controlled and sounds perfect. I no longer have the urge to change anything but seeing a $2500 sale does make me think. It's almost as if I'm getting paid the listen to the PS-1.