CHANGSTAR: Audiophile Headphone Reviews and Early 90s Style BBS
Lobby => Headphone Measurements => Topic started by: Marvey on March 06, 2013, 09:15:35 PM
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Ahhh. The one we've all been waiting for. Except it's two years too late for anyone to care about, laugh at, or cause a ruckus over at HF.
(http://www.changstar.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=845.0;attach=2998;image)
Looks like the whole driver matching thing for the PS series wasn't BS. No subjective impressions as there are no surprises.
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CSDs
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RD's GS1000 measurement which he took about a year ago:
(http://cdn.head-fi.org/f/f3/f35a1a7e_alaska-range-mountains-517968-sw.jpeg)
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That looks painful. I'v only tried them once, I liked the comfort and airiness, I did not like the sound facepalm
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I put toilet paper over the drivers to tame the highs a bit when I owned them. They are good for classical since the midrange is so flat. I'll let LFF explain the rest on why they are good for classical.
Trivia: What other non-Grado headphone sounds most like the GS1000?
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Well thats easy, Beats by Dr. Dre
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These are IMO one of the biggest failures in the history of headphones.
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Trivia: What other non-Grado headphone sounds most like the GS1000?
Beyerdynamic Tesla T1.
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Ahh, that mountain range brings back memories of the good ol HD700 days.
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Ahh, that mountain range brings back memories of the good ol HD700 days.
But was it really that long ago? Feels like it was only yesterday.
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That mountain range is very beautiful.
The sound of these headphones... not so much.
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Guess that's why they call it the statement series and not the reference series. poo
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Reason? and whats their reason for the reference series? One of the least referencial headphones on the market?
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Reason? and whats their reason for the reference series? One of the least referencial headphones on the market?
Never said it was true reference, but they have to be better than the gs1000
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Never said it was true reference, but they have to be better than the gs1000
Grado Reference Series RS-1: http://www.changstar.com/index.php/topic,44.msg194.html#msg194 (http://www.changstar.com/index.php/topic,44.msg194.html#msg194) At least the GS1000 have flat mids.
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The RS-1 has changed over the years, becoming more and more unpleasant (same with the SR-325). The older models when John first took over weren't too bad. Still never held a candle to Joe's stuff, but not too bad (especially when he used Joe's drivers).
Kind of a shame Grado has basically turned into this parody of itself. The only "recent" Grados I've remotely liked are the PS series: PS500, PS1000, and PS-1. They're definitely flawed, but I didn't want to rip them off my head after a few minutes.
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Grado Reference Series RS-1: http://www.changstar.com/index.php/topic,44.msg194.html#msg194 (http://www.changstar.com/index.php/topic,44.msg194.html#msg194) At least the GS1000 have flat mids.
Oh jesus, I'm just gonna shut up now
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Oh jesus, I'm just gonna shut up now
:)p13 I know, John G seems to have gotten a little wild there...
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Almost makes my SR225i and lower end Grados look bearable...
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If you think about it, it really is a "Grado statement" series headphone. It's a statement of the Grado house sound today. Let's be honest here, did any of you actually expect something different?
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Answer to trivia question:
http://www.changstar.com/index.php/topic,54.0.html
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I remember the good old days of owners calling these the "most natural sounding headphones"
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With classical, they are not bad, as long as nothing ever hits a bass A note.
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Imagine that graph as a mouth on a vampire that is drooling from both corners of his mouth. He can't shut his mouth because of his fangs... sad sad little vampire man.
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I'd like to think of it as Michael J. Fox's autograph
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5k powerrrrrrrrr headbang
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god, these look horrible.