February 23, 200917 yr Thread crap warning. Though I would really like to hear this new monster, a part of me is way more interested and curious in hearing the senn's HD800. All of Grado's stuff to me seems more like variations on a theme, albeit quite good to amazing sounding variations, whereas the hd800 is at minimum a step in a completely new direction in driver tech, construction, and sound (possibly). And if we haven't already figured it out with cars, ze Germans sure know how to make a quality product vs. the American counterparts. Man I feel kind of dirty saying that since I am pretty much a grado guy, but that's how I feel.
February 23, 200917 yr I predict the 800 will conquer all. I predict that as usually happens, some people will prefer the HD800 and some people the PS-1000 and neither side will understand the other.
February 23, 200917 yr I predict that a lot of people will make predictions, and that after all is said and done, those people will claim to have predicted correctly. Including me, I will cite this post when I am proven correct.
February 23, 200917 yr I predict MOTs rebranding them with their own spaghetti/salmon mousse/taramasalata headphone wire. I predict people pointing and laughing. I predict closed threads. I predict 70% humidity, partly cloudy with a chance of rain.
February 23, 200917 yr I predict that as usually happens, some people will prefer the HD800 and some people the PS-1000 and neither side will understand the other. Ah, the never ending debate between grado vs. sennheiser. However, if the HD800 does indeed have a more lively, dynamic sound, it might cause a shift towards one side. Do we know whether the PS-1000 will sport a new driver design? I am sure it is tweaked differently but a completely new driver design is probably unlikely. Zanth would be the one to ask, but he is probably tight lipped since its not released into the wild yet. The gs-1000 drivers look exactly the same as every other grado driver, but they do sound dramatically different, specifically in the bass region. Only exception of course are the hp1000 drivers but last time I talked to Joe he is the sole proprietor of those drivers.
March 2, 200917 yr Audio quality aside, I think it's a good move for grado to redesign their low end. I see many a student around campus with SR60's but I know they get shit from other people about how ugly they are. This isn't exactly a fix but it's a good step forward. Hopefully it'll entice more people to finally take the dive.
March 2, 200917 yr Audio quality aside, I think it's a good move for grado to redesign their low end. I see many a student around campus with SR60's but I know they get shit from other people about how ugly they are. This isn't exactly a fix but it's a good step forward. Hopefully it'll entice more people to finally take the dive. Weird, didn't really notice people doing that, on the other hand I didn't see much aside from earbuds/iems on campus. I would personally find it weird, but then...I guess I'd comment on someone wearing headphones I thought were showy in nature w/ no focus on sound quality.
March 2, 200917 yr I've worn Grados around campus, comments always were positive. 'retro' came up a lot.
March 3, 200917 yr I get really weird looks and comments when I hang around campus in my Grados, but I'm 45 and don't go to or work at a school.
March 3, 200917 yr I get really weird looks and comments when I hang around campus in my Grados, but I'm 45 and don't go to or work at a school. thats what i like bout them high school girls...
March 3, 200917 yr Are you speaking for yourself, or your avatar ? Can you even imagine him walking around in headphones at a high school? The Perv Squad would take him out immediately.
March 3, 200917 yr Can you even imagine him walking around in headphones at a high school? The Perv Squad would take him out immediately. Why? He would just be trying to sell the headphones to the students.
March 3, 200917 yr He is all about passing the torch and bringing young people into this hobby. That method might have been be more successful then the meet.
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