Grado PS1000 Professional Series Stereo Headphone

by Grado

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.1 x 1.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• ASIN: B002SKKQZO
• Item model number: PS1000
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 12, 2009

Product Description

Grado headphones can reproduce as natural a soundstage from stereo recordings and provide as much listening pleasure as a good pair of speakers do. Grado headphones are free of room effects and placement problems, and they minimize any interference from external noise. They also offer portability and the ability to listen without worrying about the neighbors. With Grado headphones, you will hear recordings with greater clarity and with deeper bass than others! Beyond Grado's critically acclaimed Reference Series and the General Statement, the Professional Series PS1000 takes the best qualities of past Grado technology and merges it into one headphone that's a vital affirmation of music's presence in the present.
Grado's Professional Series PS1000 is a hybrid of wood and metal extends the Grado sound to levels never before achieved. This is truly the best headphone Grado has ever produced. Throughout the audio spectrum, the Grado PS1000 delivers definitive highs, tight midrange, and rich bass. The concept of a hybrid metal/wooden headphone delivers that neutral tonality that no transducer could approach. This step up from the Grado GS1000 is so significant that audio enthusiasts are ready to sell all their headphones to own just the PS1000.
The Grado PS1000 features voice-coils that are wound from ultra-high purity, long crystal (UHPLC) oxygen free copper. The copper is slowly drawn through the die in extremely small increments and is annealed following each drawing operation. Ultra-high conductivity copper yields the clearest transmission and lowest coloration possible. The sound of UHPLC copper is smoother, cleaner and more dynamic. Each headphone driver is made to Grado's high standards, then pair-matched for exact imaging. These headphones also utilize UHPLC copper in the connecting cable.
The diaphragm is made of a low mass polymer, carefully formed to broaden resonant modes to reduce their amplitu

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Stunning Sound Quality October 5, 2011

By Anna Chavis

I went to a local high end audio store that had a number of headphones for comparison and after listening to most of them I tried the PS1000. The quality immediately jumped out within 2-3 seconds of listening. I've owned a number of headphones over the years and these are light years ahead of anything I've owned or heard. The only headphones I've heard that come close are the Sennheiser HD800 headphones but I give the nod to the Grados in its ability to portray the individual instruments within the recording. I own a high end audio system and the Grados driven by a Burson headphone amp puts out sounds that are comparable to my home system. They are expensive but if music matters to you and you can swing the entry fee the Grado 1000's are world class and very highly recommended.

60 of 70 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Still Grado Sound! November 30, 2009

By Hu Fei

Amazon Verified Purchase

I started to listen with Grado cans since I was in China years ago, from sr80, sr325, rs1, mpro, gs1000 until this ps1000. Among them gs1000 gave the deepest impressions, cause it's been so different from its predecessors by the huge sound filed plus the heavy bass, this mostly aroused my desire to own a pair of PS1000 which is 80% more expensive. PS1000 didn't show a striking or ,say comprehensive boost compared with GS1000. It has a little bit smaller soundstage and heavier bass than GS1000, but the good thing about PS1000 is It's a balanced headphone with high quality in playing back all kinds of music and at the same time preserve the grado-style sound, here I mean "passion". I am not encouraging you to buy it, but it is the best phone that grado has ever made.

62 of 76 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything else is a compromise. September 2, 2010

By Eric Mars

Amazon Verified Purchase

Pair them with a good DAC (I'm running Apogee Duet) and a nice tube amp (I'm running Little Dot Mk III) and be done with it. Expensive? Well I bought the iGrados, the SR80's. 325is's. And thought next step is RS1000. Got these and saved myself $1000 bucks because I knew I'd want to keep going so I skipped the RS's. Especially after the 325is's. Love that Grado sound. Since music is now mostly computer based, my Krell + 6 foot tall Martin Logan Sequels don't get much use. These Grados take me back to being there in the music.

Other phones: Ultrasone Pro 750 (nice), HFI580 (nice), Senn 280 (ok), 380 (ok+), PX200 (great for a small phone). Sony MDR-V6 (good for mixing, not pleasant. Use them on my digital piano mostly). IEM's Etymotic ER6i (No! Shrill!), Klipsch S4(brilliant!). And, bless their hearts, Bose In Ear - these are actually useful for me at work because the sound is warm, they're comfortable, and I can pull them out quick. Not audiophile, take way too much power for portables, but I have to defend these as a good option for earbuds. Audio Technica ATH-ANC1 for noise cancelling, good for public transit, airplanes, priced correctly vs overhyped Bose.