It appears that a lot of headphone fanatics (intended in a good way) consider the Grado sound signature as very bright, clear, dynamic and authentic, meaning "just feeling there with the musicians". I would agree on that overall. The aspect that differentiates the GS1000i from the "e" version and from the rest of the Grado offering is that they are far less bright. My unit is much less bright than my PS1000 and PS500e and less than my GH2 also. It is certainly the most laidback sounding model I tried from Grado and, remarkably, also the one with the widest soundstage. Holographic is the word to describe it. I briefly owned the newer GS1000E model and had to sell them quickly because the mid range was too forward for my tastes, not allowing me to listen at my typical volume which I would describe as slightly higher than normal. I do not have this problem with the "i" model as the drivers must be completely different. On the other hand, I concede that the bass of the "e" model was tighter.Read full review
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“They are recognised by many as some of the best headphones in the world” . The GS1000i phones are best of the Grados, and may be one of the finest phones ever, simply great and musical with sweet, pristine, shimmering highs that are a joy, solid bass, great imaging and a wide speaker-like soundstage, and well detailed natural vocals, instruments (especially piano) and a very natural midrange in general. I love the GS1000is, especially with tube amplification, and highly recommend them. I use Bravo Audio V2, Little Bear, Little Dot MkII combined with DragonFly RED, Chord Mojo and Fiio M11 PRO, all working great with Grado. They are included in the same class with Sennheiser HD800s, Audeze LCD 2 Classic, MASSDROP X KOSS ESP/95X, and I use all of them aternatevily, depending of the music.Read full review
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Simply the best - just listen.
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