Grado GS2000e (New Flagship errmahgerd)

I still need to hear the CAL! and Porta Pro, but the KSC-75 outresolves the MDR-V6 and HD280, which is absolutely hilarious to me. Probably outresolves the GS2000e as well, but we shall see.

 

Why not $2999, at least same price as Hek.

 

Grado would never be able to justify that price. It's well known that a vast majority of the current lineup uses the same drivers, they just have better matching on the higher-end models. To charge $3k, they'd need to include a back of cocaine or something, or to follow Grado's recent marketing gimmicks, they'd need to be made from a 500 year old tree that grew on Wall Street which J.P. Morgan pissed on or something.

 

I'm surprised they haven't actually sold a headphone with a bottle of whiskey/scotch/hooch yet. Include some parchment waxing poetic about music and fine drinks and days of yesteryear, describing in detail the ecstasy of sitting back in your recliner with Grado on head and bevvy-on-the-rocks in hand. Create the moment in their minds, let them chase and recreate, and the alcohol fueled hype train will surely follow.

Maybe save the cocaine for whatever the Beyer T1 owners are sniffing.

 

Ugh, don't remind me of that mistake. The Beyer T1 is the one audio thing that I legitimately regret. Worst Massdrop group buy I've been part of.

 

At least the T1 was built with modern techniques and driver technology - it's just an unfortunate tuning and qc.

 

If T1 owners need cocaine, then EL8 closed owners must be on meth..

 

They did make headphones out of a whiskey cask.

 

Yes, but they need to include the Whiskey!

 

Nah, they gotta do what Linn did the other year, a turntable made out of the barrels that aged the whiskey that's part of the pairing. And you gotta use top-shelf stuff, so the owners can feel more pretentious. They make Carts, why couldn't they throw together a turntable that's really a new case on one of the shitty AT turntables?

 

This look pretty nice. I hope to hear them at RMAF. I like my RS2e headphones, so I'm hoping I like these. I don't have a lot of experience with the higher end grade stuff, so I'm looking forward to it.

As for the marketing text, come on. Sennheiser uses terms like "enhanced sound reproduction". "High-class matt black metal parts" ooo, high class! Trump would be pleased. "Natural hearing experience". Which is it? Natural or enhanced?

As for engineering? Well, if you are gonna read the marketing text, then at least read it. The last paragraph discusses the engineering that goes into these. Sure, not a lot of detail, but this is short data sheet page, not a paper. Many of these guys that make SennGrados or alternate cups for Grados will tell you that the wood used can make a significant difference in the sound.

"Some of the most pretentious, detestable horseshit I've ever read" really? You need to read more! There's way more detestable horseshit out there. Just read any political blog

 

Hm, I didn't know that painting China drivers purple instead of red is now considered engineering.
This platform really is great. I learn something new everyday!

 

If they could make a modern fit HP1000 - they would have us geeks forking money over.

 

I'd be first in line to get me some more classic Joe Grado sound. My SR-200s w/ HP1k drivers are shockingly good compared to a lot of modern headphones.

 

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