Wood is capable of many things, but one thing that it doesn’t do is screw up music with unwanted resonance. They’ve been using wood to build speaker cabinets for decades, but Grado Labs has taken it a step further with their mahogany-fitted GS1000 headphones ($995).
The GS1000 retains a sound that is pure Grado, rich full-bodied vocals, excellent dynamics and an ultra smooth top end. The presentation is very detailed, the bass is deep and the music is very tight and non-fatiguing. All with a soundstage that is huge allowing for unbelievable separation and layering of the music which is simply stunning.
Hopefully, as an added bonus, they’ll also match the hardwood flooring in your pad.
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Posted by AllaN
Yeaaa, thats a bit too expensive, but wow, how id love those for christmas this year, and thats really a good use of the mahogany
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Posted by David
I would say you can find better headphones and you can probably purchase two if you find it at the right price. If you’re looking for headphones, browse around either AKG 270s or pick up one of the Sennheiser. Great headphones.
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Posted by Inigo Montoya
The sound better be incredible for that price.
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Posted by vm3z9
maybe in the near future…
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Posted by Mr. JiggyFly
any of the Bose Headphones sound better and they are way cheaper as well
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Posted by haz
wow, $995 for a headphone i rather have the B&O earphone for $99
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Posted by phanguy
you could go to several concerts for that much money!
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Posted by JwKuo87
What the.. cool gadget, but I stopped reading after seeing the price
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Posted by David
“any of the Bose Headphones sound better and they are way cheaper as well”
You’re probably being ripped off at the same amount, Bose is just a name brand, you’re paying for the name, not the quality.
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Posted by disbemickey
sorry JiggyFly, but bose kind of sucks for the price they make good sounding stuff but the only reason why people think they such a great audio company is because it holds the mass market(average consumers). Ask anyone Audiophile what they think of Bose and they’ll tell you Bose is okay, but for the same price or even cheaper you can find way better products.
As for this Grado headphones, they’re definitely going to be good. Never have i thought about the whole wood thing, which is actually true. But i wouldnt pay $995 way too much for headphones. Definitely go Sennheiser, not exactly cheap but still great head phones!
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Posted by Dexter Kanuto
price is eye-popping, i can’t believe that it’s expensive…
i don’t like the cost but the material is high value, such that mahogany is: an excellent workability, durable and slow to rot
so, it sums up a most favorable wood source
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Posted by rollingsphere
I partly felt like a fool for parting with this much coin for these but I have the Grado Labs GS1000 and i can attest to these being the best sounding headphones ive ever heard bar none!
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