The GS1000 was revisited in 2009 and several improvements were introduced, leading to changing the name to GS1000i:
Improved transducers
New jarrah wood for the chambers (much more ‘’dead’’)
New 8 conductor cable for improved transparency with 6mm plug, ¼ inch.
The result is most interesting: a very large and precise stereo image, a phenomenal extension of the low register, a superb high end and a typical GRADO sound.
Listening through headphones can be unsettling due to the lack of reverberations we got use to in a sound room.
The very large cushions will offer ultimate comfort for lengthy sessions and a better isolation from ambient noise: the PS1000 and the GS1000(i) are called circum-aural ( they encapsulate the ears) whereas all other GRADO models, but of course intra-aural models, are supra-aural (they rest on the ears).
Studio Economik New 500 series preamp from Geoffrey Daking featuring vintage Trident A Range tone, Jensen input transformer and Class A circuitry. The variable high pass filter is indispensable for tracking sessions!
