Grado PS500
Just Tested
DACs
Chord Electronics QBD76 HDSD
Chord’s QBD76 HDSD is a top-class converter that delivers a brilliant sound from a well-built package. It has plenty of visual appeal, too
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Hi-fi speakers
B&W 685
There are more talented rivals on the scene, but the veterans are enduring greats
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Home Cinema in a Box
Panasonic SC-BTT460
Cracking value for an all-in-one home cinema system with only a few spec and performance gripes qualifying our praise
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In this month's mag
July 2013
SUPERTEST: Soundbar solutions £250-£450
GROUP TEST: 46-47in smart TVs
GROUP TEST: Standmount speakers £350-£450
© 2013 Haymarket Publishing
Comments
Yeah... the PS500's have about 85-90% of the sound of the PS1000's, especially with the G Cushions (stadium pads) of the PS1000's. They have it all... bass, mids, highs, soundstage, imaging, tone, tenor, texture, dynamics, PRAT... and... most importainly the "emotion" of "real, live, pure music!" Very few other phones, even come close! And... after all... that is the only test that counts.
I have one pair of these. Can agree with the review. It's almost impossible to turn a spinning cd of before it finishes it's fun indeed.
But don't really understand the lack of detail. I've owned some very different systems. Some very pricey. With these headphones I can hear things in my cds that I've never discovered!