Recently obtained a NOS pair of Grado PS1000e headphones. At first, wasn’t sure about the sound. However, after some break-in, they really opened up. The sound from them is addicting. Once you start listening, you just want to keep playing music. It’s been some time since I have hard a headphone that motivated me to listen for longer periods. These reproduce music very well. I could easily see a recording engineer using these to mix tracks. They are that good. Vocals espcially are among the best I’ve heard from headphones.
One item I wasn’t happy with was the stock pads. The headphones are prone to moving if one doesn’t keep the head still while listening. Did some research for after market pads, and found that Dekoni made three options for the stock G series pads. Would up with a pair of the Fenestrated Velour pads. These are a near perfect replacement for the PS1000e. The fit is much better, the cans now stay on the head firmly, no more sliding around. The sound is improved overall as well, as the sound is more balanced from octave to octave.
In summary, the PS1000e with the aftermarket pads is a TOTL headphone.