When I first heard the GS-1000s at the HE Show in LA on Tyll's HeadRoom amps, particularly the Max, I liked it. It was extremely comfortable, had a huge soundstage, and pretty balanced presentation. So I bought them. Yet in my system under quieter listening conditions the bass was overpowering and at times bloated, the mids were recessed, and the low level details weren't present. It had a much brighter and harsher upper frequency then I remembered. I would get listening fatigue within about half an hour or so. After about two months of pumping music through them 24 hours a day, I sold them because I didn't really like them. In my system the RS-1s sound better and I prefer them over the GS-1000s.