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Old 09-01-2005, 05:57 AM   #321 (permalink)
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hi Zanth,

you probably know by now, how much we appreciate this effort. Its amazing you could recall so much from a loooooong conversation, and yet put it in words so well.
Regarding Alessandros, so I guess all that speculation about the MS-1 being based on the SR 125 is not true huh? they have nothing/very little to do with the grados????
either ways, I dont care.... I'm from India, and a friend has purchased the MS-1 for me. It'll be shipped to me very shortly :he90: :600smile:
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Old 09-01-2005, 02:18 PM   #322 (permalink)
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Yep apparently our guesses about it being "based" on the SR125 or any other particular Grado can, then just "tweaked," was wrong lol. John just builds up the MS-1 from scratch according to how Alessandro wanted it to be voiced, so it's like a whole different can. Pretty cool!
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Old 09-09-2005, 03:37 PM   #323 (permalink)
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:rs1smile: I've got to say thank you somewhere on the board for the new headphones John!! Thanks!! This is amazing, its a proud day for head-fi!! :rs1smile:

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Old 09-09-2005, 04:21 PM   #324 (permalink)
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:rs1smile: I've got to say thank you somewhere on the board for the new headphones John!! Thanks!! This is amazing, its a proud day for head-fi!! :rs1smile:

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I echo that: thank you!

and damn you, too. :evil:
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Come to think of it. Maybe HE-1 would be the better model name.
Wow, you were only 1 letter off!!!
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Old 09-12-2005, 10:07 AM   #326 (permalink)

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Great read!

I love my SR60's! For some reason the HD600's have not been in use as much as the Grado's. For that reason I have ordered the HF-1 to experience the Gradosound on a higher level :280smile:
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Old 09-12-2005, 10:30 AM   #327 (permalink)
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i love my SR60 too but the design really sucks... i dont like the way it fits on my head. i also feel a bit naked, since it's not circumaural.

been listening to a lot of fall out boy lately, and oh man... is there a difference :he90:
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Old 09-12-2005, 10:51 PM   #328 (permalink)
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I've just gotten around to reading this. Thank you very much, Zanth and John. It was nice to get a view into the everydays of John, it makes me want those new grados that much more.
It would also appear that somebody was watching this thread and liked the idea of the Head-fi grados, or we have some very lucky members. I think this gesture shows more of the humanity of Grado that the interview revealed. Brought me with it.
Zanth, the form was great, do lot listen to the naysayers. A transcript would have been more bulky, and you might not have chatted so freely with him if you had prewritten questions and a recorder running.
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John if you are a lurker at Headfi, thanks for the HF-1
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And thank you for making it available to non-usa headfiers at the same price.
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