Zanth, we appreciate your interviewing, and John's openness about his business, more than you can imagine. I for one was surprised that my HF-1s have completely new drivers!
i do think it's quite fantastic what john did with the hf-1...to support the site is one thing (it's quite easy to give money, for example)...but to let its patrons also benefit by producing a new line of headphones. that's cool.
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Great stuff. That's awesome that the HF1 uses a new driver design - of course this is no big surprise to those of use who have been enjoying the hell out of them since the first shipment. They really do have a unique, beautiful sound and I'm greatful to John for releasing it at such a low price - on top of that, the $25 donation is icing!
The liquid, dynamic, bass-y sound of the HF1 reminds me of what people have said of the PS1's, though I've not heard those yet
Man, a year ago I'd be quite surprised to learn that I now shun Sennheisers in favor of AT's and Grados (plus a little K340 action on the side)
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Thanks for the follow-up interview, Zanth. I'm very glad Mr. Grado has made the special effort to manufacture a product just for Head-Fi. It's probably causing Todd and himself some brief grief, but the end result in lasting Head-Fier joy is worth it.
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Honestly I haven't inspected my SR-80 again to compare, but while inspecting my HF-1's with a bright flashlight I noticed a couple things I am not so sure are present on the SR-80 driver. The voice coil, which is red (not sure if that is the same, seems to reflect more...not sure if this means anything. More importantly I believe the contact points on the driver of my SR-80's are black, where as on these it is green (like a silicon board). hmm.
I love the sound. Thankfully the flats are actually getting comfortable. I have them bent out quite a bit now, "Joe Grado" style I guess. Makes it harder to put them back between the foam, but they don't hurt the ears so much.
These HF-1's were literally a steal. I honestly cannot believe the sound quality for the price...unparalleled. Yes my SR-80's are ridiculously good for $80 (got them on sale), but I think these HF-1's are an even better deal at $200. The only thing that could beat this deal would be a brand new RS-1 for $400...but that will never happen!
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Originally Posted by Flea Bag
Wish the interview was presented in dialogue form though...
You know..saying it over and over again is not going to make it a reality. I never promised a dialogue. I promised that I would interview him and post the results. In the beginning I took the initiative because I had questions of my own that I have been ruminating over for quite some time. When I jumped into vinyl, my basket of questions became quite full because of my theories on the combo of his carts with his headphones. I contacted John, he kindly agreed to chat with me. Instead of just keeping this personal I asked for questions that many here would want answered. John agreed again to this. Before I posted I stated it would not be a dialogue. I was not going to do this from work where I have that equipment and to transcribe it all in realtime would have been unbelievably difficult. When John suggested a follow-up I once again announced this would not be a dialogue.
Do you again have to go into that? Bloody Hell this is quite frustrating to have read that 14 times already in this thread. It was never agreed upon, never promised and obviously never delivered. If you want a dialogue with Mr. Grado, give him a call.
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