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Member Reviews: Alessandro MS1i

Dazzlefraz

A Musicians Take on a Music Series Headphone

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By Dazzlefraz

Pros: Styling (subjective), Price Point, Modifiability, Great Starter 'Phone

Cons: Styling (subjective), Plastic can be a mild turn off, Somewhat narrow musical bandwidth

Allow me to begin by stating, along with many others, that I am no Audiophile. Not yet any ways ;) What I am is someone who listens to a whole lot of music for many many hours on end. I'm able to listen to music at work so I use the cans 8 hours straight every night and usually another 2-3 after I get home. I was originally set on grabbing a pair of Sennheisers as per their legendary reputation. I then saw a few pictures floating around of these "grado" cans and noticed a lot of folks were singing their praises from rooftops as well. After learning that a company I was familiar with from my other musical hobbies were tweaking these said "awesome" cans, and on the much appreciated...
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Brooko

Modders Dream - Wonderful Sound

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By Brooko

Pros: Clarity, detail, beautiful mid-range, punchy bass, easy to mod, great value

Cons: Comfort (initially), can get expensive once you discover the joy of modding, no isolation

These were purchased on impulse - more to experience the Grado/Alessandro sound than anything - and quickly became one of my favourite headphones.  Incredible sound, incredible value, and the ability to modify them yourself so that they punch far above their original weight.   For this review - I'm using them at my desktop with FLAC recordings using Amarok player (Linux) via and Audio-gd NFB-12 (using the brighter 8 x upsampling minimum phase apodising filter) .   Product Description The Alessandro MS1i is the entry level headphone from Alessandro (Grado) and is sold primarily outside the US (although they can be purchased within the US as well).  The MS1i...
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SandvichDISH

A beautiful pair of headphones

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By SandvichDISH

Pros: Open design, overal pretty flat sound, lightweight, great sound, very moddable

Cons: Somewhat fragile, leaks sound (obviously), y-split cable isn't great, initially uncomfortable

I love my MS1i's, they sound amazin, after I got used to it are quite comfortable and just sound beautifully open. The sound is quite flat and in turn is quite good for an amateur music producer like me, my dad's an expert on mastering and such and he says my mixes sound quite good. The cable has an y-split, which isn't too bad, but the cable itself after it splits is twisty and annoying and I had to replace it. But because the headphone is so moddable, it was really easy to do. For the price this headphone really is the bang for your buck, but be careful of import taxes. I had to pay about €25 extra (~$32) for importing it from America.   The headphone leaks sound, as you...
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Rush1184

My favorite cans to rock out to my music

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By Rush1184

Pros: AMAZING SOUND QUALITY (especially for rock)

I love these for when I want to enjoy my music, especially for rock.  Added the L-Cush pads on mine, which I find opens them up a bit more and improves comfort as well.  Best bang for buck cans, and a bargin at ~$100
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ricky95hk

Ms1i

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By ricky95hk

Pros: Good female vocal with heavy bass,not expensive

Cons: uncomfortable

The vocal and the bass are just balanced! The bass aren't cover the vocal  Best HP in this price 
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artnoi

How MS1i sounds

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By artnoi

Pros: Bright and clear sound, non-overpower bass

Cons: sounds Sizzle when playing MP3, uncomfortable

At first (after unboxing), they sounded not so good. Too bright sound and lot of sizzle. since 20 hours burned, it sounded better, larger soundstage, less sizzle but is still offensive to ears. now it's 30 hours burned. its sound goes better and better but is still too bright   The pads are always irritating my ears. If put them on long enough(20 min), it wont be irritating.   They'd go better with Rock music (light-rock) Metal is too hard work for them XD   Bodyslam's (Thai rock band) normal songs (only the songs which are not so heavy) are performed so nice with them! Queen's and Eagles's too lololololol
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TStarGermany

Not really that super

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By TStarGermany

Pros: clear and powerful

Cons: too bright,no mentionworthy bass

- Uncomfortable due to high pressure on ears, huge earpads added = ok - Sound : Very bright, no mention worthy low bass (even with amp), pretty annoying = sold
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bobxxxbob

Alessandro MS1i

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By bobxxxbob

Pros: Plays well of mp3 player, good sound

Cons: Plastic feeling

For its price these are the best cans I have auditioned. Highly recommended. Cord is easy to replace. Still using these on the go daily.
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cupcakesftw

My ears are happy

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By cupcakesftw

Pros: detail, clarity, strong (but not overpowering) bass, good at pretty much all genres

Cons: not so comfortable, looks are hit or miss, feels plasticky

Intro Let me just start by saying: i'm no audiophile. These are my first pair of full size headphones, and i am certainly not disappointed. So on to the review:   Initial Impressions not good. I tried a pair at a headphone store; at first, their soundstage was obviously thin, and the built quality itself left a little to desire. It was also rather uncomfortable than and did not seem to offer much of an upgrade from my Shure E2cs. Despite this, i was convinced (in no small part by the staff) that these were the best i could get for my money, and that i would soon grow to love them. After listening to these for nearly two weeks, i have to agree.   Main...
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