Will do! (You know, counter-argumenting in this matter is needed now and then because if there was no hope a new headphone would 'settle' some people here might have thrown their Grados away. Peace!)

Yeah, i already said i also have this experience. But this is a changeable thing, "burn in" is not. Unless you're saying my listening experience is always bad on days i get a new headphone and always better than that 10 days later.

Also think of the moving parts in a headphone driver. They surely are a tiny bit stiffer right after production than after having been used a while? Letting your headphones 'settle in' is for free. And if it really is a thing then it will happen anyway, if you believe in it or not. So i dunno...

Well i envy you. You know things and you're confident in teaching people. And you save a lot of time because your headphones are always fully ready for listening to straight out of the box!

Well you want Grados with detachable cables. And i pointed out what might be a reason they don't sell Grado headphones with detachable cables. Nothing more, nothing less. No i don't like/need detachable cables. And where did i say that complaints are bad? I just find them entertaining. And no...

I never said there are no psychological effects. There are days when all or just some of my Grados sound off to me. And there are days they all or just some sound great. But that's something different than not being impressed by a new headphone and then let it run for 200 hours and then it...

I experience burn-in (or whatever you want to call the change of sonical qualities for the better in the first x hours of use) a lot. That includes letting a headphone just play music for a certain amount of time while not actively listening. So it can't be "brain in". And i am not saying it...

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I'd buy the RS1 in a heartbeat but i already have them. But they're really great.

Hemp with Nyczaj gimbals and black Turbulent Labs headband for sale. Also a 325e. Need some money but will make good price for a Grado lover! DM me if interested! :)

https://cdn1.suno.ai/79db9bd3-8eb9-4844-b8d6-cd924b3f52d8.mp3 (Classic rock) https://cdn1.suno.ai/ff887797-f704-4fc8-80f8-4affa1f9acfb.mp3 (Postpunk) "I" made a song about Grado fans with AI. Enjoy :D Fortunately my credits are used up now or i would spend all night trying different styles...

Have a look at this cd transport positive video! He does make some good points. But i don't believe it will ever sound better than pure ripped digital data.

Any CD transport is by itself a worse source of digital data than the ripped data because the data from the CD has to be read on the fly which can introduce errors. The effect on bass and so on comes from the DAC which you also need with the ripped data. I would suggest ripping CDs in a secure...

Isn't ripping a CD and playing it back from some kind of computer always the better option? The only downside i see is the time needed to rip the CDs.

I had mine running for 300+ hours. It does not really change much. At least it did not magically get deep bass or sparkling treble. And i can't confirm 'sharpness' in its sound either. It's very picky about the songs it likes it seems. It can sound great at times. But it's not an all weather...

It's hard to tell what you will like and what you won't like as it's so much a thing of your taste and sound material and also your hearing. For example for me my RS2e seem very bass light and for me they sound much better with some Mojo 2 bass boost. GH2 and PS500e do great without that and so...

"Zuma" by Neil Young 192KHz FLAC from Qobuz via Roon and the Mojo 2 into my RS1 Buttons: heavenly!

The Chord Mojos are outstanding and work very well with Grado heaphones. Downside of the Mojo 1 is that you don't have any EQ so it's best for bass heavier Grados. The GH2 works very well with it. In my humble opinion.

I guess i'd just get another RS1 button from Ebay. They often go for 400 Euros. Dunno if i wanted new drivers in the old housings, how much would that cost? And getting another driver from Ebay is no real solution either as they're not matched then.

Now please compare GH2 and GH4 with the GH1!

The RS2e for 235 Euros is a true steal! They're a little bass light so be aware of that. But some years ago the RS2e were pretty hyped on this forum and i paid over 500 Euros for mine new in 2020. I use them with the Chord Mojo 2 with some bass boost and they're really great, rich in details...

Add some EQ or use a bassy amp and it will give you bliss!

I used the RS1 button with F-pads and didn't like it. Imho they sound way nicer with L.

They're a bigger diameter driver G-pad headphone. They do sound like Grados but also different. I mean they're nice but not exciting. They have a warm sound like an old radio. Voices and mids in general are rendered beautifully. Upper bass is thick but lower bass is not. Lower treble is there...