New cable for Grado RS-1's - Page 2

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Originally Posted by Badd99 

I think mine sound very well, but I have not heard another pair. Mine are semi-vintage from 2003 - the button model. Is the general thought that the older ones sound better?

yes, older ones generally are regarded as better sounding, especially some of the earliest released ones. i have reason to suspect that some of this is the aging of the wood itself. that said grados often seem to have a fair amount of unit to unit variability.

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Originally Posted by Badd99 

I see....by chance what year would make them vintage? 

http://www.head-fi.org/wiki/rs1-version-guide

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/420092/classifying-versions-of-the-rs1-your-guide-work-in-progress
 

I almost had my RS1is recabled by Lawton audio.... wish I had actually, maybe then I would have kept'em!  

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Originally Posted by kboe 

I almost had my RS1is recabled by Lawton audio.... wish I had actually, maybe then I would have kept'em!  

Or you could use the same money they change for recabling to buy another pair of RS1i.
 

Almost, not quite, but almost.  Of course.... what would I do with 2 RS1is?

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Originally Posted by kboe 
Of course.... what would I do with 2 RS1is?

why you'd share you're listening with someone else of course .

Ah yes.  The best part of HeadFi, listening with friends.

Cheers Mate!

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Originally Posted by kboe 

Ah yes.  The best part of HeadFi, listening with friends.

 

 

Cheers Mate!

I always make sure there are spare RS1s for visiting friends.

I dont think you love Grados, 13 models are not nearly enough!

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Originally Posted by kboe 

I dont think you love Grados, 13 models are not nearly enough!

I have more than 13 actually- just feel ashamed about listing something like SR40 there.

Back on topic- Apparently re-cabling Grado woodies can indeed be a bit trickly. That's why Moon Audio send the jobs back to Grado. If you pay them to re cable your RS1 or GS1000, Drew would send your phones and his cable to Grado lab, you will receive them from Grado when it's done.

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Originally Posted by pcf 

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Originally Posted by kboe 

I dont think you love Grados, 13 models are not nearly enough!

I have more than 13 actually- just feel ashamed about listing something like SR40 there.

Back on topic- Apparently re-cabling Grado woodies can indeed be a bit trickly. That's why Moon Audio send the jobs back to Grado. If you pay them to re cable your RS1 or GS1000, Drew would send your phones and his cable to Grado lab, you will receive them from Grado when it's done.

fanboy! 

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Originally Posted by daveDerek 

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Originally Posted by pcf 

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Originally Posted by kboe 

I dont think you love Grados, 13 models are not nearly enough!

I have more than 13 actually- just feel ashamed about listing something like SR40 there.

Back on topic- Apparently re-cabling Grado woodies can indeed be a bit trickly. That's why Moon Audio send the jobs back to Grado. If you pay them to re cable your RS1 or GS1000, Drew would send your phones and his cable to Grado lab, you will receive them from Grado when it's done.

fanboy! 

It takes one to know one. :-P

Finally got my RS1 back from APS with the v3 cable installed today, it certainly doesn't sound worse though I'm going to keep listening

I'd also like to note that people have stated that the cable sounds bright initially. I do not notice any increased brightness whatsoever. Is it because people believe that silver makes the sound brighter therefore their mindset is already made to think that it sounds bright since the APS cable is a combination of copper and silver?

Silver down plays the lows and give the highs a little sparkle, thus the bright reputation.  Not all silver cables sound the same though.  The higher purity silver suffers less from these preconditions and becomes just as warm as copper, but without the mellow factor copper sometimes brings.