walczyk said:

  I've owned Alessandro MS-1s for 9 years now, and it's time for me to upgrade. I love the grado sound but I wear glasses and it really really starts to get uncomfortable after an hour. I can buy these 'gamer' glasses, by gunnar, which are low profile or I can get another kind of headphone. The problem is when the headphones press my ear lobe against my glasses, it really starts to ache after awhile. Thing is, I don't know if any other headphones will be better in that regard. The HE-500's look comfortable, and the Grado GS-1000's look much more comfortable than the RS1i's which are the standard Grado style but the RS1i's sound like they'd have the sound for me, however the GS-1000's seem to sound better and have bigger pads. Does anyone have any suggestions for a glasses wearer such as myself?

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walczyk said:

  I've owned Alessandro MS-1s for 9 years now, and it's time for me to upgrade. I love the grado sound but I wear glasses and it really really starts to get uncomfortable after an hour. I can buy these 'gamer' glasses, by gunnar, which are low profile or I can get another kind of headphone. The problem is when the headphones press my ear lobe against my glasses, it really starts to ache after awhile. Thing is, I don't know if any other headphones will be better in that regard. The HE-500's look comfortable, and the Grado GS-1000's look much more comfortable than the RS1i's which are the standard Grado style but the RS1i's sound like they'd have the sound for me, however the GS-1000's seem to sound better and have bigger pads. Does anyone have any suggestions for a glasses wearer such as myself?

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bassboysam said:

i just wear my glasses so the frame rests on top of the headphone instead of my ear. it's a little annoying because the lenses are no longer parallel to my eyes but it is more comfortable.

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joseph69 said:

  Just received the GS1K's tonight, again. This time both drivers are working fine. I noticed that the wood color on the cups are much nicer (darker) than the first pair I received. I'm listening to them right now as I post, through my MacBook Pro>Magni/Modi, just for extra burn-in. Later I'll switch to the WA6. I'll also give my impressions after plenty of burn-in time. I can say that they have more lower bass than the RS1i's, and I also thought they would have had a much more recessed mid-range, and be much darker than they are, which I wouldn't have liked…at all.

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joseph69 said:

  Just received the GS1K's tonight, again. This time both drivers are working fine. I noticed that the wood color on the cups are much nicer (darker) than the first pair I received. I'm listening to them right now as I post, through my MacBook Pro>Magni/Modi, just for extra burn-in. Later I'll switch to the WA6. I'll also give my impressions after plenty of burn-in time. I can say that they have more lower bass than the RS1i's, and I also thought they would have had a much more recessed mid-range, and be much darker than they are, which I wouldn't have liked…at all.

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bbophead said:

  I'm glad this has started to work out for you.  Looking forward to more impressions.

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jaywillin said:

 
before i got them, i was thinking the mids might be too recessed , i was pleasantly surprised
glad you finally got the, looking forward to your thoughts !

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jaywillin said:

  my weekend listening project :
 

i'm gonna keep one, and let the other go,
y'all check your piggy banks and be ready if you think you might want one of them

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joseph69 said:

  I need to use glasses to see the computer, and I've been doing this same thing the whole time…I don't understand why everybody doesn't let the the arm of the glasses rest on top of the cushions. I have no issues at all.

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swspiers said:

  Yep.  G-cushions on the RSI is a good choice.
 
HOWEVER, I find the TTVJ flats to work pretty much as well with my glasses as the G-cushions.

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jaywillin said:

 
i'm a glasses wearer, and no matter which pad i'm using, i'll do some careful stretching of the headband, to lighten the clamping force,
as long as i do this, i haven't had any comfort issues at all

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mickeyvee said:

  I wear glasses and the pads have kind of formed to them over the last few weeks.  No problem at all now.

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rodweb said:

  I have the same problem as you. I have the HE-400 and they're more comfortable with glasses, but they're much more heavier and also the clamping force might be a problem for some.
 

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brokenthumb said:

   
Nice!

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jaywillin said:

  my weekend listening project :
 

i'm gonna keep one, and let the other go,
y'all check your piggy banks and be ready if you think you might want one of them

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