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Grado Fan Club!
Sep 7, 2014 at 12:57 AM Post #18,256 of 65,700
Nice work XLR8, I've never heard the original SR80, but just by looking at the mods you made, (wich, by the way, look a bit like my TTVJ flats), I'm sure they sound great. 
 
I think that the SR80 represent the best value in the Grado line.
 
Sep 7, 2014 at 1:44 AM Post #18,257 of 65,700
kvtaco17 said:
Ha, I have gs1k's, rs1's, ad2000x's and HD800's as well as an nfb29 and Glenn otl... I'm pretty close to not wanting anything until something big come out!
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Audeze has been posting pics a lot on FB lately. Example is this photo of one of their hp grills, mounted and in silver no less.Maybe something new is coming down the line?
 
Sep 7, 2014 at 1:53 AM Post #18,258 of 65,700
Actually not a Audeze fan... I didn'd thing the LCD2/3 were that special... Technically they were very good, but they didn't do anything for me emotionally like Grado's or Audio-Technica's do... nHeck even my HD800 is more expressive on my setup!
 
Sep 7, 2014 at 6:13 AM Post #18,259 of 65,700
Just got my rs2is yesterday for a really good price. 35% off sale brand new. I was a little disappointed at the thin washed out sound. I put a loop of songs and the isotek burn in disc. After 24 hours, the washed out treble became defined and became blacker between notes. Bass is a little better but it could be just due to the change in the highs. Thinking of getting a tube amp for them to fatten the bass... maybe a vali. I think I'll add a vali to cart right now LOL
 
Sep 7, 2014 at 7:28 AM Post #18,261 of 65,700
stacker45 said:
Nice work XLR8, I've never heard the original SR80, but just by looking at the mods you made, (wich, by the way, look a bit like my TTVJ flats), I'm sure they sound great. 

I think that the SR80 represent the best value in the Grado line.
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Stacker45 can I ask of your experiences if i was to ever upgrade in the near future which model would be recommended not that i want to but sometimes the upgrade bug bites.
 
Sep 7, 2014 at 9:43 AM Post #18,262 of 65,700
kvtaco17 said:
Ha, I have gs1k's, rs1's, ad2000x's and HD800's as well as an nfb29 and Glenn otl... I'm pretty close to not wanting anything until something big come out!
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Well, you have quite the collection, so I don't blame you... I've been misappropriating funds on my surround and 2-channel systems, but I am ready to get back to my search for a new amp/DAC for the desktop.
 
Sep 7, 2014 at 10:01 AM Post #18,263 of 65,700
krutsch said:
Well, you have quite the collection, so I don't blame you... I've been misappropriating funds on my surround and 2-channel systems, but I am ready to get back to my search for a new amp/DAC for the desktop.
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Yeah I got a near field setup recently too for my desk... Love them emotiva airmotiv's!
 
Sep 7, 2014 at 10:22 AM Post #18,264 of 65,700
kvtaco17 said:
Yeah I got a near field setup recently too for my desk... Love them emotiva airmotiv's!
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Those look like really sweet monitors.  I used to have a pair of AudioEngine speakers on my desk, but when I dragged up an old Yammy AVR for watching concert videos, something had to go.
 
My desk has gotten completely out of control and had I not spent $$$ on side-grades and accessories, I could be rockin' some new RS1e phones.  There, back on topic...
 
Sep 7, 2014 at 10:31 AM Post #18,265 of 65,700
It depends on your budget, but if you like the SR80's sound signature, the RS1 would be a significant upgrade. if your budget can't stretch that far, you could go for the SR225.
 
Notice I haven't specified ''i'' or ''e'' at the end of the model numbers, that's because I have heard the ''i'', but not the ''e'', models, but juging from all the positive comments from their owners, they definately seem to be an improvement over the ''i'' series.
 
That being said, you might even consider the new SR80e, wich are two generations newer than your SR80, to be enough of an improvement to hold you over untill you could buy the RS1e.
 
And if you want to go a different route, the PS500, wich have deeper bass, and a slithly rolled off, more polite treble, than the SR series.
 
I hope this helps.
 
Sep 7, 2014 at 12:20 PM Post #18,267 of 65,700
donunus said:
My RS2is just got seriously awesome after putting some electrical tape around the bowls. Luvin it! Now in love with Grados again.
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One of the few mods that I think makes a real difference.
 
Sep 7, 2014 at 12:27 PM Post #18,268 of 65,700
swspiers said:
One of the few mods that I think makes a real difference.
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Wait, what?  Can you point me to a link for more details?  Thx.
 
Sep 7, 2014 at 1:13 PM Post #18,269 of 65,700
swspiers said:
One of the few mods that I think makes a real difference.
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Real yet subtle enough not to touch the good parts about the Grado sound. But, It will not stop me from buying lots of other pads for them hehhe.
 
Krutsch, search for innerfidelity grado mod then read that article. That should give you the basics. Its an old mod but I cant find the original headfi links right now. I have so many mods myself ever since the 90s but I'll talk about those later.
 
Sep 7, 2014 at 1:44 PM Post #18,270 of 65,700
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