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Grado RS series Owner club!
Apr 26, 2012 at 6:17 PM Post #136 of 272
Noice...my Grado love is being tested.
 
Apr 26, 2012 at 10:44 PM Post #137 of 272
Just went back to listening to the 225's... yeah their gonna be for sale tomorrow 
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Apr 27, 2012 at 3:49 AM Post #138 of 272
 
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I'd like to revive this thread with my entry the RS2i. So far Im more impressed with the build quality upgrades than SQ vs my 225i. Plus the cable has a kink it which is not making me feel very good. P.S. sorry if pics are ginormous

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I wouldn't worry too much about the kink so long as you twisted the headphone in the direction that would remove it so it doesn't continue to stay that way. Unfortunately many Grados seem to come that way right out of the box.
 
Apr 27, 2012 at 4:40 PM Post #139 of 272
Just picked up my new (to me) RS1 and I'm super excited to give these a go as my new "flagship" hp. I bought 'em off Craigslist for what I think is a good price considering what they go for new. They came with a fancy foam and felt-lined wooden box too that will be nice to store them in. I was in a high-end audio store today that sells Grados and I noticed the new RS1i doesn't come with this box. When did they stop including it?
 
Pictures and S/N to come later. 
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Apr 28, 2012 at 1:38 PM Post #140 of 272
 
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Just picked up my new (to me) RS1 and I'm super excited to give these a go as my new "flagship" hp. I bought 'em off Craigslist for what I think is a good price considering what they go for new. They came with a fancy foam and felt-lined wooden box too that will be nice to store them in. I was in a high-end audio store today that sells Grados and I noticed the new RS1i doesn't come with this box. When did they stop including it?
 
Pictures and S/N to come later. 
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A long time ago

http://www.head-fi.org/a/rs1-version-guide
this should help figure out which one you got.
 
Apr 28, 2012 at 1:58 PM Post #141 of 272
 
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cla55clown said:
Just picked up my new (to me) RS1 and I'm super excited to give these a go as my new "flagship" hp. I bought 'em off Craigslist for what I think is a good price considering what they go for new. They came with a fancy foam and felt-lined wooden box too that will be nice to store them in. I was in a high-end audio store today that sells Grados and I noticed the new RS1i doesn't come with this box. When did they stop including it?
 
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You have bought a pair of vintage RS1. They are much more valuable than the new RS1i. Congrats!
 
 
Apr 28, 2012 at 3:33 PM Post #142 of 272
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Here is the box...I think the latch points to Vintage S or Vintage A.

And here are 'phones as presented in the box. It smells old when you open it up and as you can see, the felt is coming unglued and is thus curling up around the edges. The pads seem to be adhered pretty tight to the wooden cups and I'm afraid I'll permanently damage them if I force them off the look for a serial number. Would RS1s of this vintage even have a serial #?
 
Apr 28, 2012 at 4:05 PM Post #143 of 272
RS1i - #10175
 
Think that is the biggest number in this topic :D On a side note, I wonder if that is how much RS1's they sold. Looks like business is quite good ^^.
 
 
This does does super well for my classical collection, korean pop and all of my jazz.
 
 
Apr 28, 2012 at 5:57 PM Post #145 of 272
 
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Here is the box...I think the latch points to Vintage S or Vintage A.

And here are 'phones as presented in the box. It smells old when you open it up and as you can see, the felt is coming unglued and is thus curling up around the edges. The pads seem to be adhered pretty tight to the wooden cups and I'm afraid I'll permanently damage them if I force them off the look for a serial number. Would RS1s of this vintage even have a serial #?
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I don't believe that they would have one. Are the pads in good condition and do they seem original? 
I haven't heard of anyone saying they have damaged their RS phones taking the pads off (when they seem stuck) but then again I wouldn't recommend it just in case, because there is no reason to. 
 
Apr 28, 2012 at 6:32 PM Post #147 of 272
 
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I don't believe that they would have one. Are the pads in good condition and do they seem original? 
I haven't heard of anyone saying they have damaged their RS phones taking the pads off (when they seem stuck) but then again I wouldn't recommend it just in case, because there is no reason to. 
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The pads look like the "L-cushion" pads seen on the Grado website. They are in excellent condition so maybe these have been updated from the original pads that came on them. I can take and post a picture from the driver side if that will help clarify things. Just let me know. 
 
Apr 28, 2012 at 9:36 PM Post #148 of 272
 
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RS1i - #10175
 
Think that is the biggest number in this topic :D On a side note, I wonder if that is how much RS1's they sold. Looks like business is quite good ^^.
 
 
This does does super well for my classical collection, korean pop and all of my jazz.
 
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 Nope :) I have #10746
 
Apr 28, 2012 at 10:27 PM Post #150 of 272
 
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 Ahh the reign at the top won't last long - I'm just enjoying it until some plonker rocks up with 108xx 
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