Today I went to order a pair of Grado SR80i's off Amazon.com although I live in the uk as the price is much less in the USA. Unfortunatly this item cannot be shipped to the UK from Amazon.com and I was wondering if there were any other places which ship them overseas or if someone is willing to...

Hello Head-Fi members!   This is my first comparison thread, and I'm giving it to the new people around here so they can get a better idea of these three phones: audio-technica ATH-AD700 audio-technica ATH-M50 Alessandro Music Series One (not the 'i' model and no mods)   I am going...

First of al let me say I'm new to Head-fi but boy, what a nice place to discus everything that has to do with headphones. Thumbs up!   A year ago I've sold my Beyerdynamic DT770 because it was laying aroud for years since I bought a stereo system. Never used it properly amped though. But...

I'm looking for some new headphones and since I've never yet owned an open pair, I'd like to try some. I know the bass on open headphones isn't as good as their closed counterparts but I'd like them to have good bass. I'm looking to spend around £100, preferably less than that though.  ...

I have to give Kudos to John and George for this little guy. Affordable, comfey, easily tune-able with all the different pad types. Free worldwide shipping (!!) Lively enough for the hard core Grado fans to enjoy, yet warm and tame enough for the non-gradoheads to enjoy. IMHO its the most...

Hi Guys!! Well, this is my post 200 and I want to make something more... In fact I've been waiting for this! I think I’ll just start from the beginning – I studied music for almost 10 years, and ended up with what I can say a good ear!  So at a certain time in my life I started to...

For the love of GOD, my MS-1 is here!!!! the pain and the frustation of waiting is over! I received her, already broken in for over 600hours from her previous Head-Fier owner (Young&Wild) when he decided to move on to MS-2i. I just could not contain the fact how lucky I am to receive a used...

I currently have a stock cabled ms-1i and k701. I kinda wanted to recable the ms1i's for portable use (short cable and 90degree plug) but I've read that the recabling may change the sound of my ms1i... and not for the better.   1. Would it really make the sound that much worse? 2. Would...

I just got into the headphone world about four months ago with my purchase of my ATH-M50's and now my Alessandro MS1's. Now I was wanting to invest in a headphone amp so I can have something to drive my future headphones. Can you guys recommend me something?   Budget: $300-350

Hi all,   Please follow this link to view my original topic in the intro area where I am trying to understand if I should upgrade my media player   http://www.head-fi.org/t/680783/new-to-audiophile-and-need-suggestions-please   I currently have: iPod 3rd Gen 20Gb FiiO E12 Portable Amp...

Hi everyone, I have just replaced my old Sr60 with the new i version and would like to know what everyone thinks is the maximum I should spend on a headphone amp for my new Grado's? I currently own a pro-ject headbox 11 which is a very basic peice if kit but not up to the job IMO,would the...

Hello,   I currently have an Alessandro MS1, Ipod 5g LOD, mini3 amp setup for portable music.   Now I'm looking for a budget amp setup for home bookshelf speakers (have Castle Trent II's, maybe later get Fostex FE126E based speaks like tektondesigns).   Ideally would like a good home...

  I own a Alessandro MS-1i (new version) bought directly from Alessandro. However, after owning it for around 1 year I’m looking for an upgrade.    As many have mentioned on Head-Fi Alessandro sort of lack the prominence in low sound spectrum and lack soundstage. I have my own short...

Hi, i've just bought a pair of MS1i. And i want arleady amp them (even if i don't have them right now) for the best details that i could get from them. I think... 100$? something more something less, i don't wanna spend too much. Thanks :D

I'm looking to add a tube headphone amp to my vinyl listening. Current setup is/will be:   Project Essential 2/Debut 3SE/Rega RP1 (imminent purchase to be based on previewing where possible) NAD 3020i (I've tried various other lower end amps and I just prefer this one for the phono stage)...

Hi all, I recently aquired the Future Sonic Atrio M5, and I'm having mixed feelings towards them. Perhaps it's because my ears are used to bigger phones such as the HD595 and MS-1. Most of the sound is pretty nice, but the mid-highs seem somewhat shrill and generally don't sound great. I'm...

Hi,    I have a pair of Alessandro MS-1s that I bought a couple months back.  They were mainly meant for guitar playing at night, but I also use them for listening to music which they do a very good job at.  When I do use them for guitar playing though, they make the sound seem very...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alessandro-MS1-Headphones-new-version-portable-with-case-Ebay-Exclusive-/271241726248   Is this ebay listing legit? What is the difference between those and these besides the obvious. http://www.alessandro-products.com/main.php?p=headphones   Also where are the...

I'm having trouble getting anybody to ship Grado headphones to Canada, (Dodging NAFTA seems like an American pastime) and all the local dealers are asking 180 for the Sr-80. So Alessandro will probibly ship to Canada, and is a likely alternative. but whats the difference between them? I know...

Anyone have the Alessandro MS1 and the Grado SR80i? Since their prices are so close to each other, they would be in direct competition. Which would be better? Thanks. Leon

They are pretty much the same price and have basically the same design. What makes them different from each other? And which do you think would be a better purchase if I won't have an amp and will listen to music off of a computer.

Hi guys i already choose a IEM ( shure se225) and i wanna a full-size headphone . I had already chosen the ms1 but now i read a lot of reviews of ath-m50 and i'm confuse .  I listen only heavy metal music ( thrash , death and black metal ) .  I will use the se225 for gym and the ms1 or...

Hey Head-fi,   I currently have a pair of Creative Aurvana Live headphones and I'm currently looking into upgrading them. My budget is 100$ and I mainly use my headphones for listening to metalcore music. What are your opinions on the Alessandro MS-1 headphones? Is it a substantial upgrade...