Hi, I think my Audeze LCD-2's are beautiful- both aesthetically & sonically. I think these are something that I would be proud to hand down to my kids in 20 years and something I think will be a true classic. Does anyone else agree & what are some other current models of cans that are destined...

After getting sick of my Sony extra bass earbuds, I decided to search the internet for a new pair of headphones.   My search lasted about two hours.  It went from a pair of Rockford Fosgate Punch Plugs, to some Creative earbuds, and then to a pair of Klipsch S4s.  Right when I was about to...

Hello there! just a quick question: what would be better? a pair of used grado hf-2 (modded with a viablue 3.5mm plug) or an akgk701 + senn hd650 combo?  I'd use the phones for almost all genres (maybe not jazz or alot of classical), and i'm a basshead, so DnB, dubstep and hardcore are a major...

just picked up a set of buttoned RS1 (vintage B).   i'm finding them a little strident/peaky with a hump around the 10khz region that i find uncomfortable on many tracks.   my understanding is RS2, HF2, and RS1i are all slightly rolled off in the treble region compared to RS1.   1...

Hi,   Fellow head-fiers, As title said, I would like to find a headphone to replace my Grado HF2, my HF2 sounds great to me, but its presentation makes me like it, not LOVE it, sometimes I feels relly comfortable to listen to HF2 but sometimes I felt it is a bit too soft and unnatral. I do...

Well, I have a little headphone spending to do, and I'm looking for a direction to travel.  I'm planning with a budget of around $600, and the way I see it, I have two general options.  But I have decided that I want to make some sort of Grado purchase.   A)  I've wanted a set of Grado...

Hello everyone, and thanks in advance to those who will take time to answer!!!   I'm finishing school this year, and I will enter what we call in France "Preparatory School", the problem (well, it not a real one) is that I'll be in the same room with another guy, we will be working a lot...

After using my SR-125i's for the past year, I think it's time to upgrade to something a little more different. I've been thinking about possibly going to a SR-325i. But i've been a bit mixed with what exact direction I should go.   My amp is a Gilmore Dynalo (which is being worked on) Dac...

OK, so I may be off a little, but they are one fantastic pair of headphones!! Just got them today, NIB and unopened - I debated on leaving them sealed in the box, but What, I bought them for listening pleasure, not just to eyeball!! Thaye are nice looking though!    Anyhoot - thanks to...

I was going to do the Magnum lite mod with a pair of SR125i's I have, but Rhydon jacked up the price from $250 to $300 (even though that increase wasn't advertised anywhere up until when I asked to have mine done), and that was too much IMO, and he wouldn't honor the $250 price.  Fine: got a...

Just re the chinese built/made tube headphone amps are there any out there that are good and would you reccomend a chinese tube headphone amp. Also do most of these use chinese tubes or other brands How about their SQ ?

Hi all,   Been looking at getting a new pair of Grados for a while - love this forum and it's been super valuable in research and looking at various people's comparisons.   So I have the opportunity to either get a pre-owned pair of RS1 or get a new pair of RS2i. Difference in price is...

Hi, this is my first thread. I was wondering on head-fi and only look at comments like usual and clicking links while listening to my grados. Suddenly I found myself looking at the following website:   http://www.knicom.co.jp/version2011.html   I'm rather surprised because I can't find...

Hello head-fi friends and mainly Grado fans,    I have sold my Alessandro MS Pro two years ago. Honestly I regret it, I miss that sound ooh a lot. Grado have so charm sound (at least to me) it grow in your heart, quitars, emotion, airy, crisp, quick, sound like wind. I can only wish that...

March 2010 - Planar cans - Head-Direct's in-house brand HiFiMan is three weeks away from launching its new $700 HE-5LE planar magnetic headphones with a claimed frequency response of 10Hz to 60kHz. Sensitivity is expectedly low at 87dB/1mW, impedance is 25 ohms. A detachable 2m cable with a...

Title says it all. I'm buying my first good headphone setup - a STAX Lambda Pro with an SRM-1/MK-2 amp, and I need a DAC to go with it.  I'm tentatively planning on a uDAC-2 but am not wedded to the idea. Any insights?  $200 would be my absolute upper limit, but $70-$130 is what I'm really...

Hi guys. I've recently been struck at a conundrum. Apparently, this guy in China has a NEW pair of HF-2s (He won't give me information on which number it is. Since i'm visiting in about a month, I'll go over to see.). However, they're priced at currently 1000 usd (which personally i think...

Sources: Macbook Pro with Pico USB DAC-0nly, and with EF2 built-in USB DAC. Music: Apple Lossless rips of Mark Isham + Kate Ceberano "Bittersweet", John H. Clark "Acoustik Guitar", Shelby Lynn "Just a Little Lovin", Jack Johnson "Sleep Through the Static" and "On and On", Arvo Part "Tabula...

I owned a pair of 1996 RS1's until a couple of years ago. I was thrilled by them. I was not thrilled with the sound after 1 channel went out and Grado Labs replaced the drivers maybe 5 years back. There was a bit of brittleness in the highs that I never heard in my original drivers. Break-in did...

Hey guys, I'm looking for advice on my current set up and would like to know how i can improve upon it to get the most out of my grado hf2s.   i currently have a pico amp/dac which is connected to my macbook pro via a usb cable. i am using itunes to play my music and it is all at a decent...

over the past few years i have bought and sold many pieces of headphone gear here on head-fi,like many other people,trying to find that perfect balance that attempts to bring us as close to our favorite recordings as possible! enter the red wine audio isabellina hpa(headphone amp/dac combo)...

I have a very strange problem using my Etymotic Research Hf2's and iPhone. I recently returned my original pair to Etymotic for repair (no sound on left side) and got back a replacement. This replacement produces sound from both earbuds but the microphone and the button on the microphone do not...

Hello, haven't been on here for a year+ now. I have absolutely no idea on what's new nowadays.   I'm getting a tad bit bored of my Sennheiser IE8s now and would like to replace these with something that has a bit more detail in the midrange and treble. I also have a pair of Grado HF2's and...

I recently picked up a set of B stock HF2s that were cosmetically in bad shape. I had planned on just sending them back but last night I took an ambien and should of just went to bed. The next thing I know I have a razor in my hand and I'm slicing away at the wood glue that holds them together...

I put all of them in the poll, but for me I'm more interested about how people place the ps1000 vs ps1/hp2. I've done some searches but couldn't find a poll that was recent.   Price is not relevant - judge entirely on sound -