A Strange Semi-Vintage RS-1: Now with Pics
Feb 6, 2009 at 10:54 PM Post #16 of 80
Nice score Mercuttio!
 
Feb 7, 2009 at 12:14 AM Post #17 of 80
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Originally Posted by Mercuttio /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Even the wood box RS1 used to come with an outer box like this, I believe.


Im also pretty sure that the wood box RS-1 came with the cardboard outer box.
Bozebuttons has a cardboard outer box as well as the wood box for his RS-1
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Are yours true vintage? With the box / brown headband etc? I thought all the mesh in older pairs was black.


yeppo, they are the old ones.
for some reason, they have lighter leather than other brown headband RS-1 I have seen photos of, but thats OK.
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someone else's amp, my headphones.
original mini-meet thread
It may have been my pair on my balanced RA-1 clone that you heard at jjcha's mini-meet a while back.
 
Feb 7, 2009 at 3:26 AM Post #20 of 80
Did you return the K701's, Dave?
 
Feb 7, 2009 at 3:36 AM Post #21 of 80
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Did you return the K701's, Dave?


Yeah. Couldn't do them. They're almost there... but I just kept wanting the extra something special that I missed from the RS1.

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Originally Posted by nikongod /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Im also pretty sure that the wood box RS-1 came with the cardboard outer box.
Bozebuttons has a cardboard outer box as well as the wood box for his RS-1
yeppo, they are the old ones.
for some reason, they have lighter leather than other brown headband RS-1 I have seen photos of, but thats OK.
It may have been my pair on my balanced RA-1 clone that you heard at jjcha's mini-meet a while back.


Humm... maybe. I know I've heard Bozebutton's RS1 at meets. And someone else's, can't remember who off the top of my head.

I should do some pictures of this RA-1 too. It's a really nice color. Darker than the headphones, and not in the super-dark treatment way newer RS1 cups are.
 
Feb 7, 2009 at 4:08 AM Post #23 of 80
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you paid too much but it's a great combo, enjoy!


I've read your posts before in regard to pricing.

You generally don't know what you're talking about.
 
Feb 7, 2009 at 4:17 AM Post #24 of 80
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I've read your posts before in regard to pricing.

You generally don't know what you're talking about.


nomination for:
post of the year!
 
Feb 7, 2009 at 4:26 AM Post #27 of 80
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Dont the pinkish drivers mean HP-1000 drivers or am I just talking out of my ass?


That's what it seems. And, after extended listening, that's what it sounds like.

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yeah i pay less than what others are willing to fork over, guess i must really not know what i'm talking about.


Yep. Glad we're agreed.
 
Feb 7, 2009 at 4:29 AM Post #28 of 80
the HP-1000 drivers look totally different.

looking through the mesh, the HP-1000 drivers are obviously white from the back, and from the front have something of a star-shaped cone shape (the actual driver cone) VS black and a smooth dome.
 
Feb 7, 2009 at 4:33 AM Post #29 of 80
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Originally Posted by nikongod /img/forum/go_quote.gif
the HP-1000 drivers look totally different.

looking through the mesh, the HP-1000 drivers are obviously white from the back, and from the front have something of a star-shaped cone shape (the actual driver cone) VS black and a smooth dome.


Huh... so... the vintage RS1 doesn't have an HP-1000 driver in it?
 
Feb 7, 2009 at 4:40 AM Post #30 of 80
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nomination for:
post of the year!


Seconded.
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Enjoy those RS1's Mercuttio. You got them for a steal considering the amp was included. The finish on the wood looks excellent from your photos.
 
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