alexerwu
New Head-Fier
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Hi All,
I've just purchased a pair of Grado RS-1 headphones along with an RA-1 amp last week and have been using them on and off for about 10-15 Hrs. at the time of writing.
My initial reactions to the combo is that they provide excellent detail along with a really marvelous mid-range but is rather strident/piercing on the top end (especially apparent when listening to strings/certain vocals). The strange thing is that the top end forwardness is largely ameliorated when listening to SACD's?!
My questions are as follows:
1)Is the forwardness a function of break-in time?
2)If not, then is it accurately producing the source material (e.g. CD vs. SACD)?
The source used for the Grado setup is the Sony DVP-9000ES SACD/DVD/CD player. Interconnects are TMC (the music company -- Austrailian maker) yellow/white cables
Thanks in advance for any insights/opinions.
I've just purchased a pair of Grado RS-1 headphones along with an RA-1 amp last week and have been using them on and off for about 10-15 Hrs. at the time of writing.
My initial reactions to the combo is that they provide excellent detail along with a really marvelous mid-range but is rather strident/piercing on the top end (especially apparent when listening to strings/certain vocals). The strange thing is that the top end forwardness is largely ameliorated when listening to SACD's?!
My questions are as follows:
1)Is the forwardness a function of break-in time?
2)If not, then is it accurately producing the source material (e.g. CD vs. SACD)?
The source used for the Grado setup is the Sony DVP-9000ES SACD/DVD/CD player. Interconnects are TMC (the music company -- Austrailian maker) yellow/white cables
Thanks in advance for any insights/opinions.