I listen to a lot of Drone/Doom/Noize (Boris, Sunn O)), Merzbow, Birchville Cat Motel, Fear Falls Burning,...) and none of those albums could be considered decent test material unless you know them very well. Very hard to tell where the intended distortion ends Still Absolutego (special...

I owned PX100, bought SR-60, gave PX100 to my dad, bought MS2i... never looked back Alessandro and Grado isn't as much a discussion on which is "better" but more of preference: - Grado = in-your-face, high-energy & full of PRAT - Alessandro = more neutral (than Grado), more balanced but...

ordered MS2i a year ago and didn't get an adapter. The driver is indeed set in plastic as I believe is the case with the MS2 as well...

and remember... the headbands of grado/alessandro's are meant to be bent to fit your head. Don't be afraid to tighten/loosen the clamp by bending them slightly. Only one thing to look out for: grab the headband itself for bending and not the cups! Putting pressure on the cups may cause them to...

almost a year ago I got some MS2i... still enjoy every minute with them and haven't really felt the urge to upgrade since. The source and amp have been upgraded though and after moving I feel I could use a phone with more isolation for daytime listening (pretty busy city part). But that last...

I was looking to carefully get into speaker building myself... and this post was just what I needed...thanks Rik! As you're in the Netherlands I might contact you later on for some good places to source parts from

while I love TMV (you wouldn't guess seeing my nickname now would you?) but I'm equally in real heaven listening to Mono (any album); Pelican (City of echos); Sleeping people (growing); Battles (mirrored) etc. etc. ... I just listen to a lot of music that works well with the grado-sound. But...

he's talking about the google search for Head-Fi... which searches all the opinions here on head-fi, but with the ease and good results of the google engine :-) he's just saying that lots of head-fi ppl have already aired their opinion on this issue and a little search lets you read them as...

I bought some bowls for €15 and I think they are in fact worth it... but search these forums a bit on sound/comfort reviews of the different pads to learn whether they are in fact what you are looking for

well, I just moved to a new apartment and I still need some furniture

and the Senn HD414 pads are an option too ...and just to be complete, the big bagel pads (GS1000) can be used with the MS1 as well, but these are generally recommended against as they are expensive and ruin the sound pretty much

a couple of things to keep in mind: - SR80 is NOT a basshead phone! It is the most bassy of the lower level grados... but that still is pretty bass-light (but tight and punchy) compared to some other brands/models (Senns, DT770, Denons Dx000,...) - I dunno where you live, but outside of...

MS1 is available from the Alessandro site for $99 (including worldwide shipping)

if you really want to go grado(ish), I'd get the more neutral MS1 for recording purposes...

I have PX100, KSC75 and SR-60... I'd take the SR-60 over the other two even when considering price differences. To me (which isn't standard!) the grados are much more comfortable. I use the SR-60 with bowls and this way they are circumaural for my small ears. The KSC dangle awkwardly from my...

I don't listen to all sorts of metal... just a few related genres: the "hardly even metal"-genre (tool, the mars volta, barkmarket, ...), stoner (kyuss, QOTSA, ...), drone (birchville cat motel, fear falls burning, Sunn O))), ...), noise/sludge (Boris, Merzbow, ...) and some others I really...

Europe sells the grados at prices that are pretty ridiculous (€100 for the SR-60)... so either buy used or get an Alessandro MS1 ($100 shipped worldwide)

the pads look to be quarter modded comfies and not bowls (too wide and not deep enough for bowls) and the rim doesn't say alessandro, so I'd say SR-60

in weight the phones I've tried (from heavy->light) I'd say MS2i > ATH-A900 >> RS1 > SR-60 Alien dacs and MAX's could be bought pre-built (sometimes they pop up in the FS, or you could contact a DIY'er)... but there are lots of other options (for instance, the HeadFive sounds good with...

just a few clear-ups: - MS2i (= Music Series 2 on Alessandro's site) and SR325i have heavier aluminum housings and would be a bad idea for someone that doesn't have a strong neck (the plastic and wood versions are lighter) - the SR-80 do not come with flats! The SR-60 comes with comfies and...

indeed, so in the example you gave, that would mean no choice for the right lead, three choices (depending only on physical cap size and lead spacing) for the left lead (and no polarity if I see it correctly)

I can (and do) wear my heavy MS2i with unmodded bowls for 5 hours+ without any discomfort...so good work on the mod, but not necessary for me though

if you want a fun sound and more bass for little money, the equation audio headphones (RP150?) are often mentioned (beware: I don't own any, so I can't personally say this is true or false, but it's something to look into as there are a lot of reviews on them here)... I still think most ppl...

I went for a Max as it deals with low voltages only, so I could ruin the amp but not much more if I screwed up good ... but I built a JRossel-kit successfully after having only built a Cmoy (well two) and an alien DAC before... Just follow the instructions on Tombs MAX-site (they are very...

if the SR-60+bowls (= my office setup) is as much as the SR-80, I'd go for the SR-80 just for the better cable alone (4 wire in stead of 3 wire) Beware that as you tried the SR-225 (with the SR-80 the more bassy lower level grados) with old flats, you already heard one of the grado combos...