I just got mine today and I've been listening to it, but I noticed that the impedance switch on the back doesn't seem to increase or decrease the volume as expected, at least nothing like how the Pico Headamp's impedance switch does. Anyone else experience the same thing?

Quote:   I don't have an opinion on tube rolling in any direction, but the 'evidence' you posted is nowhere close to being empirical or reliable. For one, the link you posted is the only site where the 'test' appears on, and everybody else simply links to it. Also, there is no test data...

So the PS500 is significantly heavier than the RS1i?

Hey guys, I'm scheduled for Lasik surgery, which means I'm getting back into the headphone world. I used to own a pair of RS1i's which I loved, but due to the pressure, my ears pressed against the legs of my glasses and I couldn't listen to them for more than 30 minutes without experiencing...

Just like the US, there are good products and bad products. China has traditionally been known for bad products because that's all that was being exported to the US, but now we're starting to see an influx of the good products.

Just wanted to chime in here. I was originally interested in the Nuforce uDAC-2 based on the positive responses of other members here who have used it. However, coming across nwavguy's measurements gave me pause. I was still interested in this DAC, however, up until the point where I saw...

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Yeah, it's weird actually. A few people told me that they could make it when I sent out the round of PM's, but then disappeared. Then out of the few that could make it and were responsive, about half told me they couldn't make it. In the end, it seemed better to plan it for another time. Perhaps...

I've had multiple people tell me they couldn't make it this Saturday, so I've decided to cancel the meet. Maybe we can do it during summer vacation instead.

Any more people? I'm trying to get a headcount and so far it doesn't look good.

Seeing as how the meet is 2 weeks away, I'd like to finalize things. It'll be held on March 21, a Saturday, from 1 PM until 5 PM, unless anyone has any overriding reason to change the date. It's a good time because the following week is Spring Break for UH students. If someone could bring a...

Well March 21 is the tentative date. I'm simply setting a date so we can get an idea of when it will be and we can work around it if some people can't make it.

Hello everyone, there was a dicussion about a Head-Fi meet in Honolulu a while back that didn't go through. I was one of the people who offered up my house as a possible meeting place but it fell through because it was still under renovation. Well, now that place is complete and ready to go, so...

Wow, 3-4 months? That's pretty nuts, good thing I have the SR-225's to tide me over. I haven't bothered to contact Grado Labs yet because I wouldn't know what to say. "Hi, I have a pair of headphones that I sent in for repair, I have no RMA number and no tracking number, just my address, can you...

Thanks for the response. It's coming up on 3 weeks now but I'll be a little more patient since Grado Labs is in New York and I'm in Hawaii. You have a nice avatar too!

Hello all, I was wondering how long it takes Grado Labs to repair a pair of headphones? I sent in my Grado RS-1 two weeks ago and I still haven't gotten them back so I'm getting kind of worried.

Quote: Originally Posted by wpfloridian Buy the GS-1000bowl pads ans fit them on the RS1... I clearly stated in the very first post that I already bought them. They completely ruin the sound quality and are much less comfortable than the flat pads. It really annoys me when people...

Don't get the RS1's is all I can say. The difference is just like from the SR-80 to SR-225, I can't even listen to female vocal songs anymore on the SR-225's because they sound slightly muffled compared to the RS1's.

Mercuttio, I'm curious, can you give a breakdown of what you feel is good and bad between the DT880 and the RS1? Personally I feel that the RS1 is a bit lacking in the bass thump and is slightly too silibant in certain songs (though the Pico does a great job of controlling this). I'm interested...

What is the phatpad mod? The main issue I have is that even if I bend the headband out so that the cups are pretty much perpendicular with the ground, the right cup applies pressure to the top of my right ear. This wouldn't be a problem but I wear glasses and the lobe pushes against the leg...

I probably don't have the equipment to run the GS1000 since all I have is the Pico amp. I have a friend who has the DT990's and I'll be auditioning them this Friday. I really wish I could use these RS1's because I just simply love the sound, but it's been almost a year since I've owned them and...

Hello all, I currently have a pair of Grado RS1's that for the life me I can't seem to make comfortable, despite bending the headband and buying flat pads and jumbo bowl pads. I really love the sound but unfortunately, I think I have to get something else because it's gotten to the point where I...

Here's the situation with my place. My folks are still renovating the house and it's a complete mess right now. I'm not sure how long it'll take for us to finish and even then, I'd have to clear it with them that it's ok for a bunch of strangers to come over. For the time being, it's best to...

How long will the event last? I will be moving house on that weekend and my parents will expect me to help out, but if I tell them a beginning and end time, I should be able to make it.

A while back, we went to look inside the house we bought. Currently there's college students living in it and we're waiting for their contract to expire. When we visited though, there was one guy who had the Grado SR-225, some Stax headphones I couldn't identify, and a Sansui rack with a Sansui...