Seems we have about the same issue here, but on different headphones. You could try blowing at the driver and see if that moves any particle in there.

Ah, yes... that person seems to have had a similiar issue, maybe it was a temporary glitch. I'll certainly give them some burn in time before going through the motions of a warranty claim.   Thanks for the reply!  

Hmm... looked carefully and couldn't see any hairs. But I blew into the driver cover and surprisingly after that it vanished for about a minute before it came back again, I blew into the cover again and it seems to have vanished for the moment. I really can't see anything loose in there, but...

Hi!   So... after waiting for over a year I finally got my PS-1000 headphones, no 763. Right... so they sound just lovely and they are everything the GS-1000 weren't to me, I even like them more than the RS-1's.   So I've been listening to them for a few hours now, and I figured it was...

Well, I went from noname crap to the SR-80's, which was quite a revelation. Now I've had the RS-1's for some weeks and while there's a difference it just isn't as huge as the first step from junk to SR-80. So for me the "wow-feeling" wasn't instant. But! After a few weeks of usage the RS-1's...

Thanks for the replies!

Ok, might be posted here somewhere, but at least I didn't see it in the first few pages - just noticed that Musical Fidelity call it the X-CANV8P now, anyone know what the "P" stands for?

'88 Volvo 740 and '93 Daimler DoubleSix - I think a reasonable price for both would be about $1500. So yeah, headphones are going to win here.

Quote: Originally Posted by les_garten Let us know how you rank them when you get them all. Espeically where the GS1000 comes in. . Noted. Quote: Originally Posted by nickchen Pooh. You have a budget. Well, typically I have some car restoration project, but...

Just a quick update if anyone's interested. Ordered a pair of RS1's today... and also pair of PS1000's (no. need. to. say. a thing. I know, I know). Hopefully it'll all be here in 3 weeks.

Quote: Originally Posted by Anti-Hero Justifying spending all this money on headphones. It's so damn hard for me. I just ordered a pair of AD900's. I've wanted them for the longest time and I finally saved up enough to buy them so I did. I should feel happy. But I can't help but think...

I think I might've been a bit misleading about the source, it's not exclusively streaming music - just happened to fancy that radio station. However, most of it is mp3 files of assorted quality, if I can get a FLAC version of something I usually do, occasionally a regular CD gets played too...

Quote: Originally Posted by robm321 I think we missed an important question and that's what kind of music do you mostly listen to OP? If you don't listen to jazz or classical, then being a former RS-1 owner - I have to say RS-1s definately have to be experienced at least once in a...

Well, I'd echo SR80 as it's a set of headphones I've been very satisfied with, but I can understand if some prefer others, the downsides I found was that they're not the most comfortable, at least after a longer session of usage which has been pointed out. Also they tend let in a lot of...

Quote: Originally Posted by robm321 You are burning them in, right? You should leave them with semi loud music (not too loud, no clipping) pretty much 24/7. I takes at least a couple hundred hours before they open up. Mine stopped improving at about 300 hours. ... BTW, that would...

Quote: Originally Posted by vvanrij Yes it should be. The X-Can doesn't have a good DAC, but probably better then your soundcard. Very wise choice imo to keep the GS1000 and also a RS1 (see my sig ), its smart to give it a more thorough look before discarding it. Thank you! =)...

Many thanks for the many impressions this far! After some pondering, I've decided to order the RS-1's to see if I like them better, as many have recommended. But I'm keeping the GS1000's for now, I will take them to a hifi shop and compare them to another pair, they will probably also have...

Wow. Domo arigatou for all the replies this far! =) I'm off for a while now, will digest all this information and return tomorrow. Edit: Quote: I would concur that they may be defective. Also, as they say..crap in---->crap out. The new cans are much more revealing and it may be...

Quote: Originally Posted by nullstring any chance you could go to a store that sells them and try to demo a pair there.. and see if it's any better... Also, do grado's need to be burned in? How many hours do you have on them? That's a good idea! Nearest store is quite far...

Right, I've had SR80's for some years now, and I've always appreciated them - been using them with my PC, and sometimes with my piano. Anyway, a while ago a dog managed to get herself tangled up in them and did a violent pull (they still work, if one feels like holding the wires all the time)...