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After a few weeks of playing with RS1  I still think it sounds a little dark and it misses the spark lower grados have. SR60 seems much brighter, a little louder too but also extremely fatiguing. I could listen to RS1 for hours while half of hour with SR60 gives me headaches. All in all a...

Quote: i would like to get both little dot I+ and mk I+. Where shall I get them from in Uk? some shop which wont involve paypal. thx  

last impresions. i doest perform vell on acoustic and classical. sound is too fat, like trying to suck honey through a straw. 

Listening at the moment FLAC on PC directly from onboard soundcard, ASUS P5NT-deluxe mobo. Big differece, sound is better than my Cowon S9. I always thought onboard sound was poor.   EDIT: i take it all back. just put it throught my AVC Denon amp. WOW the sound. I seriously need a dedicated...

Ok after a week of burning-in the headband has come off and sound has settled down. Nice mid bass and sweet mids. Big diference. Im still ot convinced though.  I will get an amp see what happens.

Ive let them cook ppl, il post after sound starts mellowing down.   There is a weird thing that strikes me, one of the cable connectors is up, opposite the hole cable goes through. While the othe connector is down near the hole. It doesnt look like it has been re-wired either.

GOOD NEWS, IM NOT GOING MAD. THEY HAVENT BEEN BURNED-IN !!!!!! MUHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHA.. wallet saved   disregard my last comment. i didnt delete it because it looks kewl. as a matter of fact disregard this whole thread. i seriously need to get a life and stop editing my own posts

Yes my model is buttonless. What does it mean?  I had a listening session last night. SR80 used to be fatiguing too until I vented their drivers. Ive listened to them again and you guys were right, what a difference! Even male voices have bass in them. Probably RS1 is much darker than a standard...

I got them today, used and burned-in. A bit dissapointed. I lsiten to losless from an unamped Cowon S9.. Is it  because of that? Can you guys advice towards some amp and DAC? Is Hifiman HM-800 any good? Friday Im getting paid again :)   Bilavideo was right, modding SR80 would get them close...

Im 2 months late on this one. I only wanted to express my pure raging hate towards these headphones. Great build, looks, comfy, nice extras and everything but what a cra4p sound. Bass too loose, goes into mids, highs roll off. I would buy 4 pairs of Koss PortPro instead. Im not usualy a...

Congrats again Bill. I had to google for cocobolo. ArmAndHammer I found that thread. Not much to be learnt there. Maybe we need a new thread just  for friendly newbies. I found out Stax need specialised electrostatic amps. Getting some value out of them  will mean owning more Stax. Not cheaper...

Quote:   The mod did go well since now I get a much better sound. Problem is when I put things back together. So the next step will be in modding the enclosure to leave the driver wide open on both sides.   Cilinder-like enclosure, no black mesh, cut earpads, nothing on the back or...

LOL ArmAndHammer. Tame that avatar, its gone out for blood again. So Stax not for you. Some people say it may be a good cheap alternative to RS1. Didnt research much myself. I definitely am for trying new things as long as I dont have to pay too much.   Today Ive vented my SR80...

I also own a Cowon S9 and Grados totaly rock with it. I really hope you listen to losless otherwise having good headphones defeats the point.  I had iGrado but I gave them to my sister. I found them unconfortable and too piercing at first. Compared with Sr80 iGrado has a bigger bass but...

    Lol monkey. CeeTee stop being so funny this is a serious 765£ matter. I made up my mind, HF2 it is people. Seems everyone likes them and given the price I cant go wrong. I also need a DAC, didnt even know what that was before coming here. Would a cheap 100£ one be better than an...

dagothur it is GBP mate, £££, big great british pound

Hold your horses people. I dont plan on going above the RS series. I dont even have money for an RS1, I was planning on paying for it with my cradit card. TheMonkey: what do you mean by getting some 'stats with the money? You mean rep on this forum? Mneh... And CeeTee: WHAT IS THAT ???  I...

Quote: I need to find a shop in London where they let me try all these. I would  hate becoming a fanboy before I tried other posibilities.

Quote:  I found DT880 extremely flat for my taste. Never tried any other beyers tho. It could get very bassy if amplified properly. Otherwise too flat for hi-fi. But thats me.

Quote: Can you give me some links onto good shops I could get it from? Ive put it in google shopping and nothing cames up. I live in UK by the way. Whats the difference between MS-Pro and R1i? As I understand Alessandro is tuned for guitar/acoustic listening? Will it be a big difference?

I had no problem with amazon when my SR80 went silly. They started to resonate and Ive sent them back for repairs after few days of use. I got them back all good rafter a month. I also think theyve burned them in for me. However I later found out I only need to suck the cans in to get rid of...

Thanks for the imput everyone, ill remember to stay clear of RA1. MacedonianHero can you suggest something else?   I had a look on ebay and some decent shops from USA sell RS1 for 500£, thats 200£ cheaper than here. Do you think I should take the plunge? I know for sure they arent allowed to...

Hi all, I am new to audiophile world and in just about 2 years Ive changed a lot of equipment. Im ready to shed a lot of money that i dont really have, about 1100£ to get a Grado RS1 with an RA1 amp. Ive never listened to them and this is why I need your advice. Would I get a better deal If I...