Great headphones but I find them shrill for certain tunes I listen to. Awesome quality nonetheless.

Can someone tell me how they got their buttons on the sides of the headphones off? I've read that you can use a boil method but can anyone give me more details on how to do this? I have a feeling that water + headphones don't really make a good combination if I mess up. I've also read something...

^^^ Thanks for the reply! I see what you're saying with everything. I really enjoy the RS2i's and feel pretty satisfied. Was just curious about what the fuss was with amps and the likes. So would you say an amp is purely for volume gain at it's basics? 

Just got my RS2is and they're really great. Thanks for all the info guys! Could anyone tell me a little bit about amps? Are they worth it for grados? Is there a thread or something that has combined basic info about amps and differences between popular portable amp/dac's? When I look through the...

Thanks for all the info! Yeah, I guess I'm also kinda in that situation where the extra $200 jump from RS-2i to the RS-1i seems a little steep. But then again I get that feeling that I should either go big or go home on my next purchase which has kind of convinced me to consider the RS-2i...

What's everyone's opinion on the RS2i? I haven't really seen anybody talk about them the past couple pages. Is it a worthy upgrade from someone who has the SR80i's? Big differences (positive)? And for the price, is it a much better sounding headphone in comparison to the SR325is?