Yup, I've been listening to a lot of Grados... I've finally acquired all the Grados that I wanted to hear, listened to them, and compared them side by side. Now I'm writing about them as I wanted to give something back to the head-fi community. Hope someone found this useful. RS2, GS1000...

I am seriously thinking of selling off all my headphones in order to get a new set of headphones. Out of all my headphones the Alessandro's are my favorite, the sound is unique and I love it. If I were to sell my Alessandro's+ ATH-50's+ Balanced Beyerdynamic DT880 Pro (250 OHM) I should have...

 Hi   I was just wondering whether the RS1 or SR225 is more neutral. I currently own the SR225 and have owned the RS1 previously. Based on my memory, the SR225 sounds more neutral but i dont have the RS1 to compare. Hence would like impressions from someone who has owned both in the past or...

Hey guys, Im buying a cambridge dacmagic next week to pair up with my current CTH hybrid amp and my semi-vintage Grado RS-1's.   Im thinking I'm going to sell my CTH and upgrade to the WA6....any idea how this trio would sound?   Also, what are used prices on the WA6 here?   Thanks!

Hey guys,   I have decided to get a nice set of closed can portable headphones that I can use for commuting and travelling.   Currently I have the following for home use   Grado RS-1 Senn HD-650 Stax SR-007   My IEM are   Senn IE 8 Shure 530   I am not too concered...

Hey guys I've been searching and searching and I cannot find the answer I am looking for. Basically, in short I am looking for a pair of headphones with very strong/prominent midrange and some bass.   Right now I own: D5000: bass but mids veiled due to strong bass Darth Beyer V3: super...

Hey guys, I have had my pair of semi-vintage Grado RS-1's that I bought used and told they are from 03 so they are not far after the vintage series for about 11 months now. Im thinking up upgrading to the GS1000 as I can sell these for about 500 and pick up GS1000 for about 600. I am using a CTH...

I was a little skeptical at first considering the price but after proper amping and suffficient burn in these are some really sweet sounding headphones. They even sound great hooked up to my laptop.

I just wrote up a comparison of these 2 headphones and realized it would be helpful to others. I bought them both to have a battle of the best rock headphones. Here are my findings:   I compared these headphones with the Gilmore Lite amplifier and Cary Xciter DAC. The Gilmore Lite (dynalo)...

Hi   I was browsing the internet when i found that the HP2 retailed for 495 USD when the RS1 has always be at 695 USD. This got me thinking whether Grado intended the HP2 to be an inferior can to the RS1 and hence priced them less. But here in head-fi the HP2 is regarded to be much...

playing with my new vs lathe thought i would make my self a pair of these if anyone has dimensions of the cups auto cad some type of graphical model or even a kiddie grade paint skills with arrows and a little picture would work.   what do you get for doing this ?   1 set of free cups...

I recently bought some RS1's, and have noticed something very strange.   Even when down-mixing to mono, even reversing earphones, the hi-hat always sounds like its coming  from the right.  At first I thought it was a channel imbalance.  This can really get annoying...   Could this be down...

mmmm...tempting.... Currently the bid's at NZ$390 (US$230, 172 Euro, 155 Quid) Grado Headphone RS 1(one of BEST in the world) for sale - TradeMe.co.nz - New Zealand mmmmmm......... Currently resisting due to my concern of the RS-1's reported colouring of the sound and that I like my...

I have been looking at cans at different price points within my budget. I originally was looking at circa $150, but ended up going for a pair of 325is from a dealer who was selling their demo pair for a strong discount. This go-round, I listened to the RS-1, the 325is, the 225i and the 60i...

INTRODUCTION: There's a lot of discussion about the RS1 and its variants lately. I thought it might be nice to have a new reference thread on this topic, with lots of pictures. I don't know the exact year that the RS1 was created, but the first review I've found is the famous Wes Phillips...

Hey guys,   I have been using a Compact Tube Hybrid Amplifier (CTH) with my Grado RS-1 for some time now but im looking to upgrade to the Woo Audio WA3. Can anyone help me out deciding if its worth the extra ~130 or so to upgrade? Any thoughts on the amp with RS-1's?

The last time I owned the RS1, I had no AD2000 to compare it to (the AD2K had been stolen so I went without them for a time). Well I recently went and got the RS1 again, this one of course the latest one without the buttons (my previous one had the buttons), and this time, I have the AD2000...

Hey everyone! Looking for a new amp to drive some Senn HD650 and Grado RS1 (which I will be buying at a later date). The two amps I am leaning towards most are the Mad Ear+ HD and the Woo Audio 6. Both run in at around $500 used, so a similar price. From my research I have gathered that the...

 I haven't been on this site in years (literally), but about seven years ago I was a very active memeber of this site! I've owned the r10, l3000, several stax models, majority of the highest end grados (ps1,hp-1,rs-1,alessendro's) and tried pretty much everything that was at the time a major...

My current headphone inventory consists of a pair of 701 and HD600 (with a cable upgrade). These cover all areas genres for me, but I was considering adding another pair as more of a specialty can to further compliment what I have already. I've tried the plain Grado 325 and RS-1 years ago, but...

I finally got around to getting a new pair of bowls, I think my existing bowls were 2 years old because I'm not the first owner of my RS1. I honestly expected not much sound change because there's still bowls but I was wrong. The new bowls are smaller. I'm not sure if there are any physical...

What amp is better for the following headphones: Sennheiser HD 800 Beyerdynamic Tesla T1 Darth Beyer v4 with the works AKG K702 rewired with Black Dragon Grado RS1 Incoming Audeze LCD-2   I listen mainly to rock and classical, with a bit of techno, dubstep, and dance.   If...

I am looking for an amp to drive my three phones: rs1i, hd600 and k501. I used to use ra1 for rs1i and corda arietta for hd600 and k501. However, I am somewhat tired of switching amps when I want to change phones. So I am looking for an amp which can drive all of them well to replace my two...

Have your say! All for fun and I'm really quite anticipating your vote.   Edit: I'm extremely sorry for not adding the HF-2 into the equation, I never heard of them at the time.

What Headphones Are Good? Budget : $0-$170 Listening Genre : Pop, R&B, Hip Hop, Jazz, Rock (Alternative).... Type : Anykind Of Headphone Or Earphone, Closed, Open, Earphone, Anything That Is Good Want : Good Bass, Good Mids, Good Highs, Equal Sound! Thx ^^:L3 000: