Hi,   I just went home from New York City where I bought a phantastic Grado RS1i (for my ears).   I am a beginner for headphones and I am looking now for a good matching amp for the RS1i.   I am friend of tube amps, like the warm sound and the wide soundstage.   The headphone amp...

Hi Guys and Gals   I am looking for advice from Grado rs1i owners on what amp to pair them with, I am leaning towards tubes at this stage as I like the sound but don't want to spend silly money as I already have a bad 2 channel habit.   So in short, what are you grado rs1i's using with...

I am seriously considering buying sennheiser HD700 or Grado RS1i. In order to make a choice I want to audition them first but as an international student I have no idea where can I do so. I live in Worcester which is near Boston. Does anyone know whether there is any audiophile store which...

I am merely posting this thread to get opinions about these three headphones - the RS1i, the PS500, and the MS Pro. All of them are within the same price range, and all are Grado-like in some form or another. Yet, all of them have different sounds. Some background about myself - I currently...

What is the best one portable or not for under 200 dollars?

What would be a good compliment to a Grado RS1i.   I would like something really different and would like to stay around the $200 mark.   I would like some open and closed headphone choices, if possible.   I listen to mostly rock and classic rock.     These are the cans that I...

Hey guys, I have the RS1i headphones......what would be a good sounding set-up for these and not break the bank.   Need a nice MP3 & Flac player DAC and portable amp.   Need a few suggestions.....thanks

I have been looking for a used RS1i recently for my metal purposes, however I have had a couple of people saying the MS Pro is also worth considering. I do not mind bright headphones or a warm presentation. I own the SR60i's and I really like them but wish for more detail and better bass. I like...

I recently bought a pair of the Ultrasone Edition 8s. I also bought the Woo Audio WA7 but it's backordered so I haven't received it yet. For now I'm listening to the Ultrasone's plugged directly into my Macbook Air.   I'm finding that the sound has far too much treble for my taste. The...

Hello, Head-Fi! This is my first post here. Well, I'll get to the point. I'm wondering how these high-end cans will sound with the source as a LAME-encoded MP3 (-V 2 setting)   Sennheiser HD600 Alessandro MS Pro/Grado RS1i/Grado HF2 Sony MDR-V6 Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO   Will they be...

I am in the market for a higher end pair of Grados and a headphone amp. Currently I have a pair of 225is that I plan to sell. After a couple years with the 225is i have definitely become a fan of Grado's but I would like to upgrade and have something a little less bright. I listen to a lot of...

I have the Grado SR125 FR graph from your site as well as the new SR125i FR graph that has been recently put up , undoubtedly shows some change in the sound signature. The SR125i as far as I know, is the only new FR graph while all the other models such as the SR60i,SR225i,SR325i etc still use...

After owning, and neglecting a set of KRK Rokit 6s for a while - I finally decided that if 99% of my home audio was done via headphones, I might as well invest in the best sound I could afford. I picked up some Grado RS1i's after auditioning a few in that price range; now I have the somewhat...

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...

Where is the best place to get a Grado rs1i balanced termination that is reasonably priced?   Thanks in advance.

  I just ordered my Grado RS1i which will arrive in a week or two.. :)   I used to have Grado SR80 and did not think much about amps... but now from what I understand I will need some amp for the RS1i but am trying to ease my wallet into the hifi world until I order MAD EAR HD+ amp.  ...

I've been looking through a lot of best headphone threads and it seems that the RS-1i are the best choice for metal. I listen to a lot of 80s thrash, 80-90s death metal and third wave black metal. I also listen to other metal subgenres like heavy metal, doom metal and other music genres such as...

I'm divided between an upgrade or not. I can't seem to make up my mind, I need some help.   I feel that I need something more from my RS1i's. Though I don't know exactly what (Yes, vague, I know).     I've been trying to find and read as many reviews as I could about cable upgrades...

Right now I only have my Grado RS-1i and I'm still waiting in queue for the MAD Ear+ HD to be built by Dr. Lloyd. I listen to mostly metal and some rock as well as punk. I'm looking for a dedicated USB Dac that would be a considerable upgrade from my PCMCIA Echo Indigo DJ card. I did some...

So I'm planning on getting a grado to keep in my collection for good.   So now I have a dilemma and to those who have all 3 please help me out!   I've been browsing the SR60i mod thread since I''m excited to mod headphones since I got my t50rps a few weeks ago!   MY question is if I...

This sucks - I have the money in the bank, and the local distributor has dropped the asking price by about 300 bucks on what they were 12 months ago. Still not a cheap headphone, but I cant think of anything else that comes close for 680 AUD in the era of the T1 and various orthos, all well over...

I have been playing around and noticed that if you have an iPod Classic with the RS1i and engage the "Bass Reducer" setting in the EQ option then you have a sound that is remarkably close to that of the RS-2i.  More treble detail comes forward which can be handy for some songs.   I just...

I listen mostly to instrumental and vocal jazz. I used to own a RS1i that I liked alot for jazz. But I would like to know if the other 2 headphones are better for jazz. Which of these 3 headphones would you choose and why?   Thanks in advance.

So far I have a generic Mini to RCA plug plugged into my Indigo Echo DJ sound card (bad source I know). I plan on upgrading to a PS DSL III or a Burson Audio DA DAC later along the road. I'm looking to spend $200, but no more than that. Any suggestions?  

In a couple months I'm going to be graduating from my high school so I was hoping to get a new headphone setup before college with approx. a 2k budget.  Right now I'm using a Grado 225i with senn yellow pads and an Ibasso d12 with stock opamps.  I enjoy the "in your face" sound of the grados...