stewtheking
Headphoneus Supremus
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Am I crazy? I am seriously thinking of trading in my entire headphone collection for a complete overhaul. Let me explain.
So, I love the sound of my RS-1, but there are some things I am not all that happy with. The comfort has never ended up 100% fantastic, and I am forever piddling about with pads and getting them seated on my head and over my glasses. For this reason I find myself more and more reaching for my 580’s, which were meant to be just my companion can, but then the voices in my head start with the “you paid that much money for them to just sit there…”, etc etc etc, and I feel kind of silly leaving them there under-appreciated when I have a plethora of other audio experiences that I can’t afford.
So I sell the RS-1 (hypothetically). I don’t think that the hd580 would be enough for me, so I think I would end up selling them as well, and buying myself a 650, or a K701. ( more tricky decisions there).
So (working in GBP), if I assume that I can get £450 or at maximum £500 for my mint-condition 1-year-old Grados, and another £80 ish for my sennheisers, and I can pick up (for argument’s sake) the HD650 for £180. (There is a reputable-looking seller on English Fleabay that always has them for that price). That leaves me with £350-400 to spank away on some new portable ‘phones. I have been looking for these at the UE5c. Customs appeal to me, and we have an audiologist friend of the family that I believe I can convince to do me a good deal on a pair of moulds. With a little wait, and some transatlantic postage, and about £320 of my money from the sales, bob’s your uncle.
So essentially, the trade-in would be as follows.
RS-1 + HD580 -> HD650 + UE5c.
And there’s the nub of it. Am I crazy to be thinking like this, or is it a hearty thumbs-up from the board. What do you think?
Stew
So, I love the sound of my RS-1, but there are some things I am not all that happy with. The comfort has never ended up 100% fantastic, and I am forever piddling about with pads and getting them seated on my head and over my glasses. For this reason I find myself more and more reaching for my 580’s, which were meant to be just my companion can, but then the voices in my head start with the “you paid that much money for them to just sit there…”, etc etc etc, and I feel kind of silly leaving them there under-appreciated when I have a plethora of other audio experiences that I can’t afford.
So I sell the RS-1 (hypothetically). I don’t think that the hd580 would be enough for me, so I think I would end up selling them as well, and buying myself a 650, or a K701. ( more tricky decisions there).
So (working in GBP), if I assume that I can get £450 or at maximum £500 for my mint-condition 1-year-old Grados, and another £80 ish for my sennheisers, and I can pick up (for argument’s sake) the HD650 for £180. (There is a reputable-looking seller on English Fleabay that always has them for that price). That leaves me with £350-400 to spank away on some new portable ‘phones. I have been looking for these at the UE5c. Customs appeal to me, and we have an audiologist friend of the family that I believe I can convince to do me a good deal on a pair of moulds. With a little wait, and some transatlantic postage, and about £320 of my money from the sales, bob’s your uncle.
So essentially, the trade-in would be as follows.
RS-1 + HD580 -> HD650 + UE5c.
And there’s the nub of it. Am I crazy to be thinking like this, or is it a hearty thumbs-up from the board. What do you think?
Stew