[arevalo]

Mine should be coming in this week.

How quick are they to ship?

Pretty stoked.

 

[Downer]

I have a pair of MS1s for sale. They are two months old and come with quarter modded HD 414 pads. if anyone interested just pm me...

 

[F107plus5]

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Originally Posted by Chickenman /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks for the info F107plus5. Do you think the MS1 could do well without an amp? I don't want to buy an amp until i get out my house and to college.

One of the reasons I bought MS-1 was to be able to get out without an amp cause I was too lazy to carry the extra stuff around with me all the time!

I find that with my particular system that an amp does help the MS-1, but it's not by a great margin. So there's certainly no rush to run out and get one at that.

And for what it's worth; my (now)13 year old Grandson loves to wander out with my MS-1 with the bright yellow Senns 414 earpads. He'd take them to school if he could too!

....the school would let him....but "I" wont!

Maybe next year.

I mentioned that they were tough cans, and they really are. Our four Grandkids had almost complete control of them last year right after I got my MS2i, for about four full months! I took them back the day that the cans fell from their computer chair and got tangled up in the swivel base. One of them inadvertently gave the chair a spin and the cans and the cable tried to go in different directions. There were quite a few areas between the "Y" block of the cable and both housings where the insulation was pretty badly damaged, but the phones never pulled apart and they still play beautifully. I did add some electrical tape to hide the damage and give some protection, but otherwise they still work like new.

....OK; they don't exactly "Look" like new anymore since the youngest one came home from Kindergarten with some blue facepaint on and transfered a lot of it to the yellow pads. But; yeah, a lot of it did wash out....but not ALL of it.

 

[Chickenman]

Wow.. dang.. Nice story F107plus5. I think these phones are the one.. Just have to keep on begging

 

[Chickenman]

Just ordered the MS1s today! Thanks for all the help

 

[LuckyKarma]

Good call Chickenman. I still listen to these straight out of my iPod all the time and it's ridiculous how good they sound

 

[arevalo]

Got mines today.

I must say I'm a fan.

Threw on some HD414 pads ... way comfy.

Already thinking about ordering another pair for the quarter mod but they already sound good to me.

 

[Chickenman]

Hmm thanks luckykarma. Im thinking of getting the cmoy amp after a while.

 

[LuckyKarma]

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Originally Posted by arevalo /img/forum/go_quote.gif Got mines today. I must say I'm a fan. Threw on some HD414 pads ... way comfy. Already thinking about ordering another pair for the quarter mod but they already sound good to me.

You must quarter mod

I haven't tried the HD414 pads because I am way happy with my quarter modded comfies, but if it's anything like the difference between modded and non-modded comfies you should definitely go for it.

 

[wae5]

I became curious about MS1s because some folks say they’re not classical phones which is all I listen to so I had to hear them and finally got them this past week. I compared them to HD600s while listening to Karajan’s Boris Gudunov on London and they’re open and airy and image quite well -singers move around while singing and they're much more comfortable than the HD600 which I never forget I'm wearing so MS1s compare quite well to HD600s. I like a well controlled, almost reticent bass with a slight treble emphasis and the MS1s are exactly that.

 

[Headphony]

I'll sign on to the MS1 fan club. They're my favorite portable headphone when isolation isn't an issue. I think you can really enjoy 99% of their performance with a decent portable set-up. I'm using them with an iPod Nano and Hornet M, which I find to be a good synergy with the MS1.

 

[F107plus5]

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Originally Posted by wae5 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I became curious about MS1s because some folks say they’re not classical phones which is all I listen to so I had to hear them and finally got them this past week. I compared them to HD600s while listening to Karajan’s Boris Gudunov on London and they’re open and airy and image quite well -singers move around while singing and they're much more comfortable than the HD600 which I never forget I'm wearing so MS1s compare quite well to HD600s. I like a well controlled, almost reticent bass with a slight treble emphasis and the MS1s are exactly that.

I guess the first rule about listening is that there are no rules! I quite often listen to classical with my MS-1 and MS2i, as I often listen to classical rock with HD600. It's incredible what a wide range of musical types the MS-1 are comfortable with.

I also agree as to how comfortable the MS-1 "can" be as well, compared with HD600.

....we must have similar head and ear sizes!

 

[Chickenman]

I have a question before I get my MS1's. Do you guys wash the pads because I heard it can make it softer in another thread. Just wondering since soft = more comfortable.

 

[arevalo]

Softer does not always mean more comfortable imo.

Go with the HD414 pads for comfort.

 

[saboteur1]

Just ordered mine... How long did it take to get yours arevalo (after ordering)?