doobooloo
Headphoneus Supremus
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RS-1n: "n" for new, "n" for nude.
So, this is really the second part of my crazy RS-1 mods. The past threads regarding all my RS-1 mods are as follows:
doobooloo's RS-1 mod, part 1: wood facelift (pics)
My modded RS-1 is absolutely astounding!!!
Modding my RS-1s... Suggestions?
Modded Alessandro MS-Pros
Anyway, before I go onto the pictures... the two new things are:
1. Re-sanded and chamfered (rounded edges though, forgot the term for rounded...
) wooden cups. I have not yet applied the tung oil finish yet, will be doing that soon.
2. Removed the plastic cover piece fron the driver, put in a removable stainless steel wire mesh for protection instead.
Now, pics...
Here are some pics of the MS-Pro that I owned and modded about a year ago that was the inspiration for this RS-1 mod:
So, the big question: how does removing the plastic covering from the driver affect the sound?
Well, I was quite blown away with the MS-Pros last year, and this year I am quite pleasantly surprised as well. Removing the piece really opens up the sound, literally removes a layer of "veil" - sound becomes much more three-dimensional, and resolution takes a whole new meaning. Micro-detail that wasn't really perceivable before now is presented with unbelievable clarity. This effect seems to be much more pronounced with RS-1s (better high end to begin with than MS-Pros) and with flat pads.
The flats have gained some amount of air and high end of the bowls. The sound signature of bowls haven't changed much, but the openness is now much greater. With either pad, I can literally sense that a layer has been removed between the cans and my brain - the first thing that came to my mind when I put these on were the ER-4S, in terms of frequency response (slightly boosted mids and highs relative to before) and tremendous resolution that I've never encountered before from ANY dynamic headphone. Of course I haven't tried the multi-grand headphones and electrostats, but this new RS-1n is really, really revealing of every little detail. Quite amazing, really. Of course, this by itself isn't always so positive - crappy recordings and badly compressed music really now sound... bad.
Anyway, I'm going to go back to some more listening, I'm really tired as hell right now so maybe I'll go to sleep instead. Enjoy the pics, let me know what you all think!
So, this is really the second part of my crazy RS-1 mods. The past threads regarding all my RS-1 mods are as follows:
doobooloo's RS-1 mod, part 1: wood facelift (pics)
My modded RS-1 is absolutely astounding!!!
Modding my RS-1s... Suggestions?
Modded Alessandro MS-Pros
Anyway, before I go onto the pictures... the two new things are:
1. Re-sanded and chamfered (rounded edges though, forgot the term for rounded...
2. Removed the plastic cover piece fron the driver, put in a removable stainless steel wire mesh for protection instead.
Now, pics...
Here are some pics of the MS-Pro that I owned and modded about a year ago that was the inspiration for this RS-1 mod:
So, the big question: how does removing the plastic covering from the driver affect the sound?
Well, I was quite blown away with the MS-Pros last year, and this year I am quite pleasantly surprised as well. Removing the piece really opens up the sound, literally removes a layer of "veil" - sound becomes much more three-dimensional, and resolution takes a whole new meaning. Micro-detail that wasn't really perceivable before now is presented with unbelievable clarity. This effect seems to be much more pronounced with RS-1s (better high end to begin with than MS-Pros) and with flat pads.
The flats have gained some amount of air and high end of the bowls. The sound signature of bowls haven't changed much, but the openness is now much greater. With either pad, I can literally sense that a layer has been removed between the cans and my brain - the first thing that came to my mind when I put these on were the ER-4S, in terms of frequency response (slightly boosted mids and highs relative to before) and tremendous resolution that I've never encountered before from ANY dynamic headphone. Of course I haven't tried the multi-grand headphones and electrostats, but this new RS-1n is really, really revealing of every little detail. Quite amazing, really. Of course, this by itself isn't always so positive - crappy recordings and badly compressed music really now sound... bad.
Anyway, I'm going to go back to some more listening, I'm really tired as hell right now so maybe I'll go to sleep instead. Enjoy the pics, let me know what you all think!