Hifianddrumming
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Desperate. Need help. This is no joke!
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Hunt down the postman and steal your own headphones from him. He has to be somewhere. And if you dont find him at least the day will be mostly over.
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Anticipate your self on how good they are. So when they get there, your gonna be like THESE ARE AWESOME.
Watch some reviews.
Watch some reviews.
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First off, I love you, FasterX. A Whaler's fan!
Secondly, thank you everyone for your help. The time did actually pass, and I am now in possesion of my new Alessandro MS1i's.
And now, my impressions, and a mini-review.
They came in a Grado box. Go figure. I love Grado/Alessandro, because after you have the box and it's contents, you're never really sure if you've got the right headphones. It doesn't say anywhere whether they're the MS1 or the MS1i. You just have to trust them.
These are my replacement headphones for my lost/stolen Grado SR80i's. The look exactly like the SR80i's in every single way, except for the lettering on the earpieces, and the missing little centre button. They sound essentially like the SR80i's except for a couple of minor differences. First off, they sound a bit "clearer". I can pick out little things in songs that I couldn't with my SR80i's - and they were remarkable in that regard. Voices are more distinct and refined - but just a little. The high-highs are slightly easier to take - they're a tiny bit smoother, or rounded. The lows seem about the same. Very punchy and deep. The soundstage is very good. A lot of people slam Grados for having a tiny soundstage, but I disagree. I listened to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, and the music was very "wide". I closed my eyes and I felt like I had the best seats in the house at the symphony - say, row 15 centre. They seem a little bit harder to drive than the SR80i's, but I might be imagining things. I have a Luxman R-113 receiver with a built-in headphone amp which handles them with tremendous ease, but I have to go pretty close to full volume on my laptop. But that's okay. They sound far better off of the Luxman, and that's where I listen to 95% of my music.
And for you fellow Canadians out there, they were $99CA, no shipping, no duty, and no taxes. I can't tell you why I didn't have to pay taxes. Maybe because the package is labelled "from George Alessandro". It doesn't look like a business at all. Alessandro paid the shipping, which was $21US. I paid something like $180 for my SR80is, and I like these better already, even before any burn-in time. After taxes, the MS1i's are half-price.
They really are an incredible deal for incredible headphones.
Secondly, thank you everyone for your help. The time did actually pass, and I am now in possesion of my new Alessandro MS1i's.
And now, my impressions, and a mini-review.
They came in a Grado box. Go figure. I love Grado/Alessandro, because after you have the box and it's contents, you're never really sure if you've got the right headphones. It doesn't say anywhere whether they're the MS1 or the MS1i. You just have to trust them.
These are my replacement headphones for my lost/stolen Grado SR80i's. The look exactly like the SR80i's in every single way, except for the lettering on the earpieces, and the missing little centre button. They sound essentially like the SR80i's except for a couple of minor differences. First off, they sound a bit "clearer". I can pick out little things in songs that I couldn't with my SR80i's - and they were remarkable in that regard. Voices are more distinct and refined - but just a little. The high-highs are slightly easier to take - they're a tiny bit smoother, or rounded. The lows seem about the same. Very punchy and deep. The soundstage is very good. A lot of people slam Grados for having a tiny soundstage, but I disagree. I listened to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, and the music was very "wide". I closed my eyes and I felt like I had the best seats in the house at the symphony - say, row 15 centre. They seem a little bit harder to drive than the SR80i's, but I might be imagining things. I have a Luxman R-113 receiver with a built-in headphone amp which handles them with tremendous ease, but I have to go pretty close to full volume on my laptop. But that's okay. They sound far better off of the Luxman, and that's where I listen to 95% of my music.
And for you fellow Canadians out there, they were $99CA, no shipping, no duty, and no taxes. I can't tell you why I didn't have to pay taxes. Maybe because the package is labelled "from George Alessandro". It doesn't look like a business at all. Alessandro paid the shipping, which was $21US. I paid something like $180 for my SR80is, and I like these better already, even before any burn-in time. After taxes, the MS1i's are half-price.
They really are an incredible deal for incredible headphones.
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coke and whores
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Personally I'd recommend breaking into the post office to retrieve the MS1s - they are yours after all.
On the other hand the suggestions about the time machine are also enticing. If you do that can you also locate some lost socks for me?
Personally I'd recommend breaking into the post office to retrieve the MS1s - they are yours after all.
On the other hand the suggestions about the time machine are also enticing. If you do that can you also locate some lost socks for me?
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First of all it is a joke. Second of all, drink some liquor until you pass out and when you wake up your headphones will be on their way or maybe even delivered.
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Hifianddrumming
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Headphones drive people to great lengths, don't they 
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JamesMcProgger
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awww Im late!!
arent the MS1 like 3 times better than the SR80?!! btw, quartermod those nasty pads.
arent the MS1 like 3 times better than the SR80?!! btw, quartermod those nasty pads.
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Nah, it's a cointoss for most people
They're both good to the point where I'd just wear the ones within closer reach if I owned 'em. Grado is full flavor, Allies are like menthols
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