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Feb 21, 2018 at 10:33 AM Post #37,518 of 65,649
Hi folks,

Just wanted to know if anybody has an opinion about Grado headphones paired with the LG V20 phone. I have an opportunity to buy a like-new RS2e. I know it's a matter of opinion but I'm curious about the V20-RS2e match. I mostly listen to jazz, rock, punk, indie music. Would it sound dull without an amp? Thanks!
 
Feb 21, 2018 at 10:45 AM Post #37,520 of 65,649
Thanks guys, I'll get in touch with the seller. It's only an issue in that I can't see how far down the cup beyond the grille the crack goes. It's not huge in terms of a gap, but it's just... meh. I don't know how likely it is that it would get any worse?
 
Feb 21, 2018 at 10:50 AM Post #37,521 of 65,649
mathe0 said:
Hi folks,

Just wanted to know if anybody has an opinion about Grado headphones paired with the LG V20 phone. I have an opportunity to buy a like-new RS2e. I know it's a matter of opinion but I'm curious about the V20-RS2e match. I mostly listen to jazz, rock, punk, indie music. Would it sound dull without an amp? Thanks!
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While I don't have an LG-V20 or an Rs2e for that matter. I truly believe you'll be fine if Grado ends up being to your liking. I use my Samsung S7 phone which is NOT great and it'll still sound good with Grados or similar low impedance cans that I have.
Worst case scenario you'll have a highly coveted headphone that should be easy to unload if it's not to your liking, I say go for it!
 
Feb 21, 2018 at 10:52 AM Post #37,522 of 65,649
cbf123 said:
I need to pick some brains again! I've been looking at getting a pair of Alessandro MS-1e's to have a listen. They can obviously be picked up quite cheap, and I've got plenty of spare pads I can mess around with now.

Any of you guys had any experience with them? I've read the MS-1 appreciation thread, but details get a bit thin on the ground with the newer version. Any help would be appreciated.
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I have Alessandro MS1e, although I purposely bought them with the older, shallower cups because I wanted the most portable Grado headphone possible (not counting the eGrado, which I have but had to send in for repair and just gave up on after the right driver again began rattling on lower frequencies shortly after the repair).

I unfortunately have never heard the GH2 so I can't offer any comparison between the two, and I no longer have any other e-series Grado's to compare with, either, but I find they have the classic Grado SR series sound I really like, not actually too different from my Alessandro MS2i (which are more resolving to my ears), not as bright as my goldie SR-325i.
 
Feb 21, 2018 at 10:54 AM Post #37,523 of 65,649
trellus said:
I have Alessandro MS1e, although I purposely bought them with the older, shallower cups because I wanted the most portable Grado headphone possible (not counting the eGrado, which I have but had to send in for repair and just gave up on after the right driver again began rattling on lower frequencies shortly after the repair).

I unfortunately have never heard the GH2 so I can't offer any comparison between the two, and I no longer have any other e-series Grado's to compare with, either, but I find they have the classic Grado SR series sound I really like, not actually too different from my Alessandro MS2i (which are more resolving to my ears), not as bright as my goldie SR-325i.
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Thanks for the info! Now I'll have to wait and see what (if anything) I need to do with my GH-2's before deciding on buying anything else!
 
Feb 21, 2018 at 10:54 AM Post #37,524 of 65,649
cbf123 said:
Thanks guys, I'll get in touch with the seller. It's only an issue in that I can't see how far down the cup beyond the grille the crack goes. It's not huge in terms of a gap, but it's just... meh. I don't know how likely it is that it would get any worse?
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The gap might stay the same, but Grado is very good when it comes to this sort of thing, and being that the Gh2 is still a relatively new headphone I am sure they.would replace that cup for you. I don't know how good the Grado dealers over the pond are though
 
Feb 21, 2018 at 12:13 PM Post #37,527 of 65,649
OK, so I can return these now. I'll start the ball rolling on that.

Just to satisfy a curiosity (and because I'm an idiot...), what would be the main sonic difference between the GH2 and the the RH2e? I know that they get a lot of love on here. Any thoughts?

Cheers!
 
Feb 21, 2018 at 2:16 PM Post #37,530 of 65,649
At the moment, purely because I KNOW that I'm happy with the GH-2 sound, I think I'll just get another of those. I do agree with the earlier views on the thread (I'm doing a long stretch of reading!!) that the GH-2 cups just aren't quite as nice looking as the 'traditional' flat cups on the Reference series. A purely cosmetic thing, I know, but the look of the Grado cans is obviously part of their alure. That was my only other complaint with my cracked GH-2 - the wood cups were an incredibly dark finish, with none of the light streaks seen on the vast majority of GH-2's. I know that the wood will naturally vary, but this was really dark in comparison to every other one I've seen. Fingers crossed the replacement is a bit nicer.

Maybe at some point in the future I'll pick a set of the RS2e up.
 
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