ekolite
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Best so far….
Best so far….
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ekolite
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Looking for a portable amp atm. If you are ever on the hunt for one. Check out the Vorzuge Pure II series. Excellent amps! Best portables I have heard on the market.
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DTgill
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Yes, I'm headed back to the SR325is myself (silver not gold) from the PS500e (which is very good, but ...). IMO, the 'e' series took a nice step toward a smoother sound for Grado -- the 'x' series seems to be heading toward "Sennheiser" land -- much more laid back. Give me the crisp up-front older 325 sound!!Best so far….
ekolite
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Yes I found a place that sells the rs2-i brand new in the box for 795.00. They also sell the ra-1 headphone amps for retail price, I think. I would love to hear some impressions of the rs2-i.
DTgill
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Let me introduce you to my latest acquisition... Now if only my GS1000 would get here 
Curious to hear your impression of these. At their price, I'm sure they will fall short of the GS1000, but who knows?!Let me introduce you to my latest acquisition... Now if only my GS1000 would get here
DTgill
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One thing I can say about these (since I've only listened for a little while) is they are clear like all of my other Grado cans, these sound close to the 325x I think I'm gonna like these. IMHO I think they sound much better than their price point, maybe a bit more forward than my RS1e.
For sure more trebbly than my RS1e, not a bad thing...
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j0val
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Ordered the RS1x today. I previously had the GH4, which I sold because I bought the Meze Empyreans. Hoping the RS1x will be a great enhancement over my previous Grados. Going to be connecting it to a Lyr 3 and Bifrost 2.
ekolite
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Congrats. I’m ordering that headphone in a few weeks if I can find it. Something about the Grado sounds reels you back in. They look something of an enigma to me when I first saw them. A heart of maple, a hit of hemp and a taste of Cocobola.
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Nice. I just ordered from Audio46 today.
You’re right. There’s something about Grado that keeps me coming back. I only had the Empyreans for a few months. They’re great headphones, but the Grados are kings of low volume listening.
I hope the new driver adds some width to the soundstage on the RS1X.
ekolite
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If soundstage is important you won’t be dissapounted with the the rs1. I had the Rs1e for a while. Had a custom cable job done on them from an online dealer.. well the cable end broke within 6 months and I was gentle with it. They internally wired the headphones. So going back to the original cable was out of the question. And me sending them back for a repair only to have fixed again and again was out of the question for me as well. Anyways the Rs1e still made an impression on me that I will come back for its new incarnation. Albeit with included cable this time. Check out Allison Krauss and Union Station’s album called Live on stream or physical when you get your rs1x. I recommend that to the fullest!
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Good stuff!
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