[jaywillin]

will the madness ever end ??
there's an offer for a trade of the gs1000i , for an lcd2, hmmmmmm(no i haven't made contact! ) lol
i may get the soloist today, it was processed through birmingham at 3am today, fingers crossed !
the rs1 and the little dot are performing the duties today, and yesterday since shipping the A2 off to mattTCG
yesterday,
one thing i've noticed so far comparing/contrasting  the audeze to the grado's, with the audeze i'm still listening AT
the music, and i'm sure a lot of that may be they are still new
the grado gets out of the way, i'm a part of the music, if that makes any sense

 

[whirlwind]

Jay....please report back what you think about the soloist.

 

[jaywillin]

  Jay....please report back what you think about the soloist.

its here, still cold from the truck, i'll say this so far, its a heavy, apparently well built son of a gun !

 

[ferday]

this may have been covered but does anyone aware of upcoming black friday sales on grado?
 
i'm in canada but can often benefit from these sales and maybe it's time to own some rs1i's...

 

[joseph69]

 
its here, still cold from the truck, i'll say this so far, its a heavy, apparently well built son of a gun !

Congratulations on the soloist, can't wait to hear your impressions with both the RS and the LCD.

 

[gregorya]

I make boxes in the US and I'm sorry to say that box looks imported. 

I believe these boxes are made in Rhode Island.

 

[gregorya]

Yeah I was a bit surprised myself, but live and learn I guess. 

Figured I'd throw the red meat out there to see if anyone else had got their order yet and had a similar experience.

I received my box and the fit and finish is much better than the pics you posted.

Have you contacted them to report your issues, and if so, were they responsive?

 

[markm1]

  this may have been covered but does anyone aware of upcoming black friday sales on grado?
 
i'm in canada but can often benefit from these sales and maybe it's time to own some rs1i's...

I remember a vender-sorry can't remember who-last December or January-right around the holidays-thinking early January that listed some discounted HP's and offered Headif listeners first dibs..I remember seeing the rs1i for about $500.

 

[barid]

I received my box and the fit and finish is much better than the pics you posted.

Have you contacted them to report your issues, and if so, were they responsive?

 
I did not.  Wasn't worth it to me to ship it back etc.  I ended up cutting the foam insert to fit the HP2's and I'll live with it.  If I could do it again though I would have just gone with a Pelican case.  Glad your box turned out nicer than mine though, it's good to know they all weren't like that.

 

[parbaked]

I believe these boxes are made in Rhode Island.

That's really good to know, thanks!

 

[JoeDoe]

Out of all my headphones, the only ones that made the cut for the thanksgiving trip are my MS1s, 7keys cherry-style!

 

[jonbmet]

   
I do have flats, I had even order two pairs from TTVJ just in case they ever deicide to stop producing them I'd have a spair pair, and the other pair is on my HP1000.
 
It's late, and I'm pretty tired, but you definately got me curious, so I'm going to try the flats on my SR80i tomorrow for sure.
 
By the way, I just finished listening to my HP1000 with my ''new'' old HPA-2, and together they seem to sound better and better everytime I listen to them. In my opinion, the HP1000 doesn't have the WOW! factor that the PS1000 has, they have a much more subtle sound signature but it's definately growing on me. I call this, ''brain burn in'', regardless, I like what I'm hearing, and that's what counts.

I just bought a HPA-2 too. I really love this amp compared to the others I own. I don't know if it is as detailed as the others, but it is incredibly smooth and musical. Are you experiencing the same?

 

[parbaked]

 
I just bought a HPA-2 too. I really love this amp compared to the others I own. It is incredibly detailed, smooth and musical. Are you experiencing the same?

FTFY

It is a fantastic combination with HP-1000 headphones. As Stacker described: subtle excellence...

 

[jonbmet]

Right now I'm using it with RS1i and HF2 headphones. Both are pretty incredible with it. I've read the amp was designed to be paired with the HP-1000 headphones. Guess I need to start saving for some HP-1000's.

 

[jaywillin]

yeah, already missing the ps500 ! lol
i reached for it, it wasn't there