[jaywillin]

  I second the Garage1217 amps with Grado's, I've been rocking the RS1e with a Sylvania 6sn7 tube for a month now.
 

 

i would have gotten an ember, but i ran into a good deal on the sunrise, 

 

[CH23]

does anybody know if it's possible to get grado drivers from anywhere? i've found that my RS1 can be used as a nice desktop speaker and now i want to build a set of actual speakers utilizing a number of drivers. (if only Grado sold those 32 driver pillar speakers)
 
 
appendix: i take good care of my RS1. at all times do i give them enough to drink and eat, and i take them out at least once per hour

 

[joseph69]

  does anybody know if it's possible to get grado drivers from anywhere? i've found that my RS1 can be used as a nice desktop speaker and now i want to build a set of actual speakers utilizing a number of drivers. (if only Grado sold those 32 driver pillar speakers)
 
 
appendix: i take good care of my RS1. at all times do i give them enough to drink and eat, and i take them out at least once per hour

You can't buy Grado drivers from them, but you can buy the Magnums.

 

[BobG55]

 

appendix: i take good care of my RS1. at all times do i give them enough to drink and eat, and i take them out at least once per hour

 
Well, later on don't come on this Thread complaining that your RS. is spoiled rotten ! 

 
 
 

 

[ruthieandjohn]

I second the Garage1217 amps with Grado's, I've been rocking the RS1e with a Sylvania 6sn7 tube for a month now.

@Oracle, if you remove a pad, how far above the edge of the wood does the black tube containing the driver protrude? For some RS1e headphones, it protrudes as much as 3/16" toward the ear; for more recent ones, it is almost flush. Thanks!

 

[CH23]

  You can't buy Grado drivers from them, but you can buy the Magnums.

 
oh sweet. do these sound about as good as the rs1's or ps1000's ?

 

[jaywillin]

   
oh sweet. do these sound about as good as the rs1's or ps1000's ?

i have a magnum, and i certainly think they are better than any sr series, i think once you go above that, it becomes very much a matter of tastes.
also, i think i'd be hard to judge raw drivers to raw drivers, housing, assembly effects sound also. 
have owned the ps500, rs1i and gs1k, and gs1ki, i'd put the magnum driver in that grouping 
 

 

[CH23]

  i have a magnum, and i certainly think they are better than any sr series, i think once you go above that, it becomes very much a matter of tastes.
also, i think i'd be hard to judge raw drivers to raw drivers, housing, assembly effects sound also. 
have owned the ps500, rs1i and gs1k, and gs1ki, i'd put the magnum driver in that grouping 
 

the idea is to get a few of them (10 or so) and create some very nice small speakers. it's cheaper and not as horrible as buying 5 RS-1's and ripping them out of those.
 
i kind of skipped the whole SR line, and went originally with the RS-2, so i'm not quite sure how those sounded. i remember the SR-80 sounding quite bassy, but thats really it.

 

[jaywillin]

 
the idea is to get a few of them (10 or so) and create some very nice small speakers. it's cheaper and not as horrible as buying 5 RS-1's and ripping them out of those.
 
i kind of skipped the whole SR line, and went originally with the RS-2, so i'm not quite sure how those sounded. i remember the SR-80 sounding quite bassy, but thats really it.

i have a buttoned rs2, and the magnum is more of what i'd call full range , certainly has more bass

 

[Oracle]

@Oracle, if you remove a pad, how far above the edge of the wood does the black tube containing the driver protrude? For some RS1e headphones, it protrudes as much as 3/16" toward the ear; for more recent ones, it is almost flush. Thanks!

These are the newer ones I posted about over in the (http://www.head-fi.org/t/794247/grado-rs1e-matters-and-impressions/75) RS1e matters and impressions thread. But these drivers are flush with the wood cups and are very comfortable unlike the first ones I owed back when the "e" series came out.

 

[WilliamLeonhart]

  i have a magnum, and i certainly think they are better than any sr series, i think once you go above that, it becomes very much a matter of tastes.
also, i think i'd be hard to judge raw drivers to raw drivers, housing, assembly effects sound also. 
have owned the ps500, rs1i and gs1k, and gs1ki, i'd put the magnum driver in that grouping 
 

How does the Magnums compare to the RS1i and the MS2i? I'm having the 325e and I can build a Magnums at about 250 USD, but I don't know if it's gonna be worth it.

 

[joseph69]

  oh sweet. do these sound about as good as the rs1's or ps1000's ?

Never heard the Magnum drivers.

 

[jaywillin]

  How does the Magnums compare to the RS1i and the MS2i? I'm having the 325e and I can build a Magnums at about 250 USD, but I don't know if it's gonna be worth it.

if you have a 325e, if it were me, i'd leave it as is. 
to me, the ms2i and rs1i are a little similar, the rs1i has a more refined treble of course. 
the magnum as i have it set up in wooden cups, has more in common with the ps500, or a rs1i with more bass.
 
my build 
magnum drivers --- $100
mahogany cups -- $80-$100 i think
grado headband with rodstops --- $57 (headphile.com)
impact cable -- $66
 
well worth the price !

 

[joseph69]

  if you have a 325e, if it were me, i'd leave it as is. 
to me, the ms2i and rs1i are a little similar, the rs1i has a more refined treble of course. 
the magnum as i have it set up in wooden cups, has more in common with the ps500, or a rs1i with more bass.
 
my build 
magnum drivers --- $100
mahogany cups -- $80-$100 i think
grado headband with rodstops --- $57 (headphile.com)
impact cable -- $66
 
well worth the price !

Totally agree about leaving the 325 alone!
 
Good info on where to get a Grado headband…I didn't know about this.

 

[jaywillin]

  Totally agree about leaving the 325 alone!
 
Good info on where to get a Grado headband…I didn't know about this.

http://www.headphile.com/page7.html
 
scroll to deal #6
he's out of the middle one, the 325
the rod stops are very nice