Same here, but leaning towards RS2x as I like what I have read about it. However, I still wonder if RS1x is worth the jump, slots into my collection better.
From what I have been able to piece together, RS2x is still a Grado, but a bit more tame than RS2e and has "some" bass, but less than hemp and 325x. More of a musical and live headphone.
From what I have read, RS1x has comparedly less bass than most of the above, but has amazing details and very good soundstage. It will also punish you for using bad files, low bit rate.
These suspicions are my impressions after reading all the various reviews here and other places. I am sure someone will disagree and that is fine. If you can correct any errors I have made in my assumptions, please let me know.
Same here, but leaning towards RS2x as I like what I have read about it. However, I still wonder if RS1x is worth the jump, slots into my collection better.
From what I have been able to piece together, RS2x is still a Grado, but a bit more tame than RS2e and has "some" bass, but less than hemp and 325x. More of a musical and live headphone.
From what I have read, RS1x has comparedly less bass than most of the above, but has amazing details and very good soundstage. It will also punish you for using bad files, low bit rate.
These suspicions are my impressions after reading all the various reviews here and other places. I am sure someone will disagree and that is fine. If you can correct any errors I have made in my assumptions, please let me know.
Just to balance out the RS2x love - they were very fast, and had a nice bite in the treble/upper mids (if you want laser-like guitars then these are great) but overall quite bright and fatiguing for me. No big difference in soundstage between them and the RS1x (L pads are L pads, at the end of the day). Something about the bass on the RS2x didn’t work for me either, better at handing sub bass than their pricier sibling, but it felt like I wasn’t getting all the information from bass instruments. Basically - a bit more rumble/nice head vibrations, but a less complete picture down there (fwiw to add context - I enjoy the bass on the RS1x, with L pads no less, the only time I feel I’m missing out is on any tracks that have prominent sub bass ala some EDM).
Anyway, the above isn’t to slate the RS2x, as I found them fun, they look great, and they really were fast and added an enjoyable crispness and bite to tracks, but for extended listening the RS1x were my preference.
I admit it's largely that my current hunt is for... a Hemp++. Something (any brand, really) that offers the kind of warm, musical experience the Hemp does just an upgraded version of it. Though I'm starting to suspect no such headphone exists haha
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