I guess this makes me a Grado Fan because:
I don't know how many times I've sold the Grado RS1(i) for what promised to be a better headphone.
It many ways, almost every headphone I had (AD2000, D7000, AKG K702, HD800, LCD-2, UE11, JH13/16-JH-3A, and even GS1000, PS1000), were better headphones but in all of them, I wanted them to sound like the Grado RS1.
I couldn't get away from it. I missed the sound jumping out at you, the attack of the electric guitar, the harmonics of acoustic guitar floating around you, the intimate vocals, the punchy mid-bass and the paradox of warm and bright that only Grado RS1i can do. So now I'm back to Grado RS1i again and am loving it. The Grado GR10 for portable on the go and Grado RS1i for home. Sometimes it's not about what is technically better but what is musically involving. At least for me.
My Grado RS1 set up at it's best (in the past) for me was the Audio GD NFB-3 Dac with Mad Ear-HD. Now sorry that I sold it off, this time I'm going to try the Bifrost Dac with the Asgard amp both from Schiit Audio.
The Asgard while solid state is smooth and warm and should prove to be a good match for the Grado RS1i.
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