stacker45
Headphoneus Supremus
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I know you own the 80's but didn't realize you owned the RS1's, since putting the (L) cushions on your 80's whats your opinion on how they measure up to the RS1's? Also do you have wooden cups on your 80's?
I never ''owned'' the RS1. This was in 2006, I was looking to buy a quality extension cord for my HD600, and I heard that Grado made one, so I went to this autorized Grado and Sennheiser dealer who had it in stock.
Once in the store, I asked if I could listen to the RS1, and since they also had the HD600, I figured why not compare the two. It was then that my jaw dropped when I saw how much detail I was missing with my HD600.
Funny story, sort of, this is the same dealer were I had gone to a few years later to buy a cartridge and a felt mat for my Technics SL1200 MK2, and ended up brigning back a pair of mint HP1000 that they were selling for a good client of theirs, for $350, I was so exited, that I forgot about the mat, and left.
The whole HP1000 story goes like this. At the time, I didn't know how rare and well regarded the HP1000 were, it's only after doing a little research, later the day that i bought my cartridge, that I found out how much they were selling for. I'll never forget the look on that poor salesmen face when I informed him that he could've bought them straight from his client and turn a big profit. The story doesn't say if he informed the client (an elderly gentlemen) of the actual value of his headphones, I hope he didn't, poor man, it's enough to give him a heart attack.