[imademymark]

Quote:

Originally Posted by myk7000 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Regarding the sr60 vs rs1, What about a 300 dollar difference between the two? Worth it?

i'll give you 10 SR-60s and 3000 dollars for 10 RS-1s.

 

[Mercuttio]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brighten /img/forum/go_quote.gif That is a bit odd... I hope someone is able to give some feedback on the matter.

That's all there is to it, honestly. It's a very good combination of things.

 

[etteoh]

Coming back to iKonoKlast's post, I only can think of it this way - Imagine the latest Mercedes, say the S500. We give one to Mr.A and another one to Mr.B.

Mr.A takes his S500 and does some work on it. He changes the air filter, the exhaust system, adds ultra-light alloys, upgrades the tires, manifold, adds a nice looking bodykit, enhances the soundproofing materials and even had it tuned by a tuning specialist for optimum performance. When the work was all done, he takes his S500 out for a spin. He instantly notices his ride now has better and smoother acceleration, better top end speed and the engine is quieter. Mr.A pushes his car through the corners and is taken away by the superior cornering grip it now has. Mr.A, having spent $25000 on his upgrade is extremely happy and loves his S500 to death.

Mr.B on the other hand kept his S500 the way it was. Everything stock, no upgrades of a sort whatsoever. He appreciates the Mercedes for what it is and according to him, it is not worth trying to change the way a superior car like the S500 handles and rides. The S500 does everything he wants it to and like Mr.A, he too loves his S500 to death.

The conclusion that we can draw from this is, everyone has their own personal taste and expectations/requirements. The level of satisfaction also varies from one individual to another. Mr.A will always find Mr.B’s car not optimized while Mr.B cannot see the justification on why 25 grand is needed for subtle refinements. After all, he gets to save 25 grand and still enjoy the S500 ride every time he drives it. At the end of the day, the S500 is still an excellent car…modified or not.

It’s just a matter of who drives it and what he/she thinks.

Peace out my fellow Gradophiles!

 

[regal]

Just get MS1's woodied by Jmoney, without an amp/dac you will never hear the difference vs RS1's. The Jmoney MS1's are very nice, I only sold mine after upgrading to an huge DAC and huge amp that let the higher end Grados shine. With Grados especially the DAC is important when you go to the RS1s/MS-Pros.

 

[kite7]

That's not true. I could even identify the differences using my Zune to compare woody SR225 and RS1, the treble detail is on another level with the RS1 in my opinion. For the longest time out of ignorance I thought my woodied SR225 would be about the same level as a RS1 thus I did not really have any desire to upgrade, boy was I wrong.

 

[EdaphonE]

I was just looking at getting a pair of RS1s. For those of you on this thread who are the fans of amplification - would you expect to see much benefit of a low end amp on the RS1s? Just hoping to get an idea what type of money I would need to fork out for an amp to have a decent impact on the RS1s?
 
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[MacedonianHero]

Quote:

I was just looking at getting a pair of RS1s. For those of you on this thread who are the fans of amplification - would you expect to see much benefit of a low end amp on the RS1s? Just hoping to get an idea what type of money I would need to fork out for an amp to have a decent impact on the RS1s?
 
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

They do sound better amp'd. It depends on your budget. The PA2V2 is a great starter match for Grados ($60 I think). Moving up, I have to admit the Headroom Micro Amp (used for about $150-$170) is even better. My favourite headphone amp with the RS1s (by far) is the Mapletree Ear+HD...and comes in at $700.

 

[EdaphonE]

Thanks! do you think getting a dedicated DAC would be necessary? 

 

[Darksyde]

My opinion:
 
1. Buy the RS1s (used)
 
2. Get an iBasso D10 DAC/amp
 
3. ?????
 
4. PROFIT!!!!
 
You can get the RS1s and D10 for a total of under $700 on the FS/FT forums.  There is certainly a marked (and I found it to be significant) improvement with the D10, and the DAC will act as a very high quality source (the Macbook with have nothing on it!).
 
 

 

[EdaphonE]

Ahh that certainly sounds worthwhile looking into. Currently i'm using the Sound Blaster X-fi Elite pro (which I got for my 5.1 system). Do you think that the iBasso D10 would provide a significant improvement over my current setup?

 

[Rainbow Randy]

I heard an RS1 unamped once. It let out a mournful cry, and together we wept underneath the moonlit melancholy sky.

 

[regal]

Quote:

I heard an RS1 unamped once. It let out a mournful cry, and together we wept underneath the moonlit melancholy sky.

Hall of fame post,  best I've seen over too many years wasted on this website.

 

[Bilavideo]

I heard an RS1 unamped once. It let out a mournful cry, and together we wept underneath the moonlit melancholy sky.

What buried talent!