simonsmith
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PC --->Audioquest Cinnamon USB cable ---> Arcam irDAC --->Audioquest Goldengate interconnect --->Pro-Ject Head Box.
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Hi
My first post so please handle with care and be welcoming!
I've been happily using Grado 225e's almost since they were released and have just purchased a second hand Grado RS2 originals, mainly because of the price, a bit risky without hearing them, but felt it was worth a punt.
I realise that we all have different sensory experiences and hear things differently but having listened to the RS2's am unsure what I should be expecting and whether perhaps they are tired.
My 225e's present lots of detail, airiness, sound-stage, separation, natural sound, but can be a little forward on treble and vocals, sometimes even to extent that it jarrs. Critical sound quality overall could be described as a bit loose, lacking a little refinement or sharpness (using everyday adjectives as am not up with head-fi jargon). I hope some of that makes sense.
Listening to the RS2's. my first reaction was that they sounded compressed in comparison, as if there was a veil between me and them. I thought perhaps they were a greater load than the 225e's so turned up the volume and found that whilst everything was there and with a smoother and more refined sound to each instrument, the airiness around the instruments seemed lacking.
I am now unsure if that is simply me being unused to a more refined (less loose) sound or if they are actually lacking in their expected performance. I ask because I can still return the RS2's and am unlikely to find another pair of RS2's to compare to.
I'd be most grateful for any assistance.
Simon
p.s. please ignore the GS Solo UL in the pic below, it's also a new (2nd hand) addition but I haven't started with that in earnest yet.
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Hi
My first post so please handle with care and be welcoming!
I've been happily using Grado 225e's almost since they were released and have just purchased a second hand Grado RS2 originals, mainly because of the price, a bit risky without hearing them, but felt it was worth a punt.
I realise that we all have different sensory experiences and hear things differently but having listened to the RS2's am unsure what I should be expecting and whether perhaps they are tired.
My 225e's present lots of detail, airiness, sound-stage, separation, natural sound, but can be a little forward on treble and vocals, sometimes even to extent that it jarrs. Critical sound quality overall could be described as a bit loose, lacking a little refinement or sharpness (using everyday adjectives as am not up with head-fi jargon). I hope some of that makes sense.
Listening to the RS2's. my first reaction was that they sounded compressed in comparison, as if there was a veil between me and them. I thought perhaps they were a greater load than the 225e's so turned up the volume and found that whilst everything was there and with a smoother and more refined sound to each instrument, the airiness around the instruments seemed lacking.
I am now unsure if that is simply me being unused to a more refined (less loose) sound or if they are actually lacking in their expected performance. I ask because I can still return the RS2's and am unlikely to find another pair of RS2's to compare to.
I'd be most grateful for any assistance.
Simon
p.s. please ignore the GS Solo UL in the pic below, it's also a new (2nd hand) addition but I haven't started with that in earnest yet.
