HD650 v RS-1 for these artists

[jumpy]

I'm trying to get an overall feel for these two phones. I thought I'd pick a few artists and ask which headphone the music sounds better on. I know that in some cases it may not be clear cut --we'll consider sources to be optimum--, but it's just your own opinion.

I'm also wondering which hp is least fatiguing both phisically (i.e. pressure on ears) and mentally.

Artists (in no order of preference):
Michael Franti
Ben Harper
Norah Jones
Ben Folds Five
Led Zeppelin
Jethro Tull
John Coltrane
Dave Brubeck
2pac
Phish
Bella Fleck
Yonder Moutain String (bluegrass)
Dvorak (Violin works)
Saint Saens
Sasha & Digweed
Gladiator (OST)

many thanks

 

[dj_mocok]

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[adhoc]

you live up to your sig, dj_mocok.

anyway, FWIW, i can only comment on the artistes i have experience with.

Norah Jones , Ben Folds Five, Led Zeppelin, 2pac and Sasha&Digweed are excellent with grados. imo the more immediate presence and far more strident (i mean loud.

) bass of the grados are better suited to these artistes.

my experience with senns are limited to the px200 and a stock hd600. for grados, the sr60, sr225, sr325, ms-2 and rs-2.

 

[elnero]

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Originally Posted by adhoc Norah Jones , Ben Folds Five, Led Zeppelin, 2pac and Sasha&Digweed are excellent with grados. imo the more immediate presence and far more strident bass of the grados are better suited to these artistes.

Strident bass????

stri·dent - Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill; discordant

 

[adhoc]

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Originally Posted by elnero Strident bass???? stri·dent - Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill; discordant

more in the sense of loud.

..and there was i trying to be the erudite.

on the same note, you've set me thinking about how i should describe the mid-bass hump that makes music so fun to listen through grados.

 

[elnero]

To me strident has a negative connotation to it.

Loud - big, blaring, blatant, blustering, boisterous, booming, cacophonous, clamorous, crashing, deafening, deep, ear-piercing, ear-splitting, emphatic, forte, full, full-mouthed, fulminating, heavy, high-sounding, intense, loud-voiced, lusty, obstreperous, pealing, piercing, powerful, rambunctious, raucous, resonant, resounding, ringing, roaring, rowdy, sonorous, stentorian, strident, strong, thundering, tumultuous, turbulent, turned up, uproarious, vehement, vociferous

 

[adhoc]

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Originally Posted by elnero To me strident has a negative connotation to it. Loud - big, blaring, blatant, blustering, boisterous, booming, cacophonous, clamorous, crashing, deafening, deep, ear-piercing, ear-splitting, emphatic, forte, full, full-mouthed, fulminating, heavy, high-sounding, intense, loud-voiced, lusty, obstreperous, pealing, piercing, powerful, rambunctious, raucous, resonant, resounding, ringing, roaring, rowdy, sonorous, stentorian, strident, strong, thundering, tumultuous, turbulent, turned up, uproarious, vehement, vociferous

ok ok! enough fun with dictionary.com!

i've always taken strident to be along the lines of powerful, clear and loud - which is not wrong. then again, so is your intepretation.

i'll edit my original post if you want me to..

 

[xtreme4099]

650s they are definitely different than the 600s ... more silky and sultry ....

 

[elnero]

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Originally Posted by adhoc ok ok! enough fun with dictionary.com! i've always taken strident to be along the lines of powerful, clear and loud - which is not wrong. then again, so is your intepretation. i'll edit my original post if you want me to..

Hehe, just givin' you hard time don't take me seriously.

 

[kartik]

Welcome to the Gratest team around here: Team Grate.
Competes well with Team Harsh and Team Discordant. All these qualitites come together with a fantastic package in the Grados. Sadly my SR-325s are now on the sellers block. (Now that I'm actually buying the RS-1).

 

[gpalmer]

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Originally Posted by elnero To me strident has a negative connotation to it. Loud - big, blaring, blatant, blustering, boisterous, booming, cacophonous, clamorous, crashing, deafening, deep, ear-piercing, ear-splitting, emphatic, forte, full, full-mouthed, fulminating, heavy, high-sounding, intense, loud-voiced, lusty, obstreperous, pealing, piercing, powerful, rambunctious, raucous, resonant, resounding, ringing, roaring, rowdy, sonorous, stentorian, strident, strong, thundering, tumultuous, turbulent, turned up, uproarious, vehement, vociferous

Hmmmm, you might want to get out more!

 

[elnero]

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Originally Posted by gpalmer Hmmmm, you might want to get out more!

You may be right, boredom does strange things to me.

 

[andrzejpw]

I'm going to say to go for the RS-1s, under the stipulation that soundstage is not of paramount importance. Sonic-wise, i don't think the sennheisers hold a candle to the grados. Nevertheless, the sennheisers do beat out the grados in the area of soundstage: particularly valued in classical music. Ask yourself just how important soundstage is to you.

Go for the grados

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[tom hankins]

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Originally Posted by xtreme4099 650s they are definitely different than the 600s ... more silky and sultry ....

But also much more immediate sounding due to the extreme bass.

 

[tom hankins]

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Originally Posted by jumpy I'm trying to get an overall feel for these two phones. I thought I'd pick a few artists and ask which headphone the music sounds better on. I know that in some cases it may not be clear cut --we'll consider sources to be optimum--, but it's just your own opinion. I'm also wondering which hp is least fatiguing both phisically (i.e. pressure on ears) and mentally. Artists (in no order of preference): Michael Franti Ben Harper Norah Jones Ben Folds Five Led Zeppelin Jethro Tull John Coltrane Dave Brubeck 2pac Phish Bella Fleck Yonder Moutain String (bluegrass) Dvorak (Violin works) Saint Saens Sasha & Digweed Gladiator (OST) many thanks

Sasha & John Digweed "Communicate" >>>> Grado RS1 = Where is the deep bass? Why are my ears bleeding?

Sasha & John Digweed (any CD) >>>>>>>> HD650/Zu mobius cable =