[grawk]

What would double the performance entail?

 

[logwed]

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Originally Posted by eugenius /img/forum/go_quote.gif It's more than double the price and less than double the performance. Yet both give you wood.

HA!

 

[krmathis]

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Originally Posted by .coco /img/forum/go_quote.gif This is pretty much one of the most ridiculous threads here. You are asking a question about a headphone which has not been released, about an issue that nobody cares about (loudness).

You are definitely on to something there!

 

[silverrain]

I heard that there will be a pair of HF2 laying on a table, being used as the meet's PA system for announcements.

 

[eugenius]

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Originally Posted by silverrain /img/forum/go_quote.gif I heard that there will be a pair of HF2 laying on a table, being used as the meet's PA system for announcements.

No, there's going to be a full range speaker made from HF2 drivers, playing vinyl and as you pass by it, the fumes of hype (vinyl?) that it gives off will make you a junkie too!

 

[RationalGaze]

Man these kinda threads always end up being joke-fests.

 

[Happy Camper]

For good reason, the hype and frenzy to talk about a hot topic with nothing to compare is just comical. It does aid in getting people to put up their money but that is another topic for another time.

 

[AndrewG]

now that the DUST has settled, I re-bought a Grado HF-1 used and heard it for the first time since 2006. HF-1 was the first headphone I loved, and now I remember why. 
Between HF-2 and HF-1, I must say I prefer the 1. 
The plastic + wood combo is better for me than wood + aluminum. that's superficial tho. 
HF1, it is smooth and fast for rock, always enjoyable ... HF-2 had better individual qualities like timbre and separation, had a bigger sound and was a more serious can, great for jazz. However I already have some serious headphones so I sold it pretty quick. 
Buying used the HF-2 is gonna be pretty close in price to the 1, only by $100-$150 usually. While it is technically better, I prefer the 1. Why? 
 Because HF-1 I can use portably, walking on the street or jogging. I chose it over the RS-1 for that reason. It maintains some of the qualities of the top RS grado cans with the casualness of the cheaper models. Wearing it you are wearing a 'secret' that no one knows will sound that good. it is a deceptive bugger. 
so I love my HF-1, it is the best Grado for me, has everything I like in a Grado. it is not 'audiophile' as the other top grados.but it has its own vibe that you will fall in love with. No one talks about it because it's long out of P and HF-2 its big brother has come out. but if you are looking for a special can, a 'joe pesci' who packs a mean and smart punch, I recommend you snatch it up if it comes used in the forums

 

[grawk]

impressive, you bumped a 2 year old thread for that.

 

[Curly21029]

 
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impressive, you bumped a 2 year old thread for that.

Better than starting a new one, no?
 
At any rate, thanks for the impressions, Andrew!  As someone who came away extremely impressed by the HF-2 it's fun to read how other cans compare to them.