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Headphoneus Supremus
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I'm going to go with Audiofiler here and disagree. It depends on what you throw at it. Maybe it's the Mapletree which is known for it's synergy with the RS-1, but the RS-1 absolutely kills the HD-650 when the music gets more active. In my opinion there is no competition between the RS-1 and HD-650 or Beyer 990 when it comes to instruments with strings, the Grado's display them so much more convincing. I'm not that familiar with say violins, but having a dad that builds guitars as a hobby helped me convince that the RS-1 is king in displaying a guitar. I really don't doubt that the same goes for other string based instruments. Together with it's intimacy (though missing soundstage) it's very hard to beat.
It may be a different flavour, but the RS-1 is alot better for certain music styles, rock in particular. For slow jazz or classic music I would pick the HD-650 or DT990, but for all else (bar electronica), the RS-1 is my main pick. This is from hearing the HD-650 on a Firestone Cute, a Laconic EC-01, and a Mapletree Ear+ HD. I only heard the DT990 on the Firestone Cute.
I haven't heard K701 yet though, looking forward to hearing it sometime. I could be way offbbase here and the K701 might be better than the RS-1, but I doubt it will entertain me so much as the RS-1.
| Originally Posted by Solude Agreed, the Grado RS1 should be thought of as another $350 headphone. Different flavour than the Senn 650, AKG 701 and Beyer 990 but certainly not better. Actually on my rig, the Senn and AKG are technically stronger. |
I'm going to go with Audiofiler here and disagree. It depends on what you throw at it. Maybe it's the Mapletree which is known for it's synergy with the RS-1, but the RS-1 absolutely kills the HD-650 when the music gets more active. In my opinion there is no competition between the RS-1 and HD-650 or Beyer 990 when it comes to instruments with strings, the Grado's display them so much more convincing. I'm not that familiar with say violins, but having a dad that builds guitars as a hobby helped me convince that the RS-1 is king in displaying a guitar. I really don't doubt that the same goes for other string based instruments. Together with it's intimacy (though missing soundstage) it's very hard to beat.
It may be a different flavour, but the RS-1 is alot better for certain music styles, rock in particular. For slow jazz or classic music I would pick the HD-650 or DT990, but for all else (bar electronica), the RS-1 is my main pick. This is from hearing the HD-650 on a Firestone Cute, a Laconic EC-01, and a Mapletree Ear+ HD. I only heard the DT990 on the Firestone Cute.
I haven't heard K701 yet though, looking forward to hearing it sometime. I could be way offbbase here and the K701 might be better than the RS-1, but I doubt it will entertain me so much as the RS-1.
