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Ultimate ears 18 pro customs are good aswell if you have a hifiman hm 801 or a ibasso dx100!
That's cool you're such a huge Grado guy...I was reading through your profile and checking out your pics...good stuff!
I was already loving the 80s and 325s, but the more time I spent with the 500s the more they became the perfect headphone for me. I honestly can't imagine what the PS1000s could do that would make me love the Grado sound even more, but I want to audition them for sure.
PS. Drew at Moon Audio is a good dude. He hooked me up with a T1 extension cable.
Kinda funny that someone mentions Fostex towards the beginning of this thread... I was all about my SR225i and DT990, but since I've purchased and modded my T50RP, well... let me just say that I don't ever reach for the two aforementioned cans anymore Oddly enough, they seem to be flatter and more detailed than either the Beyer or the Grado... of course, I modded them specifically for better treble and transient response than your typical Thunderpants, too.
I may jump on the T90 though, those things look damn sexy
You think you, bestened? the Thunderpants? and pushed the envelop further? Recently I've been caught by a desire for the Thunderpants, thinking they were the absolute best T50RP headphones, and that no other mods could come close to it. I would like something better than my mod, which in itself sounds, just okay.
Here's one for you guys - the ultimate portable face-off - Grado RS1i versus Beyerdynamic T5p
I managed to 'weekend trade' my RS1i for a T5p - both being assessed purely on a first generation iShuffle.
General impressions? The T5p takes out the 'fully featured' test - sure it costs $350AUD more than the
RS1i but it comes in a nice metallic case, embroided carry pouch, the build quality all round reeks of something
that will stand the test of being put through countless international flights. In terms of overall signature, the
T5p places you back a few rows, detail also just trumps the RS1i - however, it is less lively than the
Grado - certain tracks that sizzle and pop with the RS1i are presented in a calmer manner
on the T5p - one surprise was that back when I originally tested the T5p, this time around I was reminded
that it is not as bright up top as the RS1i.
For me the split comes down to instrument tonality - piano on the T5p comes off as a little strange, there
is no bite to each key, same can be said for guitar - the crunch of each guitar cord is a little off. Criticisms
aside this can deserves a mention for anyone looking to buy the very best portable full sized headphone
out there - to be considered alongside the Signature Pro and Edition 8.
Interesting read, thanks Gwarmi!
I used to put Grado a notch above BeyerD in terms of how I ranked my own cans, but with the DT1350 portables in-house I can now say it's a dead heat for me.
I can't wait to give the RS1s another listen....
Guess you could define me as a grado-beyer fan but I never really bought anything over $100 yet. I started with the Grado SR60i's that I modded, served me well for a little while till they started to fall apart at the gimbals. Decided to go with a new pair of headphones till I can get the 60's fixed since they're very much out of warranty after what I did to them, ended up with the Beyer DT-235's since my budget was that low and I wanted to give closed cans a try for once for school. All I gotta say is...whoa. Call me budget biased but I certainly wasn't expecting cans to sound this good for $50.
Kinda surprised there's not that many reviews for the 235, I'd probably do one once I get some more listening time with them. Don't really have anything else to compare them to besides the grados, my koss KSC75's and my recently shattered Shure SR215's (ran over by a car).