[cheechoz]

I ordered a pair of MS-Pros last week, unfortunately, I have to wait at least 3 weeks for the new shipment to come in! I was checking out the specs on both the RS-1, and MS-Pro, and they are identical. Is it safe to say that they both use the same drivers!

When I spoke to the Alessandro rep, he said that Grado will be shipping them to Alessandro in about 3 weeks. That tells me that they are put together at Grado Labs, but what actually does Alessandro do to them to justify a change in sound?

 

[Vkamicht]

John Grado uses different drivers for the Alessandro headphones.

 

[cheechoz]

Yes, different drivers, after the RS-1 drivers have been tuned to Alessandro specs! I can't see using anything less than the RS-1 driver, since your paying the same price!

 

[Mercuttio]

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Originally Posted by cheechoz Yes, different drivers, after the RS-1 drivers have been tuned to Alessandro specs! I can't see using anything less than the RS-1 driver, since your paying the same price!

Well maybe we'll just have to hear the differences ourselves to come to that conclusion.

Wooden Grado Minimeet!

 

[fatko]

Yes, i think all RS1s and MSPROs are made from the same factory, the Grado Lab.

 

[kramer5150]

Alessandro drivers are all unique and different from any of the Grados.

 

[Mercuttio]

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Originally Posted by fatko Yes, i think all RS1s and MSPROs are made from the same factory, the Grado Lab.

Are the drivers actually made by Grado Labs though, or does Grado special order them? I mean, I feel like we'd know if Grado drivers were ever used anywhere else... people would be all over them.

 

[kramer5150]

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Originally Posted by Mercuttio Are the drivers actually made by Grado Labs though, or does Grado special order them? I mean, I feel like we'd know if Grado drivers were ever used anywhere else... people would be all over them.

thats a Grado secret, that only John knows for sure.... Supposedly they wind the coils on their own bobbin tooling and "treat" the driver diaphragms in-house.

Not sure where they mold the housings or the diaphragms are pressed?

Garrett

 

[Mercuttio]

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Originally Posted by kramer5150 thats a Grado secret, that only John knows for sure.... Supposedly they wind the coils on their own bobbin tooling and "treat" the driver diaphragms in-house. Not sure where they mold the housings or the diaphragms are pressed? Garrett

Hmmm. *puts on ninja suit*

I'll head down the street and let you know.

 

[tony4563]

hey mercuttio...whats happened to your ms-2's? I see they've been replaced in your signiture by RS-1's.

 

[cheechoz]

Yeh, I'm going to have to get on the train and take a ride to Brooklyn, I just have to see how they do things over there, maybe their looking for a late night cleaning man!

 

[Mercuttio]

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Originally Posted by tony4563 hey mercuttio...whats happened to your ms-2's? I see they've been replaced in your signiture by RS-1's.

Something magical happened to them!