randyruiz
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Hey All,
I just wanted to share an experience that I had with Headphile and the C-Pads I bought for my RS-1. I bought the RS-1's as a complement to my HD650's. When I first put them on I was a little shocked with how energetic they were. The are very engaging but this is not the creamy smooth presentation of my 650's this was a high resolution sparkle high energy goodness. I loved the sound but they sounded a bit 2 dimensional and upclose. The RS-1's would put you on stage with the musicians but sometimes it felt like a small stage and I wanted them to spread out a bit. The Senn's have great sound stage and it makes me feel like I am in a concert hall but the presentation, although perfect and I mean that, also sounds so polite. The RS-1's have a big short coming (IMHO) with comfort which I wont get into because its been beat to death. In my opinion the open bi-directional leakiness of the bowls really took away from the experience. Ambient noise in my home office would really interfere with the music and it was nothing loud just computer and room fan noise.
Here is where Headphile comes in. I bought a pair of bowl c-pads from Larry for the RS-1's for both comfort and for a boost in sound stage as described on Larry's website. Well I should have exchanged some emails with Larry and gotten his opinion first because I was disappointed with the C-Pads. The C-Pads delivered in comfort my RS's were the equal of my 650's (which are really comfy) and they looked great. I think they look more attractive than stock RS's. The problem was the upper registers, they were completely out of focus. So much so that my wife asked me if I broke the drivers when she first listened to them. They really killed all that was good with the RS's too me. No more sparkle and this annoying focus problem coupled with bloated bass.
I emailed Larry about this and he told me that his preference was the ported c-pads flats. Larry then, without me asking, offered to replace the bowls with flats for just the cost in shipping. Let me just say something about Larry, as a business man he is a class act. He sets expectations and then meets them. When the customer is unhappy (even when its the customers fault like in my case) Larry steps up and makes it all good. I would highly recommend Larry and his excellent products.
So I get the ported c-pads flats and hook them up to my RS's. First they look really great, as I said above they are an improvement in looks over the stock RS's in my opinion. The comfort is unbelievable with the RS's so comfortable that they disappear on your head and soon the music is coming from thin air. The RS-1 sound is still there with a really really small reduction in they highs. Almost all the sparkle and resolution that the stock bowls provide but with out the sound leakiness. All the ambient noise in the room is gone when the RS's are on, It is now jet black in between the instruments and in between the notes. I find the RS's SQ is now more enjoyable and less fatiguing. The congestion I felt with the c-pad bowls is now gone (The ports do this) and they are as airy as the stock bowls. The bass is also improved and just sounds a bit fuller than with the stock bowls, Its very satisfying IMO better than stock bowl bass.
In conclusion I will just say that the c-pads flats (I think Larry has renamed them) worked well for me. I also want to send a big thank you to Larry for making my RS's comfortable enough to make them keepers for the long haul. Oh yea pictures....
I just wanted to share an experience that I had with Headphile and the C-Pads I bought for my RS-1. I bought the RS-1's as a complement to my HD650's. When I first put them on I was a little shocked with how energetic they were. The are very engaging but this is not the creamy smooth presentation of my 650's this was a high resolution sparkle high energy goodness. I loved the sound but they sounded a bit 2 dimensional and upclose. The RS-1's would put you on stage with the musicians but sometimes it felt like a small stage and I wanted them to spread out a bit. The Senn's have great sound stage and it makes me feel like I am in a concert hall but the presentation, although perfect and I mean that, also sounds so polite. The RS-1's have a big short coming (IMHO) with comfort which I wont get into because its been beat to death. In my opinion the open bi-directional leakiness of the bowls really took away from the experience. Ambient noise in my home office would really interfere with the music and it was nothing loud just computer and room fan noise.
Here is where Headphile comes in. I bought a pair of bowl c-pads from Larry for the RS-1's for both comfort and for a boost in sound stage as described on Larry's website. Well I should have exchanged some emails with Larry and gotten his opinion first because I was disappointed with the C-Pads. The C-Pads delivered in comfort my RS's were the equal of my 650's (which are really comfy) and they looked great. I think they look more attractive than stock RS's. The problem was the upper registers, they were completely out of focus. So much so that my wife asked me if I broke the drivers when she first listened to them. They really killed all that was good with the RS's too me. No more sparkle and this annoying focus problem coupled with bloated bass.
I emailed Larry about this and he told me that his preference was the ported c-pads flats. Larry then, without me asking, offered to replace the bowls with flats for just the cost in shipping. Let me just say something about Larry, as a business man he is a class act. He sets expectations and then meets them. When the customer is unhappy (even when its the customers fault like in my case) Larry steps up and makes it all good. I would highly recommend Larry and his excellent products.
So I get the ported c-pads flats and hook them up to my RS's. First they look really great, as I said above they are an improvement in looks over the stock RS's in my opinion. The comfort is unbelievable with the RS's so comfortable that they disappear on your head and soon the music is coming from thin air. The RS-1 sound is still there with a really really small reduction in they highs. Almost all the sparkle and resolution that the stock bowls provide but with out the sound leakiness. All the ambient noise in the room is gone when the RS's are on, It is now jet black in between the instruments and in between the notes. I find the RS's SQ is now more enjoyable and less fatiguing. The congestion I felt with the c-pad bowls is now gone (The ports do this) and they are as airy as the stock bowls. The bass is also improved and just sounds a bit fuller than with the stock bowls, Its very satisfying IMO better than stock bowl bass.
In conclusion I will just say that the c-pads flats (I think Larry has renamed them) worked well for me. I also want to send a big thank you to Larry for making my RS's comfortable enough to make them keepers for the long haul. Oh yea pictures....
