[nabwong]

I vote to discontinue this thread. I like the rs-2 better but i won't vote to discontinue the rs-1. The gs-1000 sounds different. It's like a hd600 and hd650 thing.

 

[Comfy]

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Originally Posted by nabwong I vote to discontinue this thread.

Ditto.

 

[gtortorella]

I have owned both the RS-2 and RS-1, and, in my view, I would discontinue both. In retrospect, and in light of what currently exists (I owned the RSs several years ago), I think $495 and $695 is pretty steep for a headphone. I would not purchase either today, and, in fact, just yesterday I purchased a Grado headphone for the first time in years--and I choose the SR325i. The K601, K701, HD600, HD650, and SR325i present a host of attractive options, and all may be had for well below $495.

 

[augustwest]

"Where's the discontinue none choice!!"

The "none" choice was not offered, because it is the easy answer. Often business and marketing are about difficult choices. I wanted to see if faced with this kind of choice what the "headfi" membership would choose. So far the "straw" poll has been very illuminating and insighful . . . . . Keep up the comments & voting!

- augustwest

 

[boodi]

They will not discontinue any rs-model

 

[gtortorella]

One further thought...If it were my decision, I would drop the RS-1 and RS-2, and GS-1000, too, and market a single "Reference" headphone at the $449 price point. After all, and if one takes the term seriously and properly, there can be only one true "Reference" in a line.

 

[Mercuttio]

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Originally Posted by nabwong I vote to discontinue this thread. I like the rs-2 better but i won't vote to discontinue the rs-1. The gs-1000 sounds different. It's like a hd600 and hd650 thing.

The RS1 and the GS1000 are much different sounding than just an HD600 - HD650 difference. Very different headphones.


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Originally Posted by gtortorella One further thought...If it were my decision, I would drop the RS-1 and RS-2, and GS-1000, too, and market a single "Reference" headphone at the $449 price point. After all, and if one takes the term seriously and properly, there can be only one true "Reference" in a line.

That seems kinda silly. To be perfectly honest, the HD650 does not satisfy me at all as a "Reference" headphone. Nor does the K701. The 325i or MS2i definitely don't do the trick. There's a definite need for an RS1 and GS1k, especially given the level of performance that they are capable of.

 

[nabwong]

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Originally Posted by Mercuttio The RS1 and the GS1000 are much different sounding than just an HD600 - HD650 difference. Very different headphones.

Hence, you've proved my point. If the 600 and 650 can co-exist, then surely the rs-1 and gs-1000.

 

[Mercuttio]

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Originally Posted by nabwong Hence, you've proved my point. If the 600 and 650 can co-exist, then surely the rs-1 and gs-1000.

Sennheiser's lineup is funny to me at that end. The differences between higher end Grados (325, RS2, RS1, GS1k) are way more pronounced than they are in the Sennheiser lineup.

Can I vote to discontinue the physical coloration of the HD600? I want that option.

 

[nabwong]

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Originally Posted by Mercuttio Sennheiser's lineup is funny to me at that end. The differences between higher end Grados (325, RS2, RS1, GS1k) are way more pronounced than they are in the Sennheiser lineup. Can I vote to discontinue the coloration of the HD600? I want that option.

Yeah, but people forget that the 600 and 650 are only in the $200+ and $300+ bracket. The grados are twice the cost. The leap from rs-2 to rs-1 is $200 and another $200 to the GS-1000.

Btw, love your avatar.

Edit: $300 more from RS-1 to GS-1000

 

[augustwest]

"The RS1 and the GS1000 are much different sounding than just an HD600 - HD650 difference. Very different headphones."

This is a good point, and had crossed my mind when I posted the poll. The difference being that Sennheiser is a much larger company and can support the offering of many more models. Grado being a smaller "boutique" company may not find it practical to have so many models in the market place?

Just a thought.

- augustwest

 

[Mercuttio]

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Originally Posted by nabwong Yeah, but people forget that the 600 and 650 are only in the $200+ and $300+ bracket. The grados are twice the cost. The leap from rs-2 to rs-1 is $200 and another $200 to the GS-1000. Btw, love your avatar.

Actually, it's $300 between the RS1 and the GS1k. But I guess you're right.

 

[mulveling]

I found the HD650 more of a reference than the RS1. I'm in the camp that the RS1 is overpriced at $600 new, much less $700. The RS2 is a better deal. Discontinue the RS1

 

[nabwong]

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Originally Posted by mulveling I'm in the camp that the RS1 is overpriced at $600 new, much less $700.

This coming from a person who owns a L3000...

 

[lmilhan]

Neither, they both hold an important place in the Grado line-up.