rhythmdevils
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I hope it works out, I'm really excited just to hear your impressions!
Originally Posted by sbulack /img/forum/go_quote.gif The Grado Jumbo Bowl Pads that I had ordered from TTVJ were waiting for me when I arrived home from work tonight. I rolled a "vintage" 1999 Sovtek 12AX7 into my Mapletree Ear+ HD amp, installed the Jumbo Bowl Pads on the HF-2 and proceeded to listen. It took about 10 minutes or so for my ears and brain to adjust to the presentation of sound, but then, I was loving this new perspective on my recorded music. Especially acoustic instruments and human voice sound SO present and live. Vini Reilly never sounded so compellingly reassuring and calming. And, expansive, celestial psychedelia (The Verve's, A Storm in Heaven) - I thought I was at an outdoor, live Summer night concert listening to them. Massive Trance (Paul Oakenfold, Bunkka, Ready Steady Go) was really massive in size and weight, just pummeling me in the most deliciously crashing, pounding wave-upon-wave of Trance - and Starry Eyed Surprise from that same album was just a light, playful (and very live-sounding) delight. I didn't have a chance yet to put on some of my better recorded (Leonard Bernstein, NY Philharmonic) classical orchestral yet, but I expect that I've got quite a treat in store for me later when I do. I still LOVE the TTVJ Flats with the HF-2, and now I've got another presentation of the sound available to me from the HF-2 with the Jumbo Bowl pads. For $50 with shipping, it's well worth the price of admission to all of the very live-sounding performances awaiting me with the Mapletree Ear+ HD and the HF-2. |
Originally Posted by iponderous /img/forum/go_quote.gif Given their price points, I'd be interested in seeing some more comparative reviews between the HF2's and the RS2's/RS2i's. |
Originally Posted by 3X0 /img/forum/go_quote.gif x2. Mentioned this a few pages back. |
Originally Posted by Xan7hos /img/forum/go_quote.gif Same Here. I have a pair of distancers and jumbos that I had from my MS-1000, not to mention a JMoney Ver. 3 "Fatty" Grado Headband. Just waiting for my HF-2 to ship so i can truly have the "Baby PS-1000" I'm surprised people aren't really stressing the soundstage aspects of the pads, that was my initial impressions when I tried the pads on the MS-1...at least a soundstage that synergized with the headphones (the pads don't work well on a MS-2i, bass becomes distant, treble becomes shrill and unbearable) |
Originally Posted by brokensound /img/forum/go_quote.gif So if the k701 and hd650 have more detail, better extension, sound stage, and comfort, why am I keep the HF2? |
Originally Posted by rhythmdevils /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have a hard time thinking that the treble would be anything less than harsh. It is right on the edge for me with bowls already, but manages to just stay tame enough to be smooth, and almost never hurt. |