[geremy]

Does anyone who has already received their HF-2s also own the newer 325is? I would be interested to see if the back of the driver looks identical, or if there are any differences.

Thanks.

 

[warubozu]

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Originally Posted by silverrain /img/forum/go_quote.gif The latest HF2 is taking a while longer, because the latest shipment still hasn't arrived from China yet.

Yea, they're having the guys in China do final touch up on the lettering with the silver sharpie.

 

[BushGuy]

It's unfortunate that Kelvinz let the cat out of the bag with..... "Yep I heard that the models with the worst lettering have the nicest drivers and vice versa the models with the best lettering have the worst drivers." Shh! Say nothing else. That's why my HP-2 have no printing on them.

 

[indydieselnut]

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Originally Posted by geremy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Does anyone who has already received their HF-2s also own the newer 325is? I would be interested to see if the back of the driver looks identical, or if there are any differences. Thanks.

I'll be in this boat once I get my HF-2's and would be happy to look for you. However, I believe the drivers in my GS1Ki's look identical from the back to the PS1K...I think looks might be a bit deceiving.

 

[immtbiker]

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Originally Posted by n_maher /img/forum/go_quote.gif ...I stand by my previous advice, put a sock in it.

You guys are coming out with mods for these Grados already?

Is this similar to the "quarter/sock" with '68 GTO grills?

 

[iponderous]

What is the soundstage of the HF2 like compared to other Grados in the Prestige and Reference series?

 

[grawk]

very grado-like

 

[LaidBack]

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Originally Posted by iponderous /img/forum/go_quote.gif What is the soundstage of the HF2 like compared to other Grados in the Prestige and Reference series?

They seem to perform well based on Boomana's impressions and the HF-2 Comparison thread...
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/gra...ml#post5755258

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/gra...thread-426905/

Like everyone(aside from the first 20-25 owners), I'm really looking forward to enjoying the HF-2 instead of reading about them. I honestly couldn't care less about the "limited edition" stuff and/or their perceived future value. I really don't ever plan on selling mine unless I need funds for an organ transplant or something crazy like that. I like their unique construction and I'm very curious about their unique sound sig. These seem to be cans I could enjoy for the rest of my life...the touch of "warmth" reported just adds more intrigue. I'm glad they'll be shipping en masse in the very near future...

 

[DoYouRight]

Me too LaidBack! Can't wait til they arrive and will build other new gear around them and either Pro900 or D5000.

The question of quality is legitimate. If the first 20-25 John Grado sent to Todd were initial that means that he very well could have watched each built or done it himself and checked every one for sound. Now that the ones coming will be a batch of around 200+ it is possible that he won't subject them to the very same critique and when they arrive some might have had drivers with bad sauldering etc. Like my HF-1 where 1 half of the Y cord is long than the other, etc.

Just all this time of waiting leads some to worry about details that would have been ignored with a quicker turn around time. Longer wait = more expectation of perfection.

Regardless, here's to hoping John builds every HF-2 himself! For perfect sexhawtness by his MAGIC EARS

 

[alphaphoenix]

Wife is going to kill me on this purchase. Sadly, my beloved SR225i will need to find a new and loving home to offset the HF-2 cost - the torture, the addiction, the insanity.

 

[paaj]

hide it

 

[Darek]

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Originally Posted by alphaphoenix /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wife is going to kill me on this purchase. Sadly, my beloved SR225i will need to find a new and loving home to offset the HF-2 cost - the torture, the addiction, the insanity.

welcome to head-fi, sorry about your mental health!

 

[geremy]

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Originally Posted by indydieselnut /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'll be in this boat once I get my HF-2's and would be happy to look for you. However, I believe the drivers in my GS1Ki's look identical from the back to the PS1K...I think looks might be a bit deceiving.

I thought they looked different, with the step in the middle being more curved on the PS1K? That's just from memory though...

 

[Luckyleo]

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Originally Posted by cheemo /img/forum/go_quote.gif I was wondering if John Grado signed and numbered the pizza boxes just like he did for the HF1's?

I hear that they are counterfit signatures. Somebody by the name of Les_Garten has been secretly hired to do all the signings.

 

[les_garten]

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Originally Posted by Luckyleo /img/forum/go_quote.gif I hear that they are counterfit signatures. Somebody by the name of Les_Garten has been secretly hired to do all the signings.

I don't think anything will be counterfeit, it will all be genuine Grado...

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