REVIEW: Grado RS2e Headphones

Model:	RS2e
Category:	Headphones
Suggested Retail Price:	$500
Description:	headphones
Manufacturer URL:	Grado

Review by bullethead on January 31, 2016 at 07:52:41
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for the RS2e

Mahogany bliss.

The Grado RS2e, I've had for a few weekends. They are very good and exactly what I was looking for when upgrading from Grado SR60 which were over 10 years old and that I've enjoyed for a long time and still enjoy.

The detail is much more fluid, very airy and effortless. I'm using the Grado RS2e with a Google Pixel 2 chromebook ($1,300), Audio Engine D1 DAC ($170). Playback with with the Google ChromeOS media player (FLAC lossless), as well as music service Google Music (320kbps mp3). The Grado RS2e ($500) at this current time are very enjoyable with a Schiit Vali 2 headphone amp ($170), with upgraded EH tube. I prefer EH due to the neutral presentation all EH tubes present.

Listening to the J Davis Trio "These things Happen" - "Do you mind if we dance wif your dates?", very good laid down bass line, vocals are deep into the middle of my skull. A nice realistic experience for a studio album. "Breezay" from the same album the drums are very realistic sounding (bongos), Trumpet sounds like a trumpet, notice the bass line with the trumpet at the same time, sense of decay. As the line says "listen to your ass because it's telling you to shake it".

The Orb, "Moonbuilding 2703 AD", an ambient house album. First track, God's Mirrorball. Track eases into the music, not as much atmosphere as my main system in terms of the depth of the bass, but these are headphones and I don't expect my body to vibrate as it does in the main system. No comparison there but enjoyable. Bass lines tend to be very delicate and airy, very nice exquisite sound.

Sure two examples of music, Jazz rap and Ambient House. Well I can go on and on with other examples, noise music, hollywood hip hop, black metal, etc

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Topic - REVIEW: Grado RS2e Headphones - bullethead 07:52:41 01/31/16 (12)

RE: REVIEW: Grado RS2e Headphones - raya 07:57:34 02/05/16 (1)

RE: RS2e vs. HiFiMan 400 - genungo 07:26:40 02/07/16 (0)

You and the rest of the posts motivated me - fin1bxn@msn.com 11:30:52 02/03/16 (0)

+1 Congrats! - AbeCollins 18:18:28 01/31/16 (6)

thanks Abe - bullethead 04:18:46 02/01/16 (5)

RE: thanks Abe - AbeCollins 17:29:08 02/02/16 (4)

RE: RS-1 vs. RS-2 - genungo 18:09:57 02/02/16 (2)

RE: RS-1 vs. RS-2 - AbeCollins 07:38:40 02/03/16 (1)

RE: RS-1 vs. RS-2 - genungo 12:27:29 02/03/16 (0)

Nice - bullethead 17:50:17 02/02/16 (0)

+ 1 - genungo 08:24:11 01/31/16 (1)

light - bullethead 08:44:59 01/31/16 (0)

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