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In Reply to: RE: thanks Abe posted by bullethead on February 01, 2016 at 04:18:46
I -think- the RS1e are the same size as the RS2e and they look almost identical on the Grado website. Could I be wrong about their size?I purchased without physically comparing and I had a particular budget in mind. The dealer I bought mine from gave me a decent discount and I've been very happy with the Grados. To be honest with you, I find the Grado product line confusing so I lucked out with my choice because I hear the RS1e are lighter than some of the aluminum Grado headphones. Overall light weight and airy breathable ear cushions are important to me for comfort.
I had an inexpensive tube headphone amp and while it was better than using the direct 1/8" headphone output from my Mac laptop, that little tube headphone amp volume control was twitchy and the amp hummed ever so slightly. I got it as a Christmas gift and if nothing else, it clued me in on the potential for using headphones with my laptop.
I eventually purchased the Schiit Asgard 2 which I love but it does run very very warm to hot even though it is fully solid-state. It needs space above it so it can breathe. I have a 6 hour timer on it so I have to press the start button every 6 hours. No big deal but more of a piece of mind paranoid safety thing for me in case I forget to turn my Schiit OFF.
Schiit Asgard2
Timer by Belkin. 1/2 hour, 3 hour, and 6 hour settings.
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The RS-1 wooden bodies are indeed a bit longer. Maybe only 1/4 inch or so longer? It's enough to alter the sonic personality of the headphones slightly - and for the better, IMO.
Whether or not upgrading from RS-2 to RS-1 is worth the extra few hundred is a question that only the individual can answer. I suspect that many people who buy the RS-1s do so because of the sense of pride that owning the most legendary of Grado headphones might bring.
I suspect that many people who buy the RS-1s do so because of the sense of pride that owning the most legendary of Grado headphones might bring.
I probably would have been just as happy with the RS-2e but not having the opportunity to audition headphones, I did come across several favorable RS-1 reviews. With the modest discount from my dealer the RS-1e were in my budgeted price range so I took a chance and bought a pair.
Some say that the real bargains in the Grado lineup are the plastic-bodied SR-225 and the aluminum-bodied SR-325. I used to own the slightly brighter sounding 325, loved them but they do have a much heavier feel than the plastic or wooden bodied models.
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Not me, the grados are for casual listening and then the system gets jealous and I go into the listening room. I think when I don't want to listen to music the grados go on and soon enough I am engulfed in my system, sort of a teaser.
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