Hi Everyone ! I just read one of Icarium's post about balanced SS amps and I was really surprised to find that EC is working on a new SS amp called Red Top. Does someone have some other insights or something ?! Discrete or not discrete ? I would love to try it to drive my Grado SR100...

Hi.  My wife and I love classical.  We have ripped our CD collection losslessly (by WMP) saved to PC and listen mostly through computer, frequently by a pair of Grados.   Will a DAC improve our sound if I listen to the lossless copies as they are?   We bought a DacMagic Plus (using 2.0...

HI there,   I ordered the Limited Run Grado's.  Whiskey, leather and music, I couldn't resist :( So now I am after something to compliment them (before I get them mind you)   There are a few similar threads however I couldnt find the answers I was after. I am also looking through countless...

Hi   The original headband leather cover of my HP2 is torn.   Can anyone help me?   Thanks   Matteo

I have the Grado wooden box, but the foam is for the GS/PS1000.  I bought a Pelican foam pad, but it is oversized.  I don't know how - and don't want to - cut it and shape it for my HP-2 headphones, but I have tried and tried, with no success, to find someone in NYC that specializes in...

I have a pair of yamaha HP-2. As its age, the cable gets stiff. Anyone got experience on which type of cable is right for them? They're Orthodynamic headphone, any special requirement on the cable? Thanks

Hi all,   I haven't been on here in quite a while, as I've been enjoying the antics over at Audiokarma.org lately.   The pads on my Yamaha HP2 orthodynamic headphones are beginning to fall apart, and I am wondering where to get replacement pads of a comparable size.   Does anyone...

Important notice: there have been at least two reported Head-Fiers' HP-1000 cases (tamahome77 and rdreyer's) turning awry to very awry on Joseph Grado's side. They both have been waiting for over a year without any clear, sincere indication of what was happening to their headphone. We've also...

THE BATTLE OF THE FLAGSHIPS My quest to find the greatest headphone ever made! by David Solomon     TABLE OF CONTENTS PREAMBLE ABOUT THIS REVIEW ABOUT THIS REVIEWER BEING @ HEADPHONES.COM     THE GEAR SOURCE AMPS ODDS & ENDS   50+ HEADPHONES COMPARED TL;DR & CHARTS...

Post what in your opinion are the sexiest headphones. Don't forget pics.

This was an unofficial Loaner (not part of my official Loaner Program series), for my APureSound V3-balanced Audio-Technica ATH-W5000 and Grado HP1000/HP2. These two headphones were loaned out separately to two people who were subjectively selected. This thread is here to serve as a repository...

Mini-Review: Luxman P-1u Intro First, thanks to Todd @ TTVJ for allowing me (and the other people in this loaner program) to audition the Luxman P-1u at home for serious evaluative listening. I wanted to participate in this loaner program because I've had a long-running interest in desktop...

Intro I'd previously planned on not writing any more "reviews" on Head-Fi, but as I've learned, things rarely go as planned. I guess I'll just say this is my latest one of the Shure SRH1840, which I recently bought, mostly because of the raving on it by some very experienced Head-Fiers. The...

Review: JH Audio JH13 Pro dual-driver 3-way in-ear monitors www.jhaudio.com retail price at press time: $1099 date: April 12, 2010 Intro Much has already been written about the JH13 here on Head-Fi, most of it positive. So why am I bothering to write this review? Two primary...

As I've just sold my Grado HP1000/HP2, I thought I'd offer some impressions that have accumulated from just over 3 months of ownership. Equipment heard with Grado HP2 includes: - Home setup: Plinius CD-101, dCS P8i, & bel canto CD-1 CDPs w/ DIY balanced Beta 22 (balanced & single-ended) -...

I have a Grado HP2 that I haven't used after the break-in because it's never that comfortable. I am thinking about selling it because I can't see myself using it after so many years of not using it. I am new here. I hope this is the right place for this post and someone can help me by giving me...

Hi all I have the opertunity to get some hp1000 (with polarity switches) in great condition for $1000 I have no idea what they are worth. Searching turned up some on eBay for $2500 Anyone out there able to give me an idea what they "normally" sell for Cheers

Seems like everyone has a different idea of which headphone sounds most neutral.  So I thought it would be interesting to see what the majority opinion is on what is the most neutral tonal balance.     By neutral tonal balance, I mean the headphone that adds the least coloration (No extra...

Fairly new to this scene, but how do you guys view EQ adjusting as a legitimate means of making sound sound as it should?  Do you view excessive EQ adjustments as a sign of poor equipment, or an "untrained" ear?  Just curious.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/260878285854?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649   I don't think anyone has paid that much for a HP2 before  -$2550.

hello everybody . it's quite a time i don't post eheh. anyhow ..  my sound quest as for headphones ended some years ago when discovering grado headphones , and eventually steppin up to the hp-2 and ps-1 signatures made it for me , for some good reasons which can be somewhat imagined .  ...

I have never owned a pair of open cans or electrostatics. I'm itching a little to get into a pair. I will use my Cary 300 SEI as power. Yup, I've never heard the HP-1's or 2's or K1000's or Stax or Senn 650's. Which open cans are rich and liquid sounding?

I just got a very well cared for pair of MS-Pro from a fellow Headfier. What a nice pair of cans! Beautiful to look at and exactly what I was looking for in headphones. Needless to say I am very pleased. I upgraded from a pair of MS2i (which now belong to Ken_Loo) and could not be...

Hi all,   Hope this is the right forum and not "tweaks" etc.   Having just purchased these, I'm looking to find a way to store them safely, particularly since this pair has full original lettering, etc.  I'm looking at the pelican cases (a fellow head-fi'er recommended the 1080), and...

I have always wanted to eventually pick up a pair of Joe Grado HP1000s. However lately I have seen a surprisingly high number for sale lately in almost perfect condition. In the past three months I have seen about eight to ten sets for sale on ebay (always a little suspicious of stuff on here)...