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Author Topic: Alessandro MS-1 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plot Measurements  (Read 8941 times)

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For the record, I didn't plug them into the BA, but the Objective2.
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Back in the day, we either had Grados or HD650s! At least they are not $1000.

Yeah I remember either enjoying the smoothness of the HD650 and being annoyed by the dullness, or enjoying the clarity of Grados and being annoyed by the harshness.  It was like always being forced to choose between eating dry raw carrots and donuts.  And going back and forth buying/selling over and over again.  Until I found AKG.  And then I fell for the isodynamic dream. 
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^I bought my K240s (obviously reverberant) as an alternative to the Grados too.


I'm going to have to listen to the MS1 with Cowboy Junkies' Sweet Jane and see if they "whistle" anywhere near the level that the HD700 did. 
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Try Nirvana's Lithium - around 0:42 I believe.
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I dunno, my M@1 was always less bright than any of my Grados be them 60/80/225/RS1.  I liked the 225/RS1 better for being more refined and and less grainy but my MS1 was less bright for me and the least offensive till I got my HP2s. 
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MS1 with aluminum cups and extender (jaben kit) for sale!
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Lol, scathing assessment of the Alessandro but it was expected. I don't recall the midrange to be as sucked out as how you're describing it. I had the MS-1i (with comfies) and had it paired with an RA-1 clone (oh no more crappy gear). Not sure if the MS-1i has a fuller midrange and less problematic treble but I usually can't tolerate these things and I quite enjoyed the Alessandro. It only became grating and overly dry when I tried the reverse HD414 quarter mod.

If the HD700 is a more refined MS-1i I may actually enjoy the abomination. Damn.
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The ms1 mids were okay with me when the quarter mod was done but the upper mids to lower treble got annoying as a result. I think Grado still needs to engineer better pads. they make too many headphones that are overpriced yet the pads make them sound like shit.
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I wonder how perceptions like the Alessandros being more neutral crop up in the first place.
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I wonder how perceptions like the Alessandros being more neutral crop up in the first place.

Same hype as with any semi-custom Grados. No minor tweak will take away the basic signature of the John Grados, you'd have to basically redesign the whole housing or the driver. After listening up and down the line I'd say that it's worth it to only recommend the SR80, the incremental changes in the RS series (& up) aren't worth it.
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