Guest sacd lover Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I was wondering if anyone knows anything about a new headphone .... or modded headphone called the Alessandro MS2 Magnum. A head-fi buddy mentioned this to me. The phone will cost like $200-300 more than the standard headphone and supposedly be very PS-1 like. Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob N Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I've not heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotoriousBIG_PJ Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I dunno if I'm supposed to say anything. ^^ It is a modification on ms2's and it will supposedly be coming out this month. I doubt it will only cost 200-300 more then an ms2. The goal of the product is to offer a modern day hp-1k, not a ps-1 clone. Biggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLoudG20 Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Wow. i guarantee i wont buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 :o :o :o speechless Is this a limited edition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Wow. i guarantee i wont buy it. Out of your league? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLoudG20 Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 well there is that... but I don't support Grado anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humanflyz Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Modern day HP1000? Damn, now I'm excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkam Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Yeah I'd heard about these last summer. Guy on head-fi is getting some special effects company or something to mod MS-2i's. They were supposed to be available awhile ago so I wouldn't hold my breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philodox Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I know the head-fi'er who is doing this personally, and while it has taken some time to get off the ground, I am very excited to hear the finished product. If it is coming out this month I am surprised I haven't recieved a request to whip up a meet. Might have to send him a PM and see what's up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I know the head-fi'er who is doing this personally, and while it has taken some time to get off the ground, I am very excited to hear the finished product. If it is coming out this month I am surprised I haven't recieved a request to whip up a meet. Might have to send him a PM and see what's up. So does this have any connection with Alessandro? Or is he marketing them himself? Feel free to ignore this if you can't give out that info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkam Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 No this has no connection to Alessandro other than the fact the MS-2i's are the base headphones for these mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 [spock]Interesting. Very interesting.[/spock] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 well there is that... but I don't support Grado anymore. John raped your sister? Or he turned 18 and you no longer owe child support? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sacd lover Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 No this has no connection to Alessandro other than the fact the MS-2i's are the base headphones for these mods. Thanks .... this is the answer I was looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron_Dreamer Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 So the idea is to replicate the LOOK of the HP1000, not the sound, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philodox Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 No, the sound as well. Not sure how much I can say, but the builder has reason to believe that the MS-2i uses the same driver as the MS Pro's... and I don't know that they are necessarily going to look like the HP1000. Definitely aluminum construction though, and will be trying to create a similar sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojnihs Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Interesting...how much is this going to cost? An arm and a leg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sacd lover Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 I want one already and I usually wait to see if the hype has any staying power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkam Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 I imagine it will be pretty pricey. Wouldn't surprise me if they are $1k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 I suspect a large part of the HPK's sound signature is due to the driver, and I suspect the Alessandro does not have quite the same driver, hence I am not sure it will sound like the HP1000. Yes, I know, that's an awful lot of conjecture but do you know what? I'm comfortable with that. Can't wait to hear for myself, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sacd lover Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 I imagine it will be pretty pricey. Wouldn't surprise me if they are $1k. I was told the opposite .... that the Magnum version would be $200-300 more than the M2Si. I hope I am right and you are not. But at this point no one knows for sure. \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philodox Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 I was told the opposite .... that the Magnum version would be $200-300 more than the M2Si. I hope I am right and you are not. But at this point no one knows for sure.I would expect it to be $300-500 personally, but a $200 pricetag would sure be nice. As for the sound signature of the drivers... meh. You can make the MS-1 sound bassier than an HF-1 with a simple tweak that costs nothing. I would imagine that there are many ways [enclosure, driver tweaks, etc] that the MS-Pro driver could be made to sound more HP1000 like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBLoudG20 Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 What the hell is this damn tweak? Jay, TELL ME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
en480c4 Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Are the drivers going to remain in the plastic driver enclosures, or has he managed to get the driver out of the plastic? I had wanted to do a one-piece enclosure when I woodied the 325 similar to the RS-1, but the plastic driver was super-glued to the plastic enclosure, so all I could replace was the metal outer cup. Just curious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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