June 2, 200917 yr Comfy pads? Got a link to a description or source, please? In between would be about where I'd want to be. EDIT: Nevermind. Found 'em. I have no personal experience here, but I've heard that the HD414 pads are also in between the bowls and flats if you mod them the right way.
June 2, 200917 yr HF2s are fairly different from other grados, except they have the great ps1 midsGoddamnit, I really didn't need to hear that. Can I ask you to bring your pair to the next mini-meet?
June 2, 200917 yr I can't believe I'm being sucked in by the siren call of another can. The HD800? PS 1000?oh no, it's the HF-2! I'll give it another 24 hours to see if the need to buy passes. If not I'll call Todd and add my name to the list.
June 2, 200917 yr HF2s are fairly different from other grados, except they have the great ps1 mids How's the treble compared to other Grados? Slightly harsh highs and claustrophobic soundstage are my main caveats with modern Grados, but the "mini PS-1" thing is getting into my head and I'm highly tempted to put an order right now.
June 2, 200917 yr How's the treble compared to other Grados? Slightly harsh highs and claustrophobic soundstage are my main caveats with modern Grados, but the "mini PS-1" thing is getting into my head and I'm highly tempted to put an order right now. I didn't think that was the case at all. With bowls.
June 2, 200917 yr Dusty, next time I come down I'll bring them, you can keep them on an extended loan.
June 3, 200917 yr How's the treble compared to other Grados? Slightly harsh highs and claustrophobic soundstage are my main caveats with modern Grados, but the "mini PS-1" thing is getting into my head and I'm highly tempted to put an order right now. Not the case at all. I'm overly sensitive to harsh trebles, and am not fond of claustrophobic soundstage, though consider that a forgivable flaw if outweighed by other favorable factors. I know I'm having new toy love syndrome, but I really like these, and as others have said, the mids are wonderful, and the bass quite nice.
June 3, 200917 yr I'm having some cognitive dissonance. Right now with flats, I find the HF-2's bass a little too thick -- and with bowls the presentation is too remote for me. At this point, I'd still pick the HF-1s for my Grado fix. We'll see if things change with use and familiarization. Moar burn in! Comfy pads? Got a link to a description or source, please? In between would be about where I'd want to be. EDIT: Nevermind. Found 'em. I have never liked the sound of Grados with the c-pads. The current ones on headphile look like this, but I have not heard these specific ones:
June 3, 200917 yr Moar burn in! I have never liked the sound of Grados with the c-pads. The current ones on headphile look like this, but I have not heard these specific ones: Aren't comfy pads the ones that the sr60 uses? I believe radioshack sells a similar kind too. Basically a very soft comfy foam pad that has no opening is what I believe to be the official "comfy" pad.
June 3, 200917 yr Comfy pads? Got a link to a description or source, please? In between would be about where I'd want to be. EDIT: Nevermind. Found 'em. Crush your bowl pads. Biggie.
June 3, 200917 yr or the "S-cushion" on Grado's page SR80 Haha, I've never seen that page before. So they call them "cushions" and not pads... Biggie.
June 3, 200917 yr Author Haha, I've never seen that page before. So they call them "cushions" and not pads... Biggie. They don't want people to mix up their "pads" with this? http://www.always.com/products/perfectpad.jsp
June 3, 200917 yr Aren't comfy pads the ones that the sr60 uses? I believe radioshack sells a similar kind too. Basically a very soft comfy foam pad that has no opening is what I believe to be the official "comfy" pad. I guess I thought the c in c-pad was comfy. Like these options, or is the HD414 pad a whole different thing?
June 3, 200917 yr I had a chance to spend some time with Nate's HF-2s tonight with a Millet Max and my PPA v2. I have to say I came away very impressed. They definitely share the overall sound signature of the HF-1, but there's another level of refinement, detail and extension all the way around. I love my modded HF-1s, but damn. These are great. Want!
June 3, 200917 yr I had a chance to spend some time with Nate's HF-2s tonight with a Millet Max and my PPA v2. I have to say I came away very impressed. They definitely share the overall sound signature of the HF-1, but there's another level of refinement, detail and extension all the way around. I love my modded HF-1s, but damn. These are great. Want! Fuck. I'm fighting the desire to order them. My VTG comes in tomorrow, maybe that will hold me off?
June 3, 200917 yr Dusty, next time I come down I'll bring them, you can keep them on an extended loan.Thanks!Dusty, call stevieo, I think he may have bought a pair.Thanks! Yeah, we're about due for a mini-meet...
June 3, 200917 yr I love my HF-2, they are the perfect partners to the AT sound of my AD2000 and W5000. They have great bass and midrange. And really rock with Dire Straits and Genesis. And I love the way they look, just like baby PS1000s.
June 3, 200917 yr I'm really enjoying mine, and like postjack said, the mids are so yummy. Fell asleep last night listening to them. If I could wear them on the plane right now, I would. I'm wearing my esw10s at the moment, but thinking of selling them. I borrowed a pair of ESW10s, and, unlike the last two times I tried them, I actually like them a lot, to the point they have distracted me from using the Stax rig. If the HF-2s can produce more magic than the ESW10s do, then I'll be most pleased. Yummy mids certainly sounds promising, as the 10s seem to either need more burn-in or possibly a better cable to make good theirs.
June 4, 200917 yr Anyone been using the HF-2's with a Pico DAC/amp? If so how does the pairing fare? jamming out to Art Pepper (mosiac collection) and they sound great. I do not have other grados to compare them to but out of my netbook>pico amp/dac they sound great. Ahh the mids
June 4, 200917 yr and I'm jamming out to Don Byron's Tuskegee Experiments with macbook>pico. Nice drums, great for clarinet. Very fun 'phones.
June 4, 200917 yr The more I read your guys impressions, the more I can't wait for them to come in. Glad everyone is enjoying them
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