I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!

Sorry to spoil all the fun but... I finally got to hear the HF2 tonight, and while it's better than most other Grados I've heard it still has that shouty quality I dislike about most Grados. Any attempt at raising the volume made me wince a little. I'm definitely not a Grado guy. Nice to actually give them a whirl though. My fave is still the HF2.

Sorry to spoil all the fun but... I finally got to hear the HF2 tonight, and while it's better than most other Grados I've heard it still has that shouty quality I dislike about most Grados. Any attempt at raising the volume made me wince a little. I'm definitely not a Grado guy. Nice to actually give them a whirl though. My fave is still the HF2.

I agree, it's a good phone but still has some issues. In comparing them side by side with the HP-1000 I definitely preferred the HP-1000, which I wish I hadn't sold...

Strangely I'm noticing a similar quality in my Smegma Pro, which has me thinking about selling those. Did you ever hear that with yours?

A little, yes. Not as much as the Grados though. I can play the Stax quite loud without wincing.

A little, yes. Not as much as the Grados though. I can play the Stax quite loud without wincing.

Sorry for more off topic, but what do you currently use to drive them?

I adore the HP2 (that's the same as HP1000 right?) but their price really doesn't justify them nowadays IMHO.

I adore the HP2 (that's the same as HP1000 right?)

Yup. 3 versions iirc: HP1, 2, and 3.

Yeah, Smeggy, if you haven't heard the HP-1000 series (HP-1, HP-2, HP-3), they're probably the least shouty of any of them.

B-Stock Available Again:

Grado HF-2 B- Stock [HF-2] - $379.00 : TTVJ, Home of High End Audio

Tried to post this the other day but it is not showing up:

TTVJ has HF-2 B-Stock available right now.

Grado HF-2 B- Stock [HF-2] - $379.00 : TTVJ, Home of High End Audio

anybody recently studied the market for HF-2 to see what they are fetching? Hard to tell judging by the HF for sale forums, though I am watching to see how vcoheda audiogon auction wraps up.

Thinking of selling mine to cover the Oppo purchase, and I do all my headphone listening on the PS1000 now anyhow.

anybody recently studied the market for HF-2 to see what they are fetching? Hard to tell judging by the HF for sale forums, though I am watching to see how vcoheda audiogon auction wraps up.

Thinking of selling mine to cover the Oppo purchase, and I do all my headphone listening on the PS1000 now anyhow.

I believe its going for 450$ and the b stock 350$.

thanks!

Ugh, I think I've got Grattle coming from the left driver. I can't see anything obviously hairy, though. Do I need to open them up?

I thought Grattle was one of those things that only happened to other people...

Just vacuum the driver with your Hoover.

I thought that only worked on discontinued Stax

Just vacuum the driver with your Hoover.

lol. I was going to preemptively tell you jokers I had already done that.

lol. I was going to preemptively tell you jokers I had already done that.

Hoover might be too much. Just suck on it.

Or make sure your voice coil is OK - check with a DMM.

Or call John Grado - he'll fix it for you in a New York minute.

The HF-2 is on its way back to me from Grado. When I asked, via email, I was told "believe the transducers were replaced." I wonder what exactly that means.

I think it roughly translates to "we hoovered it"

I'd say that the key word this time might be- "believe".

Yeah, or "say hello to your brand new SR-60!"

Aren't they all the same save for some "magic goop"?

pretty much, yeah.

Yeah, or "say hello to your brand new SR-60!"

Or PS500s? They measure very closely to the HF-2s.