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In reply to:
(I'm already in trouble....I've fallen for a set made of wood already, but only $700US)
Which ones? Audio-Technicas?
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Knowing F107, I'm guessing Grado RS1s.
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Ah,...very close guess; Ken!
Not the RS-1, but the Alessandro version of the RS-1: the MS-Pro!
Same price, the same overall sound, most of the same components with just a slight change in the sonic signature to be slightly more neutral and a bit more analytical.
Their pricing structure is interesting, however; from the cheapest to the most expensive:
(MS-1)=X
(MS-2)=X+2X
(MS-Pro)=X+2X+4X
Where: X=$100US
While the sound quality appears to be:
(MS-1)=Qs
(MS-2)=Qs+Qs/2
(MS-Pro)=Qs+Qs/2+Qs/4
And since X appears to be(probably)the production costs with very minimal profit; the MS-1s are considered to be the Alessandro "gateway drug" in a can!
So being realistic; While the Woodies are very pretty, and allow one in those forums to use the "Woody" smilie in posting; the MS-2s are the real price/performance point leader, and are very hard to ignore!
Plus the MS-2s have an aluminum housing, and therefore better match our aluminum/titanium drivered Axioms!!
And the woodies are real mahogony, stained walnut. Since my Axioms are MDF clad in vinyl, mostly in black oak, rather than the new wood veniers; I'd be best so stay within my own class.
....my; how we hominids like to rationalize!
Rich.
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Sounds pretty nice...I was wondering what that little smilie meant in those forums. Weird.
I suppose that means now we get to looks. Nothing I'm looking at won't make me look like a freak on public transit, so I guess I can discard that line of thought...
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That's where we old folks have an advantage!
We can go outside with plaid shirts and stripped shorts with brown shoes and black socks and knobby knees and nobody will even notice if our headphones are cool or not!!
(actually I think I'll hold off on dressing like that for,..oh...a few more years yet!)
In reality, I think my MS-1s with bright yellow Sennheiser pads looks pretty cool regardless!
......uh,..not something everybody agrees with, though.
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Boy, yeah, the 280s are looking more and more attractive, other than the rather ginormous size (both on my head and in my bag.) Sigh... I think the 81 DJ is out; Headphone.com describes them as not sealing as well as the K 26 P. 'Course, there's always the HD 25-SP...
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Uh oh, watch out for those web-sites!!
The key phrase isn't "Sorry about your wallet" for nuthin'!!
.....upgraditus is insidius! Innit!??
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Especially when you haven't bought anything yet... I just need to pick one and buy it.
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Thet's when I traditionally find upgradius at it's worst....
.....let's see, just $20 more for this one and $32 more for that(that's where cans get ya...$20 for an upgrade, not $200)
Sneaky!!
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I'm trying to hold the line at $100... safer that way.
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