headphones grado rs1 or sennheiser650 or 600

Robm321

"The Senns have a darker sound. More nuetral - somewhat veiled detail. That can be overcome by getting the right amp, replacing the cable, etc. Best piano reproduction headphone I've heard. Better soundstage."

Any recommendations on amps and cables, especially cables
Cardas, Moon Audio, Headphile, others?

Simply put:

The Grado has a warm "house sound" -Very detailed and sounds the best with strings, etc.(because of the wooden housing. Somewhat agressive, but that can be overcome with flat pads for $30.

The Senns have a darker sound. More nuetral - somewhat veiled detail. That can be overcome by getting the right amp, replacing the cable, etc. Best piano reproduction headphone I've heard. Better soundstage.

VERY different sound. Lots of detailed reviews on head-fi.org. Most folks like or the other.

Depends on what you want to spend. You can find Sennheiser HD600,s for as low as $299.00. I just purchased Sennheiser HD580's for $169.00 from Music Direct. They sound almost as nice as HD600,s. Web address, amusicdirect.com

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