Are Alessandros really better than Grados?

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Hi, I am looking for a nice new pair of headphones for my Hi-Fi, after looking on the forums I found one that said Alessandro take Grado headphones and 'tweak' them to make them even better. I was just wondering if anybody else could confirm this, maybe even a What Hifi? member themselves. the only reason I ask this is that i don't want to go and pay £100+ on them and then find out they aren't as good as a pair of Grados. Any help or guidance on this matter would be much appreciated. Thank you.

 

[d4v3pum4]

Have you had a read of head-fi.org?

 

[Anonymous]

Hi,I have just been reading about them. All of the customer reviews are very good, but is there any way that I could test a pair out before buying them?

 

[Olli1324]

I have the Alessandro MS1s and although I can't tell you what they are like to the coparable Grados, I can tell you that they are good. Helpful, aren't I...

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In terms of auditioning, I wouldn't hold your breath. I bought mine from eBay from America; I don't think they retail in (m)any shops over here...

 

[Anonymous]

Hi. I think I am the person in one of my threads that said that Alessandro twick the Grados. I have a pair of Grado60's and a pair of Alessandro MS1s and yes the Alessandros are better, to my ears the sound is more open, can't explain why but just is. My advice and I have said this often in the forum, go on the Alessandro web site order the MS1s $99 including postage and cheaper than the Grado60s, wait between 7-10days, plug them in and you will be amazed at the sound of these headphones. next step up a small headphone amp. Hope this helps.

Ed