The RS 2 is the number three model in Grado’s headphone lineup, but among headphone aficionados it enjoys a reputation for capturing much of the essential goodness of the very expensive, top-tier Grado models (the RS 1 and GS 1000), yet at a more accessible price. The RS 2 is an open-back, on-ear, dynamic (that is, voice-coil driven) headphone. Grado’s higher-priced models are famous for the their engaging, wide-open midrange sound, smooth highs, and taut bass, and the RS 2, which Grado describes as a “miniature RS 1,” followed right in their sonic footsteps. Thought the RS 2 is one of the lighter headphones in this survey, it certainly proved capable of heavyweight sound.
Features
Open-air design with tube-shaped earpieces—or as Grado would call them, “air chambers”—hand crafted from solid mahogany.
Drivers feature low-mass polymer diaphragms, neodymium magnets, and UHPLC (ultra high-purity, long crystal, oxygen-free copper) voice-coil wires.
Left and right drivers matched to with .05 dB (wow!).
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