Hello, I haven't been here for a while, but have great news as at 70, I finally made retirement! Now thinking about travel - going mobile. So I have a pair of Joseph Grado signature HP-2 headphones with 325 headband mod, Antique Sound Lab MG Head DT amplifier, and Kimber Hero 1.0m w/WBT gold...

Wonderful review, thank you! I will order the NuForce uDAC-2 for laptop use.

Love my own pair of Senn HD 414 anniv headphones. May I suggest a pair of the light weight plastic Grados (SR 60 or 80) with a set of 414 ear cushions and spring the headband a little for best fit.

IMHO go for the Grado 225i and stay away from the SR325is!

I have also read that the HP3 headphones did not have the Joseph Grado Signature Ultra-wide Bandwidth Reference cable.

Greetings, Take a look at www.headphonerevoews.org under Grado HP1000 Headphone Reviews as there is an excellent review by Senior Member 003 dated 11 Sep 07 discussing performance and price, you may not want to part with your headphones.

Uncle Erik - You sir have a keen eye! These headphones are quite a bit more than HF-2s and have a great story - here are some more photos. I have owned these HP-2s for 15 years and due to comfort issues kept them in storage. I recently parted-out my vintage black SR-325s giving the metal cups to...

The Joseph Grado Signature HP-2 , the Grado Labs Prestige Series SR-325, and the Sennheiser HD-650 headphones. Much has been written about each of these products, so for those of you not familiar allow me to use a simple visual analogy to describe what many regard as the Grado Labs and...

ctm - Sorry, but I can't provide impressions regarding your referenced list of headphones as I have not had the opportunity to listen and compare. In looking at nikongod 's avatar I note that he is shown wearing a set of JG HP-1000 's so you might ask his impressions?

ctm - Thanks for your reply, I do of course have a set of Grado HP-2s as well as Sennheiser HD-650s and the Senns are not even in the same league in terms of SQ. However, in terms of user comfort the HD-650s are indeed a hard headphone to better. I am very impressed by your profile and because...

mralexosborn I'm in the SR-225 camp feeling they are the best Grado value right out of the box with the best balanced sound as opposed to say the SR-325 treble burners. However, there is a easy and cheap fix for a bright high end which is somewhat counter intuitive. Get yourself a set of current...

Find yourself a set of Joseph Grado Signature HP-1000 headphones (either the HP-1 or HP-2 versions) . Unfortunately, prices have been driven up by collectors, so you may have quite a search. There is an excellent review on Headphonereviews.org under the heading Grado HP1000 by Senior Member 003...

Congratulations;  Great sound, Great workmanship, = Gorgeous custom headphones!

I have a little different take on the 325 vs 225 situation. For 15 years I've owned and used the first generation (black) 325 and a set of later 225s. The 325 was not a well regarded headphone as it had a bass bump that tended to cause spikes in the mid/ lower treble range giving it a harshness...

Thank you for your Cambridge Audio 340 SE insights, sounds like a good amp! Your point regarding computer based sonic correction is also well taken. I use my HD 650s as computer monitors running off of a Logitech 2.1 game system output (about 15 watts and is actually clean) connected to a HTPC...