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thanks for your help everyone...so i got a few price quotes from shops in singapore....acc to the price akg 240mkII is the best deal...but im also getting the new HD598s for the same price as the 225i...any idea how the 598s compare to the grados and the akgs?
also the diff between the akg 242HD and the 240mkII is just cosmetic right?
well, I've heard AKG 242HD, 240MKII, Grado SR125i, Alessandro MS1i, Senn HD598. Never heard 225i though.
For my preference song, like pop-rock-acoustic-jazz vocal, which is need good midrange and musical sound, I think MS1i and SR125 are the best among all of them.
242HD and 240MKII should be share same driver, based on my memory (never A/B ing them), they sound very similiar, but my friend who has chance to A/B ing them said that 242HD has a little bit more refine sound. AKG sounds great actually, but in term of musicality, it's still behind any Grado Labs product
HD598, when first time I listen it, don't know why my mind directly goes to HD600, but with lesser resolution. I admit that I'm Grado head, so I'm not impressed with this Senn. YMMV of course.
MS1i and SR125i, both of them sounds very energic and musical. SR125i will give more forward midrange and more pronounce treble, while MS1i has more laidback midrange and treble. In term of musicality, SR125i wins, but for some people, they found that MS1i has better balance sound, so MS1i better for allround.
SR225i supposed to be better than SR125i, so I bet that you will not regret your purchase. Once you can get the magic midrange from Grado, you will appreciate Grado Sound so much.
