whirlwind said:

Ha ha.....I use iem's in bed....I tried headphones.....but iem's seem to be the ticket for me.

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focker said:

  Hey Grado Guys...
 
So about a year ago or so, I posted on here about how impressive the synergy was between the Kindle Fire (original) and my Grados. I couldn't really put my finger on it at the time, but with no amps in the signal path at all, just the Grados and the stock cable with the adapter plugging into the Fire directly, the sound was very impressive. Well, I have an update...
 
I decided to upgrade to the Kindle Fire HDX and it arrived today. As I was playing around with it, I decided to fire up the audio jack so I reached for my Beyer 1350s, my favorite portable headphone. Sound was pretty good...about what I expected. Then I remembered what I had experienced previously, before my first Kindle Fire started acting up, so I grabbed the ol' PS500s and give the new Kindle an opportunity to impress. Well, I don't know what changes they made to this thing, but I turned on the first big budget movie I came across on Netflix - Jack Reacher - and all of a sudden this huge, beautiful sound stage kicked in. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. 
 
I still don't know if its the DAC or what, but SOMETHING about these Kindles has ridiculous synergy with Grado headphones...I'm going to have to hook this up for the lady friend (aka Beaker) later on and see if she notices anything, too. Last time she picked up on it pretty quickly, so it should be interesting. 
 
I know last time I brought this up, several of you confirmed what I was hearing...so if you guys get a chance to pick up or audition an HDX with your Grados, please chime in with your feedback! (I am going to look over the specs on the Kindle models and see what differences there are with the audio in the meantime.)

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brokenthumb said:

   
I have a 8.9" HDX so I'll have to give the PS500 a go with it.  I have tried the HE-400 with Spotify on the HDX and was surprised with how good it sounded out of those.  I also have the leather origami case and was surprised that the speakers do a decent job with a nice surround effect when you have the case on.. the only drawback is that case weighs a ton. 

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hpiper said:

  I was wondering if any of you have listened to Grados on a stock Lyr amp and if so how did it sound?

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focker said:

Hey Grado Guys...

So about a year ago or so, I posted on here about how impressive the synergy was between the Kindle Fire (original) and my Grados. I couldn't really put my finger on it at the time, but with no amps in the signal path at all, just the Grados and the stock cable with the adapter plugging into the Fire directly, the sound was very impressive. Well, I have an update...

I decided to upgrade to the Kindle Fire HDX and it arrived today. As I was playing around with it, I decided to fire up the audio jack so I reached for my Beyer 1350s, my favorite portable headphone. Sound was pretty good...about what I expected. Then I remembered what I had experienced previously, before my first Kindle Fire started acting up, so I grabbed the ol' PS500s and give the new Kindle an opportunity to impress. Well, I don't know what changes they made to this thing, but I turned on the first big budget movie I came across on Netflix - Jack Reacher - and all of a sudden this huge, beautiful sound stage kicked in. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. 

I still don't know if its the DAC or what, but SOMETHING about these Kindles has ridiculous synergy with Grado headphones...I'm going to have to hook this up for the lady friend (aka Beaker) later on and see if she notices anything, too. Last time she picked up on it pretty quickly, so it should be interesting. 

I know last time I brought this up, several of you confirmed what I was hearing...so if you guys get a chance to pick up or audition an HDX with your Grados, please chime in with your feedback! (I am going to look over the specs on the Kindle models and see what differences there are with the audio in the meantime.)

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bassboysam said:

Does anyone know if the headband on the RS-1i is the same as the 325is?

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sinnottj said:

 
Yes it is, although Grado have sold different versions of their 'stock' leather headband throughout the years. Depending on the age of the two headphones, there may be some slight cosmetic difference.

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sinnottj said:

I think that, aside from some of the very earliest RS1s, the amount of padding has been pretty consistent in the leather headbands. i.e. not very much

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bassboysam said:

Which is weird. Grado qoted me $40 for a headband. How is turbulent labs making a better headband for about the same price ($38) with a lot more padding?

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fleasbaby said:

LMAO...in their defense, $40 is their standard repair fee...so if you emailed asking them to replace the drivers and cable, they would still charge $40. It does seem a little nutty next to the cost of a Turbulent Labs headband when applied to that part of the headphone though...

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