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May 3, 2016 at 7:46 PM Post #31,831 of 64,913
new toy
 

 
everything works (except a couple of lights) just needs some cleaning
 
May 3, 2016 at 10:06 PM Post #31,832 of 64,913
I'm thinking about upgrading the speakers system. I'm using a Denon to drive my JBLs. Was going to ask the old guys here whether I should go for Sherwood, HeathKit, Sansui or Marantz but now I think the answer is going to be Marantz?
 
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  these are the last of the "i" series purchased NOS from alessandro 
grado actually moved to the small box just before the "e" series came out
they are genuine  ms2i, no red driver, 1/4" jack , sound great, miss them already 

I had a chance to buy the MS2 once but in the end decided I missed the 325is too much... But with the 325e being such a huge improvement now I'm really curious about the MS2e. Just a pain to get it in my country :frowning2:
 
May 3, 2016 at 10:52 PM Post #31,833 of 64,913
Well the PS1k has dethroned the GH1 as my favorite Grado. The GH1 still garners a recommendation from me over the RS1 and PS500, but the top dawg is earning his keep with the Woo WA7tp. Just sublime!
 
May 3, 2016 at 11:38 PM Post #31,834 of 64,913
thanks John. So would you say the he6 is more transparent than the he1000?
Actually what the heck I'm I talking about I've never even heard the he1000 but I've heard the edition x...
It Had some nice things about them, but I really missed the liveliness and transparency of something likes grados, I'm hoping the he6 bridges the gap between the two sounds...

Yes, after some careful listening in response to your question,min would say that the HE -6 is just a bit more transparent than the HE-1000. It seems even more transparent because the stronger bass if the HE1000 gives the appearance of less high frequency transparency, but if you compare the two on music that does not have bass, the HE-6 is just a little bit more transparent. The PS1000 is more transparent still, easily.
 
May 3, 2016 at 11:55 PM Post #31,835 of 64,913
thanks John. So would you say the he6 is more transparent than the he1000?
Actually what the heck I'm I talking about I've never even heard the he1000 but I've heard the edition x...
It Had some nice things about them, but I really missed the liveliness and transparency of something likes grados, I'm hoping the he6 bridges the gap between the two sounds...

Yes, after some careful listening in response to your question,min would say that the HE -6 is just a bit more transparent than the HE-1000. It seems even more transparent because the stronger bass if the HE1000 gives the appearance of less high frequency transparency, but if you compare the two on music that does not have bass, the HE-6 is just a little bit more transparent. The PS1000 is more transparent still, easily.


Thank you Sir, i appreciate you taking the time to do this and sharing with us. If I ever get my hands on an he6 I'll report back my findings. I had never looked at the he6 because of the amp requirements, but not that I have a vintage receiver i feel confident it can power it, so now I'm considering a pair.
 
May 4, 2016 at 12:02 AM Post #31,836 of 64,913
new toy




everything works (except a couple of lights) just needs some cleaning

Hey, hey, looking good there Jay. Did you buy local or ebay? I had been searching around here for vintage receivers but they are really hard to come by around these parts. I've noticed a whole bunch of receivers (on ebay) come out of Florida. I sometimes wished I lived somewhere else, but then i realize that I live in the Great State of Texas and it quickly passes! :D :wink:
 
May 4, 2016 at 12:21 AM Post #31,837 of 64,913
 
Hi guys, i already have some closed back Headphones (M50X) and im interested in some open back ones, and i read that the Grados are pretty good, but i have a question, whats the diference between another open back and grados ones, also, i really want to get something around the 100-150 $, i really need info about Grado brand, series, models, etc, and what will be the major diference between grados and my M50X, thanks



Grados are wonderfully comfortable - after the calluses and scar tissue is fully formed!  :)  I'm only kind of kidding really...your ears do adjust to the pads, you just have to tough it out!

Lol, no schiit!

My first experience with Grados, I bought a pair of sr225i and an sr125i about a day apart from one another because I won the auction on ebay. My guess is that I wasn't terribly empress because of comfort and build quality. I eventually sold them and moved along trying to find the sound that I prefer. I ended up with like 7 or 8 different pair of headphones all by different manufacturers and all very different from each other.
And then one day I came across a pair of rs2 with buttons on the fs forums for a good price. I thought to myself, hey, if I don't like it I'll just turn around and sell it and not loose any money. In my mind this was Grados last chance to impress me since I had already owned the sr125, and the sr225i twice!

When I got those Rs2 they quickly stuck a chord in me. Immediately I knew I loved them and it was the sound I was looking for! It dethroned everything I had at the time including my LCD 2. Not only did it beat them, it beat them like a red-headed step child!

I've been hooked on Grados ever since. I still continued to try other cand occasionally but nothing (for me) beats Grados, NOTHING! :wink:

EDIT: if you haven't been terribly impressed with Grados but want to give them another shot, go for the Rs2. It's not as expensive as the rs1 or gh1 but you'll find them super comfortable and light weight and also has better timber than plastic Grados, oh, and nothing does guitars (electric or acoustic ) like these wooden Grados!
 
May 4, 2016 at 4:37 AM Post #31,838 of 64,913
Hey, hey, looking good there Jay. Did you buy local or ebay? I had been searching around here for vintage receivers but they are really hard to come by around these parts. I've noticed a whole bunch of receivers (on ebay) come out of Florida. I sometimes wished I lived somewhere else, but then i realize that I live in the Great State of Texas and it quickly passes!
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ebay, $120 shipped from cali 
 
May 4, 2016 at 6:12 AM Post #31,839 of 64,913
  I had a chance to buy the MS2 once but in the end decided I missed the 325is too much... But with the 325e being such a huge improvement now I'm really curious about the MS2e. Just a pain to get it in my country :frowning2:

 
Do you mean you find the 325e an improvement over the 325is or the MS2?
 
I definitely read that you said you originally preferred the 325is over the 325e you owned previously. (I think you said you sold a 325e and re-bought the 325is.) However it seems you have had a rethink and re-evaluation. If so you really got me interested in hearing the 325e, because that's quite something.
 
You see I am OK with my 225i with e-drivers. However I have to use the Grado Mini Adaptor because the 225i/e that I have, terminate in 6mm. All my equipment uses 3.5mm. I mean I think the adaptor is OK quality; that's not the issue. It's just we do lose audio quality across all connections, and that can not be helped.
 
I am kind of stuck though, because I am interested in all the other higher end Grado. Whereas I don't know if I would pay out for them right now. Or without audition, and there is nowhere local to audition. Yet I think I would risk a 325e buy, and either woody, put Dynomat inside, or sell my 225i/e.
 
May 4, 2016 at 6:28 AM Post #31,840 of 64,913
   
Do you mean you find the 325e an improvement over the 325is or the MS2?
 
I definitely read that you said you originally preferred the 325is over the 325e you owned previously. (I think you said you sold a 325e and re-bought the 325is.) However it seems you have had a rethink and re-evaluation. If so you really got me interested in hearing the 325e, because that's quite something.
 
You see I am OK with my 225i with e-drivers. However I have to use the Grado Mini Adaptor because the 225i/e that I have, terminate in 6mm. All my equipment uses 3.5mm. I mean I think the adaptor is OK quality; that's not the issue. It's just we do lose audio quality across all connections, and that can not be helped.
 
I am kind of stuck though, because I am interested in all the other higher end Grado. Whereas I don't know if I would pay out for them right now. Or without audition, and there is no-where local to audition. Yet I think I would risk a 325e buy, and either woody, put Dynomat inside, or sell my 225i/e.

Yep at the moment I think the 325e is better.
Actually my journey with the 325 line is rather complicated:
- First I had a 325is. Blew me away, firmly put Grado in my list of "forever buys". Then I sold this one and got a MSPro. Sold the MSPro to get a RS1i.
- Decided neither the MSPro nor the RS1i could make me miss the 325is any less, but a guy was selling the 325e at a good price. Bought it.
- Found out the 325e was no 325is. Sold the 325e to buy the 325is again.
- Sold the 325is to get another modded 325is chromies (had real leather headband and reterminated jack).
- Friend lent me the 325e. Decided I now want the 325e, sold the chromies to another friend, bought the 325e.
 
Actually I think it's a matter of (temporary) liking. I've said again and again that if I were richer I'd keep them both. But with deeper bass I think the 325e serves me better at the moment, as I'm going to give my brother my AKGs and thus the 325e's gonna be my "everything" cans.
 
I don't think you can't go wrong even if you blind-buy the 325e. The 225 are also ripe for modding, like you said. I suggest you try the ms1000 mod cos it's relatively easy, reversible and improve comfort.
 
May 4, 2016 at 6:47 AM Post #31,841 of 64,913
  Yep at the moment I think the 325e is better.
Actually my journey with the 325 line is rather complicated:
- First I had a 325is. Blew me away, firmly put Grado in my list of "forever buys". Then I sold this one and got a MSPro. Sold the MSPro to get a RS1i.
- Decided neither the MSPro nor the RS1i could make me miss the 325is any less, but a guy was selling the 325e at a good price. Bought it.
- Found out the 325e was no 325is. Sold the 325e to buy the 325is again.
- Sold the 325is to get another modded 325is chromies (had real leather headband and reterminated jack).
- Friend lent me the 325e. Decided I now want the 325e, sold the chromies to another friend, bought the 325e.
 
Actually I think it's a matter of (temporary) liking. I've said again and again that if I were richer I'd keep them both. But with deeper bass I think the 325e serves me better at the moment, as I'm going to give my brother my AKGs and thus the 325e's gonna be my "everything" cans.
 
I don't think you can't go wrong even if you blind-buy the 325e. The 225 are also ripe for modding, like you said. I suggest you try the ms1000 mod cos it's relatively easy, reversible and improve comfort.

 
Haha this is hilarious. This is one of my favourite posts on Head-Fi. Not meant sarcastically or in a bad way. Such a brilliant story. Totally best of luck to you.
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Thank you for the encouragement, confirmation, and ideas.
 
May 4, 2016 at 7:20 AM Post #31,842 of 64,913
Haha this is hilarious. This is one of my favourite posts on Head-Fi. Not meant sarcastically or in a bad way. Such a brilliant story. Totally best of luck to you. :darthsmile:

Thank you for the encouragement, confirmation, and ideas.

Interesting story about the odyssey to, then from, then return to the SR325is. Very similar to that of the head-fier who sold me his SR325i Golds in anticipation of the arrival of the newer better SR325e, then found that the 325e did not give him the brightness that he loved. He then tried the 325is, maybe even the 325, till I relented and offered to sell him back his SR 325i Golds. He is now happy, and I found another pair of SR 325i Golds...the Grado that is the brightest of them all!
 
May 4, 2016 at 7:34 AM Post #31,843 of 64,913
Lol, no schiit!

My first experience with Grados, I bought a pair of sr225i and an sr125i about a day apart from one another because I won the auction on ebay. My guess is that I wasn't terribly empress because of comfort and build quality. I eventually sold them and moved along trying to find the sound that I prefer. I ended up with like 7 or 8 different pair of headphones all by different manufacturers and all very different from each other.
And then one day I came across a pair of rs2 with buttons on the fs forums for a good price. I thought to myself, hey, if I don't like it I'll just turn around and sell it and not loose any money. In my mind this was Grados last chance to impress me since I had already owned the sr125, and the sr225i twice!

When I got those Rs2 they quickly stuck a chord in me. Immediately I knew I loved them and it was the sound I was looking for! It dethroned everything I had at the time including my LCD 2. Not only did it beat them, it beat them like a red-headed step child!

I've been hooked on Grados ever since. I still continued to try other cand occasionally but nothing (for me) beats Grados, NOTHING!
wink.gif


EDIT: if you haven't been terribly impressed with Grados but want to give them another shot, go for the Rs2. It's not as expensive as the rs1 or gh1 but you'll find them super comfortable and light weight and also has better timber than plastic Grados, oh, and nothing does guitars (electric or acoustic ) like these wooden Grados!

I think the Rs2's do any acoustic wooden instrument really well. I loved them on violin concerto's and quartets. The wooden cups are able to capture the resonances of the instrument better than any plastic or metal ever could.
 
May 4, 2016 at 8:18 AM Post #31,844 of 64,913
 
 
thanks John. So would you say the he6 is more transparent than the he1000?
Actually what the heck I'm I talking about I've never even heard the he1000 but I've heard the edition x...
It Had some nice things about them, but I really missed the liveliness and transparency of something likes grados, I'm hoping the he6 bridges the gap between the two sounds...

Yes, after some careful listening in response to your question,min would say that the HE -6 is just a bit more transparent than the HE-1000. It seems even more transparent because the stronger bass if the HE1000 gives the appearance of less high frequency transparency, but if you compare the two on music that does not have bass, the HE-6 is just a little bit more transparent. The PS1000 is more transparent still, easily.


Thank you Sir, i appreciate you taking the time to do this and sharing with us. If I ever get my hands on an he6 I'll report back my findings. I had never looked at the he6 because of the amp requirements, but not that I have a vintage receiver i feel confident it can power it, so now I'm considering a pair.

Yeah, I think you hit the nail on the head, for the price of vintage receivers, why waste money on other SS solutions when you can power anything with these bad boys.
 
Then grab a nice tube amp for the tubey sound and one should be all set .
 
When I get my own audio room , this will be the direction that I am heading....even $300 for a nice vintage receiver , then only speding needed will be on tubes
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Can't wait to hear your findings with the receiver and HE-6
 
May 4, 2016 at 8:59 AM Post #31,845 of 64,913
  Grado´s comfort is not an issue, unless you're going to listen for several hours without a break


as a person who has no trouble listening with his RS1 or PS1000 for 10+ hours at a time, i would say that you can listen to them for several hours at a time without it hurting. and i'm wearing glasses!
 
got earzonk G-cush on my RS-1, Grado G-cush on my PS1000
 

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