Grado SR225i impressions/review 2011 - Page 2

Whatever you do ,,don't start looking at Bills SR60-Mod thread. I doubt if you will ever need to upgrade them  if you do.

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Originally Posted by LugBug1 

I would go with whatever your wallet tells you, not the devil on your shoulder ha ha   

 

 That's the easy part.  It's much easier to argue my point for a pair of headphones under $500 as opposed to a $2,000 pair of speakers.  I don't tell my wife that the headphones sound better than the speakers - she just hears that there's a $1,500 price difference and nods to the new headphones. ;)

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Originally Posted by LugBug1 

 

I'm intrigued? are those the pads for the 1000's ? and do they fit? I thought they wouldnt because of the bigger headphones they were made for?

 

If they will fit my 225's then I'll try them, bigger soundstage and more comfort, as long as I dont lose anything else in exchange (bass, airiness) 

 

Thanks for that

 

Hi,

Sorry about delay in replying. I hadn't seen your post.

Yes, the PS1000 pads do fit. What I found surprising was that they did the opposite of what I expected. I had thought that putting the bigger pads on would take the bass down and the treble up. In fact, I got the opposite!! The bass is strong and weighty (although not deep, but then that may be a characteristic of the sr80i) and the treble doesn't seem as strident. I found the bowls much more middly sounding than the jumbos. They're also a lot more comfortable.

I was never a Grado fan if I'm honest, but this combo has me hooked and I'm now thinking of going back up the ladder again with the 325i. The pads have to be with them for me though.

They're expensive in the UK, but for me, they make the sr80i a really impressive listen and no way harsh.

Lugbug, I took the plunge on another pair of 225s (not the "i") the other evening.  They've been re-cabled, have the woody cups and some bass mods to them.  They were posted here in the FS section.  I had the $$ from when I sold my SR225i 'phones on eBay and have thoroughly been enjoying the 325s - but wanted a 2nd set to have as a new toy.  I tried some AKG this past weekend - didn't impress me.  They were good, but not what I was looking for.  I browsed the Audio Technica, Sennheisers and some others - but, decided to keep the money in my wallet.  Well, that was until the woodies showed up for sale here.

LugBug,

The seller lives in Quebec, Canada.  It will take about 4-6 business days in shipping time for them to reach me in the U.S.  I should hopefully have them by the end of next week and be able to offer some impressions - and comparisons to my 325s.  Since the 225s are already broken in, I don't have to wade through that process and my enjoyment should hopefully start the moment I plug them in and hit play.

I'll keep you posted.

Good luck on the "RS" purchase.  You do sound very near in accomplishing that goal. 

try the tape mod on the bowl pads. smoother highs and stronger bass was my result.