stacker45
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Looking at the picture..it looks like G-Cush to me.
This may come as a big surprise, but Grado's earpads can actually be swapped very easily.
Need I say more?
Looking at the picture..it looks like G-Cush to me.
Hello Grado fan forum
I wish to ask if it's necessary to use an external amp with the 125e headphones ?
I am using Sony Z3 as my main source music player
This may come as a big surprise, but Grado's earpads can actually be swapped very easily.
Need I say more?
Why has there been quite a few comments recently on ths and the 'e-series' thread saying Grados need an amp?
The whole principle is that they are low impedance headphones, that need little more driving that 16 ohm IEMs. They will sound good out of any device. It is the sound quality of the device that that matters.
Amping Grados might add some qualities like wider soundsatage, more bass etc. However that means you are correcting weaknesses in your source. You are not correcting the Grado headphone, unless you are correcting a treble hot Grado.
I personally never understood the need for headphone amps. If an iPod is not full on gorgeous, then either compromise by accepting it, or buy a better player. The problem of adding a headphone amp is that you also lose quality. Basically because you have to add extra cables and extra components, getting further from source.
I thought a headphone amp was to put it on a source like a CD player or file player. Instead of a full integrated amp on your desktop. In other words a headphone amp, is an amp, but maybe slightly more geared towards headphone presentation.
warning! Grado headphone is not easy to fly well.
Drive Grado ask a lot of current amplification
Why has there been quite a few comments recently on ths and the 'e-series' thread saying Grados need an amp?
The whole principle is that they are low impedance headphones, that need little more driving that 16 ohm IEMs. They will sound good out of any device. It is the sound quality of the device that that matters.
Amping Grados might add some qualities like wider soundsatage, more bass etc. However that means you are correcting weaknesses in your source. You are not correcting the Grado headphone, unless you are correcting a treble hot Grado.
I personally never understood the need for headphone amps. If an iPod is not full on gorgeous, then either compromise by accepting it, or buy a better player. The problem of adding a headphone amp is that you also lose quality. Basically because you have to add extra cables and extra components, getting further from source.
I thought a headphone amp was to put it on a source like a CD player or file player. Instead of a full integrated amp on your desktop. In other words a headphone amp, is an amp, but maybe slightly more geared towards headphone presentation.
Anyone have any thoughts on SR325e vs RS2e vs GH1?
Or is it pretty much 325e<RS2e<GH1?
Cheers