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Good choice for burn in material.

Congrats & Enjoy

 

[Stevko]

On/off button is stucked on my gw100. Not possible to turn them off.
Easy fix?

 

[astroid]

Guys the RS2x with flats is a revelation! With L pads they had a distinct lack of bass impact, there was bass but it was very light. There is a small reduction in soundstage but the bass is now exactly where it should be.
They are like a super SR325x , similar low end but with more detail and clarity and comfy too.
I think for acoustic and classical sessions I might put Ls on but for my indie and electronic Flats rule.

 

[pk4425]

Guys the RS2x with flats is a revelation! With L pads they had a distinct lack of bass impact, there was bass but it was very light. There is a small reduction in soundstage but the bass is now exactly where it should be.
They are like a super SR325x , similar low end but with more detail and clarity and comfy too.
I think for acoustic and classical sessions I might put Ls on but for my indie and electronic Flats rule.

With a few new owners of 325x and discussion about pad swapping in this thread, I mixed and matched the pads again on my 325x, just to see if my preferences have changed.

TL; DR -- Nope. I still prefer the G "bowl" pads on my 325x. Specifics:

Stock "F pad," the famous "flats" -- The bass is pretty constant with the stock pads with which the 325x was tuned. It's not a particularly punchy or impactful bass, but the overall sound is pretty warm, especially for a Grado. OK, but not my preference.

AliExpress Dekoni/Beautiful Audio clones -- These fluffy, thick pads make the 325x infinitely more comfortable as over-ears instead of on-ears but at the cost of the stock sound, big time. The depth and velour of these pads increase the bass significantly and hike the treble to the point of annoying sibilance on some tracks. These pads will turn your 325x into a can with V-shaped, consumer tuning. Fun for some tracks but not as a daily driver.

Geekria "G pad," the "bowls" -- This is my favorite pad with the 325x, by far. It focuses the bass and makes it much more subtle and pinpoint than the stock F pads, and the treble sounds more like a Grado without being ice picks to the ears. Separation is improved, and the most noticeable difference is soundstage -- it's MUCH wider than with the stock F pads or Dekoni/Beautiful pillow clones. The G's also are more comfortable than the F's but nowhere near as plush as the Ali clones.

I'm sure everyone's mileage varies. That's one of the beauties of Grado -- everyone can tune the sound to their liking cheaply and easily with pads!

 

[Dan DRC]

With a few new owners of 325x and discussion about pad swapping in this thread, I mixed and matched the pads again on my 325x, just to see if my preferences have changed.

TL; DR -- Nope. I still prefer the G "bowl" pads on my 325x. Specifics:

Stock "F pad," the famous "flats" -- The bass is pretty constant with the stock pads with which the 325x was tuned. It's not a particularly punchy or impactful bass, but the overall sound is pretty warm, especially for a Grado. OK, but not my preference.

AliExpress Dekoni/Beautiful Audio clones -- These fluffy, thick pads make the 325x infinitely more comfortable as over-ears instead of on-ears but at the cost of the stock sound, big time. The depth and velour of these pads increase the bass significantly and hike the treble to the point of annoying sibilance on some tracks. These pads will turn your 325x into a can with V-shaped, consumer tuning. Fun for some tracks but not as a daily driver.

Geekria "G pad," the "bowls" -- This is my favorite pad with the 325x, by far. It focuses the bass and makes it much more subtle and pinpoint than the stock F pads, and the treble sounds more like a Grado without being ice picks to the ears. Separation is improved, and the most noticeable difference is soundstage -- it's MUCH wider than with the stock F pads or Dekoni/Beautiful pillow clones. The G's also are more comfortable than the F's but nowhere near as plush as the Ali clones.

I'm sure everyone's mileage varies. That's one of the beauties of Grado -- everyone can tune the sound to their liking cheaply and easily with pads!

I use the Geekria "G pad," the "bowls" on my RS2e an love it as my daily driver. I am kind of a soundstage junkie and these pads give that to you in spades in my opinion. When I tried flat pads I was bothered at times by piercing highs. The L pads are the the Grado choice for an RS2e but I got along much better with the G pads for better bass, increased soundstage, toned down ice pick highs and better comfort. Everyone hears differently though, part of the fun with Grado is the easy pad swapping to obtain sound you want. Some Grado haters would consider that a weakness, I look at it as a feature.

 

[jsk ksj]

I use the Geekria "G pad," the "bowls" on my RS2e an love it as my daily driver. I am kind of a soundstage junkie and these pads give that to you in spades in my opinion. When I tried flat pads I was bothered at times by piercing highs. The L pads are the the Grado choice for an RS2e but I got along much better with the G pads for better bass, increased soundstage, toned down ice pick highs and better comfort. Everyone hears differently though, part of the fun with Grado is the easy pad swapping to obtain sound you want. Some Grado haters would consider that a weakness, I look at it as a feature.

If you can, try the official grado g cushs. They are silly expensive, but unbeatable.

They sound much better than the geekrias on my rs2e's

 

[astroid]

Is there a half way house between L and F ? What about geekria LL pads?

 

[Dan DRC]

If you can, try the official grado g cushs. They are silly expensive, but unbeatable.

They sound much better than the geekrias on my rs2e's

Good to know, I will probably check that out.

 

[jsk ksj]

Is there a half way house between L and F ? What about geekria LL pads?

reverse quarter mod using Sennheiser hd 414 pads fits this description?

They sound good & are comfy.

 

[jlaseter]

Is there a half way house between L and F ? What about geekria LL pads?

I've found the Geekria donut pads (model EJZ-0047-03) to be a compromise between L and F pads. Definitely more comfortable than F, but the foam is lighter, so over a long term session they will tend to compress more. I think last time I compared, the donuts sounded not quite as transparent/bright as L pads, and not quite as much bass as F pads.

I use them on my HP2, which has unbelievable detail, and fairly good bass extension, so that I don't lose either of those aspects.

 

[jlaseter]

reverse quarter mod using Sennheiser hd 414 pads fits his description.

They sound good.

I used to rock quarter modded pads on my SR325is. Love em! Structurally similar to the Geekria donuts I'm a fan of as well, but I haven't compared the sound.

 

[pk4425]

reverse quarter mod using Sennheiser hd 414 pads fits this description?

They sound good & are comfy.

I have the Geekria clones of the Senny pads. Sorry, I HATE the yellow color on my 325x -- it's just me. I need to mod them with the quarter and give them a go.

Thanks for the reminder.

 

[jonathan c]

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[544322]

Is there a half way house between L and F ? What about geekria LL pads?

Many. Mostly all the third party pads pull up bass and cut some treble and thus lie between Grado L and F.

The Geekria G clone for example doesn't sound like a real G at all, it's just a very comfy pad with more (some may say bloated) bass and less highs. The Geekria Donut was already mentioned, for me it's the only ok third party alternative because the bass pull - treble cut is quite subtle. Shipibo pads are similar, they come close to an F pad while being much more comfortable.

 

[jsk ksj]

I have the Geekria clones of the Senny pads. Sorry, I HATE the yellow color on my 325x -- it's just me. I need to mod them with the quarter and give them a go.

Thanks for the reminder.

Lol

They are very yellow

I previously had them on a pair of sr80e"s and the black and yellow looked great, like a bumblebee