I am a huge fan of the Grado "house" sound and have owned and/or auditioned all models in the SR/RS lineup. I have owned at least one pair of Grados since the original SR125 that I purchased after the Stereophile review in the 90's. I currently own a pair of SR80es with G Pads. 2 things that...

So my original DragonTail split at the Female end after a year.  I emailed Audioquest to take care of it and I'm sure they will.  The one I purchased today is ~ 3" vs. the 6" version I purchased a year ago.  The one I purchased today did not have a Box.  Did I purchase an older or newer version...