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Grado Fan Club!
I haven't been on Head-Fi too much lately...but did you really think I, Darth Fader, wasn't gonna give this post the props it deserves? Better late than never. Nice pics, worms! May the force be with those SR 325s, always!- DarthFader
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Grado Fan Club!
And, brownie points to joseph69 for being right on the money in his prediction!- DarthFader
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Grado Fan Club!
You didn't fail to deliver, sir! Thanks!- DarthFader
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Grado Fan Club!
Good afternoon, gents! I'm back once again from another automotive-related adventure and I'm spending the afternoon catching up on all the Grado Fan Club fun I missed! Who's got some music to recommend on this fine Saturday?- DarthFader
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Gee, I leave you guys for a month and I'm nearly 600 posts behind! Time to brew up a cup of coffee, throw on some Grados, and get to reading all that I've missed!- DarthFader
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Good morning!! A cup of light roast, direct-trade coffee from Kenya in my cup this morning (in addition to being a Gradohead, I am also a coffee addict..) Cheers! Good morning good sir!! Excellent choice on the music. You know, every time I start to write Mahler off as a little too...- DarthFader
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I didn't realize someone had created a dedicated GH-1 thread…but they have: - DarthFader
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I concur. This is a real thing.- DarthFader
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Of the list of Grados, the PS500e is probably your best bet if it fits your budget. The 225e is my recommendation if you want to spend less. BUT—what I'm about to say pains me. Get a Sennheiser HD 600 or 650 (you can find lightly used ones on eBay for $200 - $250). With the exception...- DarthFader
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Two random thoughts on this fine evening: 1. I sat down to do some relaxing listening tonight. I looked at my headphone options: plastic. plastic. weird polycarbonate. Then there was my Grado, with real metal and real wood and a thick, perfect-length cable that doesn't twist oddly. I love...- DarthFader
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I have the PS500s and have been using G-cush pads with them for quite a while now. I like the sound better with the G-cush pads. I definitely don't think it makes the PS500s sound any worse. Your mileage might vary.- DarthFader
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All of this GH1 talk is making me sorta regret not pre-ordering! Alas, all of my money has been set aside for another hobby.- DarthFader
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