My understanding is (from as much as I've read about the Grado Prestige and Reference lines) that the 125, 325 and RS-1 are a little bit more dynamic and detailed, whilst the 225 and RS-2 are a little bit more laid back, with a better soundstage.

I only own 125 R, have them for 10 years already; all I can say is that they are a real joy to listen to. As I have no other headphones worth of comparison, I can compare the speakers and the rest of the audio systems I owned and own. The Nakamichi system, has a CD player and receiver that...

I own RX6 speakers, with an Outlaw 2150 stereo reciever... and the trick is to add a powered subwoofer... why: 1) These speakers have small drives, meaning they will reproduce nicely the over 80Hz signal; anything below is artificially produced in the resonance chamber and delivered via the...

A few things I've learnt in the past 3 months:   1) USB path from a computer to a DAC needs to be cleaned...no question... either the DAC has circuitry included for that, or, otherwise, you need an external USB cleaner... Most receivers' internal DACs do not have a USB-port cleaner... perhaps...

That is correct Jay... I experienced it fully.... What happened... I am an audiophile for over 40 years.. owning multiple audio systems.. but at the moment they are all far away, as we moved to Southern California two years ago.. And i had only my Grado headphones to get some of my music from...

Let's make a few  things clear: 1) Economically is not feasable to get a CD player and a DAC; an asynchronous DAC is mostly useful for streaming over USB ports; if you have a decent CD player you would not need an external DAC, as CD is a medium simple to decode for its own internal CD player...