I have a pair of RE2's that fell out of my pocket and under my rolling chair today... it popped the case open on one ear, and broke off the solders.    I certainly don't have the ability to solder on this scale, but is this a repairable issue or no or yes but not worth the cost? If yes does...

Yeah I just read Joker's review too... amazingly detailed, have never seen it.   Kinda wishing I would've shelled out for the RE0 now.   Anyway, I'm not too worried, the lack of isolation might bug me because of airplanes, but time will tell. For $29 I can't have made too big a mistake...

Perhaps I can rephrase for clarity.   iPod earbuds are what, $5 now a days? Spending $20 and getting entry level IEMs, in my opinion, is a world of difference.   Grado SR60's are a phenomenal deal. And stepping up to SR325's was definitely a noticeable difference for me, and was dollar...

Well I went with the Head Direct RE-2's... I think they're the right answer for me. Still curious on how you all view question #1 above though.

Ok, I'm not trying to make a "what should I buy for $x thread"... apologies if it looks that way.   I've had a pair of Sony MDR EX51 IEM's for over 5 years now. I've been perfectly happy with them given what I use them for (commuting and gym mostly). This was the model before they ruined the...

I could care less about the discoloration, but the foam gets less pliant (not really a big deal) and then actually starts to tear and fall apart relatively quickly if I use them at the gym. Even in regular use it happens over the course of a couple months... but with the gym it seems to...

Looks intriguing, I'll have to track down a pair... thanks much for the suggestion!

I have a pair of relatively cheap IEM's... the old school Sony EX51's before they used the self-dismantling cable. I think if you shop around you can pick them up for $15 or less now a days. I've long since given up on the rubber tips and much much prefer the comply foam tips... but I use...

Yeah honestly that upgrade just doesn't hold interest to me. Thanks for the suggestion though.

No twists or anything of that nature is obvious. I talked to Grado they think the transducer probably failed. Which makes sense given that I had a pop the other day when I forgot to turn down the amp volume before connecting the ipod. $45 repair if that is indeed the problem, the warrant is...

My 325's recently completely lost the low end on the right channel. Left channel is still great, swapped out some other headphones to verify it wasn't my source. It's not. About to email Grado regarding repair, but thought I'd check here first to see if there was some common knowledge...

Buy some HD800s and drive them with an iPod Shuffle and 128k MP3s just to confuse the crap outa everyone... or maybe some PS-1000s cause I really like Grado.

Normally I'd avoid a thread like this, but it's late in the week and I'm bored so what the heck. As a general life lesson may I suggest you don't disassemble a brand new product with which you're unhappy? Odds are for about $1.25 you could've mailed these back to either the shop you bought...

I'm also of the opinion that the 325s run great unamped but an amp only enhances them. But to add a little detail, my not very sophisticated ear is of the opinion that amping the 325s specifically enhances the sound stage and the clarity of the bass. So if you're already concerned with grado...

I don't get it, where's the fail? If it gets UL approval I'd call this a great idea. I would definitely install it.