any updates on this?

Quote: exactly :)   E3, E5, E7. it only gets better and better

HD25 FTW

neither, get the grado, but you need isolation. I will never recommend the P5 because there are far better sounding headphones at it's price. TMA-1 or the HD-25 depending on your music, HD-25 for rock, classic, pop, etc. TMA-1 for RnB, hip-hop, house, etc

don't buy it! your not supporting the original manufacturers. they wont earn money for research.   IT'S LIKE SUPPORTING POACHING i think?

Quote: but the E5 has a louder volume :D

from what I see you are comparing earbuds (open with no bass) to full-sized circum aural (closed and bassy)   maybe your the kind of guy that would think Grados are too bassy. when auditioning gear you must use music you know at at least 128kbps bit rate. I think SR80's will be your thing ;)

x2 on the HD-25

Quote: maybe the bass boost was off   a simple fiio (even the E3) could make a huge addition to the bass

It does.   In fact I have the E3 and not the E5.  But when I audition it with the E5, it's so much better.   All in all if you want bass get an E5 or E7. because iirc the E7 and E5 have different ways of reproducing bass but I havent tried my 440 with an E7 so I can't really say.  ...

If you want 440 with the boominess, get the 750   but if you were too excited to wait for the 750 (like me) and got the 440 instead, you can just get an E5

HD438?

Ive heard the K518 (mine) the M50 (owned by a friend) and the WS70 (another friend) they're all good but it gets better when it gets bigger

Sennheiser OMX70 sport the green one I think it got stollen in school

Quote: Originally Posted by kunalraiker This feels as a mock thread, maybe we could show a little respect to John Grado,some humor is fine but within limits don't blame me I just wanted to know if I removing that white thing would be fine

Quote: Originally Posted by Bilavideo I removed it from the SR60s I'm wearing (and punched out holes in the cloth behind the driver). I like it better that way. It opens up the HF and improves the bass. does it hurt the mids?

Quote: Originally Posted by alont Hmm I'm a grado owner and I have no idea what "white fabric" you speak of. thin white fabric on the drivers on the side that lies on your ear

so why did grado put those things ?

Grado owners you know what I mean what doeas it do to the SQ? can I remove it without damaging the Sound Sig? TIA

iGrado SR60 and SR80 use the same drivers I think the K518 has the same drivers as the K416

K518 or D1001 or the CAL

All the classics sound great with the SR80 but the SR80 is best with Christopher Cross

Quote: Originally Posted by iHelp Even better: he already has the CAL! ; too little bass. it's the curse of the K81

you can always get Grados but for gaming or movies closed headphones are the best especially if they are bass heavy dunno why but that's just the way it is it's just my opinion though I think you should wait until more experienced people give their inputs as I've only been in this...

then now Grado's are like Mini's they can withstand the test of time