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.

IEMs + foam tips work great for me to accomplish this. I get your concern about comfort and if I get overly tired they do start to feel funny, but nine hours out of ten I like it. I'd suggest giving it a shot and seeing how you feel about the comfort issue. Or just have a good night at the...

Throwing my name in the ring please.

Personally I like the grado sound, I'm always a fan of recommending it because it's fun to listen to. But, I would add one consideration to your criteria... listening environment/motion. My one complaint about grados is that they feel tippy if you're not just sitting still. As in, they like...

You can run the HD800's right from the headphone out on one of those old yellow sony walkman (the cassette kind) and I think a lot of people would still call it high end

What a great idea, please sign me up.

Hang on I'm confused by this test setup... what was the rest of the gear? I can only assume you weren't using laptop speakers with $400 and $800 isolating feet.

I tried it when my SR60's jack broke off... no love for the bottom end of the line, something like $25 for the repair was the quote. Not ridiculous, but more than I was going to spend on a pair of $60 headphones. Anyway I just bought sr325i's instead, that'll teach'm! (and now I take decent...

Quote: Originally Posted by sampson_smith What sort of amp are you most happy with for your SR-325i's, skiflyer? I don't know... only heard one , the ECSS (Eddie Current Solid State), and it was enough to make me happy. Some day if the budget grows I'll audition more and see if...

As the great philosopher Popeye once said: That's all I can stands, and I can't stands no more! The inverse also holds true... I likes what I like, and I like it. With things like headphones the facts of the sound reproduction really don't matter all that much... they're designed to...

I can't seem to find it on the web but we used to sell a lot when I ground lenses, and I have a pair at home somewhere so maybe I can get the full information.... but there's a company that sells a pair of glasses called .5, so named because they way something ridiculous like half an ounce or 5...