Hi fellow audiophiles!   I am happy for my custom ER-4P with D12 amplifier, but it is soon time for me to upgrade my setup as I am beginning to have the money again. For a long time, I have been looking at JH Audio’s combination of the JH13 and the soon to be released JH-3A, an offer I...

List the best pairing of headphones to song/album.   When you want to show off how great your headphones are, what song do you play for your friends?  Please do NOT list genres...too nebulous.  want specifics.     I'll start:   K550: Rush - Tom Sawyer Annie Lennox - Little...

Hi All, I'm a newly born Audiophile. I've always had an ear for finer sounds, but as of late of made it official :) I've got a pair of Grado RS1i's and am looking for a good portable amp to go with using an ipod as the source. I know it's not that difficult to drive Grado's but would appreciate...

I've got nearly 30hrs on these now and so here is few first impressions and to be updated later.   My equipment is in my signature at the bottom, budget to midfi.   These are the most expensive Hp's I've bought or owned so my expectations are high. I got over the magic dust period pretty...

Hi all,   Well this is my first Grado!, and I must agree when people say how different and fun these cans sound!. But I will like to make some comments and ask some questions about going deeper into the Grado land. First in terms of design I really like that vintage look, it is quite a...

Hi all, Please feel free to post helpful {and usefull} tips :)   What began as a travel necessity ; an Iphone and some earphones, has now turned into a passion (wife calls it obsession) As they say it here IMHO There's nothing more exhilerating in life than discovering a whole new...

well I'm going to buy a high end pair of cans after I graduate here in a few months. I know nothing about any of these and have seen conflicting reviews. This is my price range about 600$. Do your worst head-fi make my future wallet weep*also if I had not bought my HD25-i's I could have the...

Hi all, I am a fairly new member of this forum. Have been interested in hi-fi all my life but since the past 10 years I am spending most of the time travelling (but for prolonged periods of time), I have decided to move to portable hi-fi / hi-end solution with Headphones and DAC/Headphone...

They don't impress me the slightest... (not in build, not in sound, not in comfort, not even in appearance)   I'm really beginning to think super high end headphones aren't worth it. I think I'll stay in the $100-$300 for now on...   I'll be sending them back and getting my $700 back...

hi all am very new to the wonderful world of headphones. have managed to get these; LCD-2, Grado1000i, HD800, GradoRS1i headphones and am waiting for the WA22 to set up my rig.   could someone give some impressions of this amp with the 4 headphones. will be using stock tubes to begin...

Hey All,   I thought I would post my findings after (finally) getting my butt off to the local Hi-Fi store and would be interested in your thoughts about how I found the cans & some improvements to how I describe the sound (we all have to start somewhere!!)   Bit of background first, I am...

      Recently I got a pair of grado SR60 with no box from ebay in superb condition;the seller does not know much about headphones so he couldn't give me additional information. The price was amazing so I took the plunge. I was more amazed when I realized what I received was not just...

I really liked the sound I heard from the RS1i at the Head-Fi meet. But I don't want to go head first on getting that one as my first Grado. I am looking at the famous RS60i or RS80i. Which is better or closer to the RS1i sound?

I searched and couldn't find a fan club for Grados in general. I have only listened to the SR80is and LOVE them. I love how these cans really bring rock to life. I hope to someday try some more high end Grados. I want to see how the Grado "house sound" changes throughout the line up. 

I got to audition a few Grado headphones yesterday at the S.F. Bay Area meet.  Thank you fellow members.  I listened to the RS1i, RS2i, HF2, and PS1000.  To my surprise, the RS1i with stock ear pads sounded BEST.  It's very snappy and well balanced between bass, mids, & treble.  It was my first...

  I am thinking of buying one of them, What one do you think is the best, That makes music sound more alive, I will buy the one who gets the most votes.

Hello everyone! I'm new to the site and somewhat of a newbie to the headphone hifi world. This is a great site and resource I'm thankful I stumbled upon. excuse any typos as I'm typing this vis my blackberry while in my carpool on the way to work. i need help with what headphone to get. i...

There's a huge price difference, but is there also a huge sound difference? I'm really considering the 325s now because it would allow me to get a better amp, and save some $. Opinions?

I think this is a pretty unique thread, given the conditions.    So here it is. I have the opportunity to buy: A used (demoed) pair of GS1000 headphones at the price of $600 ($700 clearance NEW), or the RS1i pair NEW for $700. I have researched the difference in the (i) and "non-i" phones...

Hi All!    I am currently deciding between these two headphones:  ALO modified Ultrasone 780 with 18AWG JenaLabs Cryo wire or the stock Grado RS1i.   I will be using them primarily at home plugged directly into my macbook.  I listen to mostly electronic/pop/hip-hop/r&b.  I will also be...

So I got some 325is and it seems I have it worse than some others. It's not that the earpad is uncomfortable, but I have small ears so the pad doesn't even touch them. It's just my ears right on that inside surface! Ow!   The GS-1000 cushions look like they extend more so they would keep the...

I briefly owned a RS1i and it sounds very different from my RS1 2003. The RS1i in fact sound so different that I'm afraid that if someone heard it, they would believe that it is the representation of the grado sound when it is definitely not. It's not a small difference, and I don't understand...

i've had the luxury to demo a bunch of headphones in the past week or so, and I've absolutely fallen in with with the Grado SR1i.     Is there anything that can compare to these Grado cans in a closed back?  Anything with a similar sound signature?

I've heard that Grado's are basically the polar opposite to Senns.   Then I read that Sennheisers are 'warm' and then read that Grado's are... warm??   How can warm be the opposite of warm? I've heard Grado's described as bright, but never cold. AKG's on the other hand are often...

Do you have a favorite pair of headphones, that you love and will keep forever?   I was listening to a new album that I got today, and I found myself automatically reaching for my Etymotic ER-4P's that I've had for about 6 or 7 years.  They're ugly, they have thin bass, they're fragile...