binkobonko
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My usual set up is iMod - RSA Hornet - SR60's
But I just swapped my HD600's for a pair of Grado 325i's
The 600's didn't get much use, as I listen most on the move, and while they're great phones, I found them a little 'cold' and tended to prefer the SR60's. Plus I had a nagging feeling that if I wore them outside, they'd scream "please mug me". And I'd look like a dick.
So, I must like the Grado sound, right? Well and good. But when I hook up the 325's to my Hornet, I can't help feeling a little "underwhelmed" somehow. So I'm thinking:
1) The Hornet doesn't suit the Grado's, or
2) The Grado's are too mighty a beast to be put through their paces properly by a mere portable, or
3) All my music is ***** (though it's mostly Apple lossless), or
4) The Grado's are *****, or
5) Maybe I just need to get used to them a bit - I'm too used to the SR60's..?
In a previous post, a TTVJ Hybrid was mentioned, which I might well try. There's a meet in the UK in November, so hopefully someone will have one.
On a more general point, assuming the Grado's aren't *****, am I just getting to that point where I have to go full-size if I really want to take my listening to the 'next level'? Classical stuff sounds good through the Hornet, but most other music just doesnt wow me like the SR60's did, it sounds kind of muffled and uninspiring.
I MUST be getting something wrong, though, right? Confused..
But I just swapped my HD600's for a pair of Grado 325i's
The 600's didn't get much use, as I listen most on the move, and while they're great phones, I found them a little 'cold' and tended to prefer the SR60's. Plus I had a nagging feeling that if I wore them outside, they'd scream "please mug me". And I'd look like a dick.
So, I must like the Grado sound, right? Well and good. But when I hook up the 325's to my Hornet, I can't help feeling a little "underwhelmed" somehow. So I'm thinking:
1) The Hornet doesn't suit the Grado's, or
2) The Grado's are too mighty a beast to be put through their paces properly by a mere portable, or
3) All my music is ***** (though it's mostly Apple lossless), or
4) The Grado's are *****, or
5) Maybe I just need to get used to them a bit - I'm too used to the SR60's..?
In a previous post, a TTVJ Hybrid was mentioned, which I might well try. There's a meet in the UK in November, so hopefully someone will have one.
On a more general point, assuming the Grado's aren't *****, am I just getting to that point where I have to go full-size if I really want to take my listening to the 'next level'? Classical stuff sounds good through the Hornet, but most other music just doesnt wow me like the SR60's did, it sounds kind of muffled and uninspiring.
I MUST be getting something wrong, though, right? Confused..