Chrishel
New Head-Fier
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Hello everyone,
I have been researching info for a new pair of headphones for quite some time, and I have decided that if I get regular headphones, I want something out of the Grado series, but if I want canalphones, I want the Shure E5s. Now I have to decide which of those I want. If you compare the sound quality between Grados (lets say up to the 225s...) and the E5s, what are the major advantages and disadvantages of each?
I am a college student, so my listening would either be walking around campus, in the computer lab downstairs in our dorm, at my computer in my room, or maybe on a road trip, so portability and comfort are definately important...
I live in Springfield, IL, and as far as I know, there is no place around here to try out these phones, so I would be buying completely blindly, and I hate the idea of doing that. If anyone knows of someplace even somewhat near (St. Louis, or maybe even Chicago), I would appriciate it.
Also, I would be using these with a portable MP3 player...I dont know which one yet (I had a JB3 that broke, and Ive got a $378.99 warranty check to spend on a new one... still researching that...), but from what I've read, an MP3 player should have no problems driving either of these phones without an amp right?
Also if anyone thinks I am making some horrible mistake with these choices, or that the 325s are OMG SO MUCH BETTER than the 225s, or anything like that, please, please let me know. Thank you very much.
Chrishel
I have been researching info for a new pair of headphones for quite some time, and I have decided that if I get regular headphones, I want something out of the Grado series, but if I want canalphones, I want the Shure E5s. Now I have to decide which of those I want. If you compare the sound quality between Grados (lets say up to the 225s...) and the E5s, what are the major advantages and disadvantages of each?
I am a college student, so my listening would either be walking around campus, in the computer lab downstairs in our dorm, at my computer in my room, or maybe on a road trip, so portability and comfort are definately important...
I live in Springfield, IL, and as far as I know, there is no place around here to try out these phones, so I would be buying completely blindly, and I hate the idea of doing that. If anyone knows of someplace even somewhat near (St. Louis, or maybe even Chicago), I would appriciate it.
Also, I would be using these with a portable MP3 player...I dont know which one yet (I had a JB3 that broke, and Ive got a $378.99 warranty check to spend on a new one... still researching that...), but from what I've read, an MP3 player should have no problems driving either of these phones without an amp right?
Also if anyone thinks I am making some horrible mistake with these choices, or that the 325s are OMG SO MUCH BETTER than the 225s, or anything like that, please, please let me know. Thank you very much.
Chrishel