[mackat]

I find the highs too piercing
 
 
MacKat

 

[Ham Sandwich]

Yup.  I EQ them like this (SR325is):
 

 
That's with a -3 dB reduction.  I use anywhere from -0.5 dB to -4 dB reduction depending on how I'm feeling.  -3 dB is what sounds most neutralish (though still Grado) to me.
 

 
I'm probably the only one here who can complain about the SR325is sounding veiled. 

 

[hkmix]

My SR60i's are never EQ'd. I listen to a ton of pop, and the Grado signature is amazing for that.

 

[BobSaysHi]

Love the sound w/ tube amps.
 
Why change it?

 

[Region2]

Dang, you do a lot of polls.
 
I don't like to EQ my Grado.  I like their sound signature or I wouldn't have wanted them.  They're the ones I like the most for playing guitar as well.
 
Maybe the highs aren't piercing so much as that's the scream it's making from the paint job you did to them 

 

[BobSaysHi]

Quote:

Dang, you do a lot of polls.

New poll...
 
Does mackat make too many polls?

 

[power911]

I only EQ them for hip hop rap songs that require deep bass. other than that nope 

 

[Adder]

I find the highs OK. 

 

[aL69]

maybe i'm just too lazy or i just find the shrill grado treble rather okay to me (?). either way, i don't EQ them whatsoever.

 

[bbophead]

No EQ on my 325is.

 

[Kevin Brown]

 Yes.  -3dB at 8kHz for all of the SR80i through SR225i and the MS2i too, all with comfies too.
 
-1 dB at 62 Hz, 125Hz, and 8kHz for the HF2's, also with comfies.  Otherwise, they are all too bright IMO.

 

[cowjuan]

i never eq them either. i prefer a balanced sound. but sometimes i set my ipod to "treble booster" to make them sound louder on my ipod so that i can hear the music better.

 

[Mad Dude]

No EQ for my RS1. They sound exactly as I want them to.

 

[sling5s]

Rather than EQ, I switch pads.  For portable amps and iphone 4, I used flat pads.  For desktop amp, I use bowls.