lescanard
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I have owned and enjoyed my 325is' for nearly a year now. I'm one of those people who truly enjoy the variety of my phones collection - depending on my mood, artist etc. I reach for different phones on a regular rotating basis.
I'm simply looking for opinions on the 325is' as it relates to genre of music that they shine with. Nearly every time I read a thread on these phones with regards to recommendations or not - I often see someone say that these Grados excel at rock, rock music, etc. I simply don't find that to be true. If I feel like listening to some rock (i.e. The Who, Alice in Chains, Black Keys - whatever) I just don't think they perform nearly as well as my other cans (esp. Denons). They even sound a bit muddy to me - guitars, voices, bass and drums all seem to get lost together.
That being said - whenever I want to hear some excellent acoustic music the Grados are just stunning I think. I listen to them with a d10, or my LD I+ (325is are beautiful with tubes IMO) and the detail and clarity on the acoustic guitars, rhythm guitars, voices and cymbals are fantastic. I'm wondering why I seem to think the complete opposite of so many other 325is owners - that these Grados are ok for rock but truly amazing with acoustic tunes? Thanks.
I'm simply looking for opinions on the 325is' as it relates to genre of music that they shine with. Nearly every time I read a thread on these phones with regards to recommendations or not - I often see someone say that these Grados excel at rock, rock music, etc. I simply don't find that to be true. If I feel like listening to some rock (i.e. The Who, Alice in Chains, Black Keys - whatever) I just don't think they perform nearly as well as my other cans (esp. Denons). They even sound a bit muddy to me - guitars, voices, bass and drums all seem to get lost together.
That being said - whenever I want to hear some excellent acoustic music the Grados are just stunning I think. I listen to them with a d10, or my LD I+ (325is are beautiful with tubes IMO) and the detail and clarity on the acoustic guitars, rhythm guitars, voices and cymbals are fantastic. I'm wondering why I seem to think the complete opposite of so many other 325is owners - that these Grados are ok for rock but truly amazing with acoustic tunes? Thanks.
