ruthieandjohn
Stumbling towards enlightenment
(Formerly known as kayandjohn.)
Long time lurker, 1st time poster, signed up 5 minutes ago;
Owning that many grados I guess you're an expert; whenever I go Googled "best headphones for beatles music" the answer was always grado, even from grado haters, and consensus is a rarity in the audiophile forums from what I've seen.
I bought my 1st pair, ebay listing said 'grado gold 325 2009' but i think they are 325is from 2006.
They arrived broken, I'm hoping you can tell me where to get a new connecting piece to hold on the left side, as they will not stay on and slip off.
Also, can you tell me of some nice cushions? These came with the "grado L cushion" but I wish for something with a bit more depth.
thank you for any advice!!!!!
Welcome to Grado Land. "Sorry about your wallet!!"
The gold 325 indeed are the 325i, gold because they were made in 2003, the 50th (gold) anniversary of Grado. They are the brightest of all the Grados. I also have the 325is and the 325e as well as the 325i (gold), and I actually prefer the 325i (but in part that is because I have other Grado earphones for when I don't feel so bright, but feel more muted).
I too have experienced the "pull-out" problem. It seems like many for connections on the Grado (e.g. the black plastic end on the end of the rod), the fit is based on friction rather than adhesive.
You should indeed first pursue it with the seller... that should not happen.
But if you need to fix it, just a dab of glue is great, with a drop into the hole on the end of the bare metal tab that pulled out. I used Elmer's white glue, which takes longer to dry but is reversible and you can get it off, rather than an instant cement. But either should work.
I would never change the pads for anything other than the original type of Grado pads. The headphone models are designed with the pad in mind, and at least to me the only change is just to update the pads with the same kind when they fail due to wear. And get the Grado pads, not the EarZonk, which are cheaper. Grado pads have multiple densities of foam, hardest where it hits the ear, that the others, which are all the same density, don't offer.
Now... off to bid on those Bushmills!!!!!