[elvergun]

as per request... my NOS HP1000 grado treasures. pics of my personal headphones and amp ill add soon.

i may be the only person in the world with these?

Wow. I bet you are going to have some fun putting those parts together.

 

[beez]

Wow. I bet you are going to have some fun putting those parts together.

i’ll probably keep them as parts for right now. they seem cooler to me this way. i might at some point build a NOS HP-1 but i’m in no rush. my HP-1 has a channel out but i’ve been too nervous to mess with them. i prefer the newer style headbands and just use a black 325 or sr200 with hp1k drivers

 

[ParaLoganGrado]

i’ll probably keep them as parts for right now. they seem cooler to me this way. i might at some point build a NOS HP-1 but i’m in no rush. my HP-1 has a channel out but i’ve been too nervous to mess with them. i prefer the newer style headbands and just use a black 325 or sr200 with hp1k drivers

I wonder how the different housing will affect the sound of the drivers!

 

[knopi]

Hello Grado fans, I bought some Grado. I searched for cheaper headphone, energetic sound, easy drive and I think this is it. Not much headphones is capable what I wanted, just more expensive (Edition Xv2 etc...).

Do you have some good experience with portable usb dac which suits Grado? Which I could use hapilly with mobile and computer. Price around $500 or less.

 

[Walace]

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Do you have some good experience with portable usb dac which suits Grado? Which I could use hapilly with mobile and computer. Price around $500 or less.

Using Chord Mojo with the Hemp since a few months, I am more than happy !
but didn’t had a chance to try any other Dac.

 

[Bernard23]

I've just re-joined Club Grado! My ageing SR80s died a few years ago, and I never got round to replacing them, until today. SR325e and they're everything I hoped for! Work a treat with my Marantz dac amp. The way these things reproduce a well recorded drum kit is outstanding, the sheer snap of a snare makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck!
I was thinking of buying the full set of different ear cups and experimenting with best fit / sound, is there anything else simple to try out without actually dismantling the bowls etc? I've read about running some tape around the periphery of the L cups for example.

 

[Joaquin Dinero]

Hello Grado fans, I bought some Grado. I searched for cheaper headphone, energetic sound, easy drive and I think this is it. Not much headphones is capable what I wanted, just more expensive (Edition Xv2 etc...).

Do you have some good experience with portable usb dac which suits Grado? Which I could use hapilly with mobile and computer. Price around $500 or less.

I often use a Dragonfly Cobalt with various Grados. It sounds good; I wouldn't recommend it at full retail price but if you find a good used one for less $$ its worthwhile.

 

[Bernard23]

Hello Grado fans, I bought some Grado. I searched for cheaper headphone, energetic sound, easy drive and I think this is it. Not much headphones is capable what I wanted, just more expensive (Edition Xv2 etc...).

Do you have some good experience with portable usb dac which suits Grado? Which I could use hapilly with mobile and computer. Price around $500 or less.

I've got a Cambridge audio dac magic xs, you can pick one up for under £100 in the UK.

 

[Bonesy Jonesy]

Hello Grado fans, I bought some Grado. I searched for cheaper headphone, energetic sound, easy drive and I think this is it. Not much headphones is capable what I wanted, just more expensive (Edition Xv2 etc...).

Do you have some good experience with portable usb dac which suits Grado? Which I could use hapilly with mobile and computer. Price around $500 or less.

Chord Mojo A+ or if you can afford it a Hugo 2

 

[knopi]

It will be for Alessandro MS1000 so I want keep overall good price performance, just if something have good synergy with Grado.
I thought a lot about Chord mainly about Qutest if I will get adult headphone again in future.

About Mojo 2 is it rumors or it could be real in close time?

 

[Philimon]

Grado on sale here.
https://www.headphones.com/collecti...ado-rs-2e-reference-series-headphone-open-box

 

[buffalobill]

I’ve found a couple of older Grado’s that i’m interested in buying to use with my macbook without using external amplifier or dac.

They are an SR60 (with broken cable) and an SR225. Both with the old type earcups. I will most likely recable them anyway. they both seem to be worn but good condition

Which one would you reccommend and why? And are they worth their asking price? The sr60 goes for like $40-50 and the 225 for $150-170

 

[Bernard23]

So I'm trying the tape on the cups trick, but it's Friday and we're drinking cider! It all sounds so mighty. Is it different? Maybe a bit more balanced, bit cupped sounding, but maybe that's more correct, who knows? Anyway I've been sat here a while now and everything is just sounding awesome. A few drops of ethanol destroys any kind of scientific analysis of anything really, yet is often the best way to both create and appreciate music.
Have a great weekend folks

 

[zazex]

I’ve found a couple of older Grado’s that i’m interested in buying to use with my macbook without using external amplifier or dac.

They are an SR60 (with broken cable) and an SR225. Both with the old type earcups. I will most likely recable them anyway. they both seem to be worn but good condition

Which one would you reccommend and why? And are they worth their asking price? The sr60 goes for like $40-50 and the 225 for $150-170

I like the 225e at $200 new. Smoother and more detailed than the 225 (orig. and i versions).
The 60's are still pretty solid value if that's gonna be your price range, but the broken cable bothers me -
even if recabled to fully operational, it shows, I think, how they were (mis)handled.

 

[Pirius]

My PS 1000 and Ear Max Pro = live music goosebumps. There are other phones I use with the Ear Max Pro but with the PS1000 we have soulmates.