[Stevko]

Is it worth buying 80?
How good is the 60/80?

And how much can I sell my gold for?

 

[donlin]

I bought from amazon. no warranty. Do I need warranty? simply design....
saved about 35% on my amazon buy.

Agree. I’ve been buying high end equipment and headphones for over 30 years and have only needed warranty service once on a Cary amplifier.

 

[ACOC0NUT]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1H_FMT82t72mm7DeOnUN4X0R2gD_3uR9Oy2zTj7HukuM/edit#gid=0

Looks like DMS has been converted into a Grado fan. I was looking at his list and he was just updating it. He moved the Hemp down and replaced the Hemp with the 325x!!!

I really don't get what Zeos and DMS see in those pads. I've tested the Geekria G-cush pads and some random knockoff G-cush pads that came with my GH-2 and neither are at all better than the stock pads or other aftermarket pads options (like the Earzonk L and Geekria LL).

 

[emorrison33]

It sounds like the SR325x is moving away from its original edgy, metallic and punchy sound into a more mellow softer hemp-like sound? Is that really true? Then they are no longer what I am looking for. Hopefully the 225x will stay on the brighter side of the road. I am also looking forward to someone sharing their impression of 225x.

Yea, I wouldn't call the 325X edgy...or metallic. But it's punchy.

 

[ParaLoganGrado]

It's starting to kinda feel /r/headphones -esque in here lately lol.

 

[funkymartyn]

No store here to spend money in. No other options than amazon.

Well amazon I do use every week for stuff . I found some good hifi stores on ebay uk. Which are OK. Even better when ebay have these 15 % offers on . Got my rs2e for £385

 

[donlin]

Yea, I wouldn't call the 325X edgy...or metallic. But it's punchy.

The flat pads will automatically make the entire series warmer and less edgy/metallic.

 

[YtseJamer]

New Hemp review

 

[donlin]

New Hemp review

Unfortunately not really a Hemp review since the whole thing is based on the large pads. Those big pads transform the sound into something else, definitely not for the better in my opinion.

 

[Luckyleo]

Unfortunately not really a Hemp review since the whole thing is based on the large pads. Those big pads transform the sound into something else, definitely not for the better in my opinion.

Concur!

 

[elira]

Unfortunately not really a Hemp review since the whole thing is based on the large pads. Those big pads transform the sound into something else, definitely not for the better in my opinion.

It seems like a lot of reviewers got onboard with hyping those pads. I have seen people that bought the hemps and immediately swapped pads because “those small pads are terrible”. I feel like there’s this trend to trash the pads and the cable.

 

[donlin]

It seems like a lot of reviewers got onboard with hyping those pads. I have seen people that bought the hemps and immediately swapped pads because “those small pads are terrible”. I feel like there’s this trend to trash the pads and the cable.

Very true. The flat pads may not be the most comfortable but they are a HUGE part of what makes the Hemp sound the wonderful way it does. Obviously Grado agrees since they are switching their best selling series completely over to flats. These younger reviewers don't even realize that the flats are the pads Grado originally used on all their headphones. It's great that they have finally come back. The attached cable is a non-issue for me. My $2200.00 Stax headphones have an attached cable as well.

 

[THGM]

Analogue Seduction in the UK currently have a sale of new/old stock SR60/80/125e models:
https://www.analogueseduction.net/ex-demonstration-and-previously-owned-equipment.html

 

[YtseJamer]

Unfortunately not really a Hemp review since the whole thing is based on the large pads. Those big pads transform the sound into something else, definitely not for the better in my opinion.

I cannot disagree with you

 

[Shane D]

I really don't get what Zeos and DMS see in those pads. I've tested the Geekria G-cush pads and some random knockoff G-cush pads that came with my GH-2 and neither are at all better than the stock pads or other aftermarket pads options (like the Earzonk L and Geekria LL).

Know what would make those GH-2's even better? Beautiful Audio pads from New Zealand.