[trellus]

It’s kind of funny that people think they’re enlightening Grado owners, as if we haven’t owned or don’t still presently own better measuring headphones. I’ve literally heard some reviewers surmise that it’s just because we don’t know any better perhaps because we’ve not heard better.

 

[Pirastro]

It’s kind of funny that people think they’re enlightening Grado owners, as if we haven’t owned or don’t still presently own better measuring headphones. I’ve literally heard some reviewers surmise that it’s just because we don’t know any better perhaps because we’ve not heard better.

I agree with your sentiment. What is better? Is better, about measurements? I think this is the big issue here. Grado enthusiasts buy Grados because they like the sound and how it moves them musically. That's how I make all my audio purchases. If I don't like how it sounds I don't listen. If your ultimate goal is to have a good measuring headphone, than you should look at tons of numbers, graphs, and measurements. Then you can know intellectually that you bought the "best" headphone. The point I'm trying to make is that high fidelity should not be a pissing contest, but rather and means to enjoyment that is personal and based on one's own individual ears and brain. Music is art, right? If so, measurements do very little in adding to to it.

 

[Opalius]

On the other end of the spectrum, when you have zero distortion and flat frequency response, you get a very linear and boring sound.

Yes!! This!! Two weeks ago I demoed the Meze Empyrean. ( Looking to but planar at some point ), anyway, they are very good, well extended bass and so on.. but BY THE GODS are they boring. I will take my Grado SR125X any day of the week instead.

 

[joseph69]

I own the original GS1000 Grados. I sent them in for service and they replaced both drivers with the GS1000E drivers. So they do without a doubt fit the old GS1000 cans. Fact.

There was a time when Grado was transitioning from the (i) to the (e) drivers without public knowledge, so maybe (just maybe) when you sent your original GS1000 in for service, which would've been the same size cups and drivers as the (i) series but with the (e) series drivers during this transition. So, the transitional (e) would've fit into your original GS1000 (or I series) cups prior to making the (e) cups fitted for the 50mm drivers. Was that too confusing?

 

[No Disc]

Listened to this compilation last night on the SR125x, and I can say it sounded sounded superb. Some of the tracks sounded Binaurally recorded, but I could not find it listed as such.

 

[movinIron]

Listened to this compilation last night on the SR125x, and I can say it sounded sounded superb. Some of the tracks sounded Binaurally recorded, but I could not find it listed as such.

Great stuff!

 

[Gippy]

Missed the troll, but flashing that THD graph honestly proves nothing. All that graph shows is that Grados distort at loud volume. In order to get those levels of distortion, the graph itself claims that 30hz must be played at 100dB. Well, guess what. For a Grado driver to play 30hz at 100dB, it means the mids must be played at a deafening 110dB or higher. Considering that I enjoy my Grados at a comfortable 75-85dB, that graph means nothing to me.

 

[Stevko]

 

[funkymartyn]

Listened to this compilation last night on the SR125x, and I can say it sounded sounded superb. Some of the tracks sounded Binaurally recorded, but I could not find it listed as such.

The zombie track, his this the one by the great Fela Kuti ? If not. Then try to find it. If it was fela , then great music.

 

[Stevko]

 

[No Disc]

This arrived today. Have not yet gotten around to plugging the Grado into it just yet.

 

[ESL-1]

A gaggle of Grados. I was moving things around a bit in my music room and unintentionally ended up with this temporary configuration. As it was not done for the photo there are a few more that did not make it into this pic. There is a Maple Tree Audio tube amp under this stack (all tubes protected). Fun to share.

 

[joseph69]

A gaggle of Grados. I was moving things around a bit in my music room and unintentionally ended up with this temporary configuration. As it was not done for the photo there are a few more that did not make it into this pic. Underneath is a Maple Tree Audio tube amp under this stack (all tubes protected). Fun to share.

Is that a hand I see sticking out from all those headphones?

 

[No Disc]

Is that a hand I see sticking out from all those headphones?

I am not going to show this photo to my wife, I will let the future be a surprise to her.

 

[No Disc]

Did you get the SR80e to try out the e? You already have the 325 right?