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You can add the HF-2s to the awesome pairing with the WA22. I no longer own the RS1/RS1i, but would love to hear them with my WA22 to compare them to the MAD Ear+HD.
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You can add the HF-2s to the awesome pairing with the WA22. I no longer own the RS1/RS1i, but would love to hear them with my WA22 to compare them to the MAD Ear+HD.
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Yes, that is a very luscious looking PS-1000!
4 digit serial number too, so nice.
4 digit serial number too, so nice.
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G-cushion compensates for the weight, lovely bass!!!
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Very sweet! I miss my Mapletree...
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I guess I'll join in in this club.
I had an SR80 3 years ago, then an SR80i two years ago, and now I have an modded SR80i (modded headband, driver cloth removal and bass holes punched out, reverse quarter modded HD414 pads) and have an HF-1 on the way and am seriously tempted by the SR325is.
Just wondering, do you guys think it's worth getting the SR325is if I already have an HF-1? My main concern with the 325is is sibilance, which I'm pretty sensitive to. That's why I went with a wood Grado for a smoother sound.
I had an SR80 3 years ago, then an SR80i two years ago, and now I have an modded SR80i (modded headband, driver cloth removal and bass holes punched out, reverse quarter modded HD414 pads) and have an HF-1 on the way and am seriously tempted by the SR325is.
Just wondering, do you guys think it's worth getting the SR325is if I already have an HF-1? My main concern with the 325is is sibilance, which I'm pretty sensitive to. That's why I went with a wood Grado for a smoother sound.
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the 325is are the only sr series grado that I didn't find sibilant.
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With the 325i, it's about the mastering quality of the material, the source and a very solid
neutral/warm amount of amplification.
They sound hot and nasty in the treble region with poorly recorded material or a bright
sounding rig.
As a comparison, I tested a few tracks known for a few treble spikes with some high
sax notes on the SR80i and 325i ~ running the SR80i off the ishuffle revealed more
sibilance than the 325i driven off the V200 being fed by the Arcam at the exact
passage on the track.
Driving the 325i on the ishuffle, sibilance again reared it's ugly head..
neutral/warm amount of amplification.
They sound hot and nasty in the treble region with poorly recorded material or a bright
sounding rig.
As a comparison, I tested a few tracks known for a few treble spikes with some high
sax notes on the SR80i and 325i ~ running the SR80i off the ishuffle revealed more
sibilance than the 325i driven off the V200 being fed by the Arcam at the exact
passage on the track.
Driving the 325i on the ishuffle, sibilance again reared it's ugly head..
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Really? I've got/had some pretty good upstream gear and very well recorded CDs and SACDs and the SR325s were always too hot and shrill to my ears. Even my (now sold) MAD Ear+HD tube amp (very warm and tubey) coupled with the warmish PS Audio DLIII DAC (also now sold) couldn't tame the treble. YMMV of course, but it was too much for me.
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Agree with Gwarmi, Pairing my SR325i with little dot I+ sounds amazing. No more harsh trebles.
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Im buying my first pair of grado next month. Which models you guys suggest? SR60 or 80's?
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You tried TTVJ flats with the GS1000i? Interesting...I haven't done that yet even though I do have flats and the GS1000i...I will be back with my humble opinion.
You tried TTVJ flats with the GS1000i? Interesting...I haven't done that yet even though I do have flats and the GS1000i...I will be back with my humble opinion.
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Don't know about Eclipes,
But I'm in the same boat, I own the SR80i / 325i and borrowed the 225i for a good awhile, and I've spent all of 10 grand minutes
or so with an RS1i ~ both the 225i and RS1i were inherently smoother in the treble region. Guess, I must be weaned on the 325i
by now, It simply doesn't sound too sibilant to my ears on my rig (give or take some glaring 1950's rockabilly material)
Also auditioned the MS1i and SR60 from friends over the years. That leaves the 125i, RS2i, PS1000 and all the non-production
models left in store for me to try.
I will say this though, when I picked up the 325i, I was originally intending to pick up the RS2i, the owner of the store (sole Grado
man in all of Oz) steered me towards the 325i instead ~ he was adamant that it was the best Grado he'd heard outside of
the PS1000 <shrug> I figured he just had a massive stock out back and this was his sales pitch!
Come on Christmas expenditure time! I'll find out once and for all if the GS1000i is a fizzy strident can
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Don't know about Eclipes,
But I'm in the same boat, I own the SR80i / 325i and borrowed the 225i for a good awhile, and I've spent all of 10 grand minutes
or so with an RS1i ~ both the 225i and RS1i were inherently smoother in the treble region. Guess, I must be weaned on the 325i
by now, It simply doesn't sound too sibilant to my ears on my rig (give or take some glaring 1950's rockabilly material)
Come on Christmas expenditure time! I'll find out once and for all if the GS1000i is a fizzy strident can
FWIW, I prefer both the HF-2s and RS1/RS1i to the GS/PS1000s.
