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Oct 30, 2015 at 6:54 AM Post #28,786 of 65,581
Again, thanks @Sherwood! I'm glad I asked, I appreciate it.
 
One last thing, what's your take on the black star Sr325?
 
As far as I remember reading, and trying to put things together by reading post like yours above, obviously, the Sr325 was produced after the Sr100, 200, and 300. They would've had John's drivers, but apparently at one point they ran out of drivers and went back to the Black Star ones?
 
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Oct 30, 2015 at 8:15 AM Post #28,787 of 65,581
The 325 is a unique headphone, even among the Grado line. Remember, for a good while it was second only to the RS1 in John Grado's lineup.

The SR325 was also discontinued much earlier than the other models (SR60, 80, 125, etc.). It was replaced by the SR325i, years before any other models would have an "i".

Furthermore, it's the only model I'm aware of to have been made with three different drivers, at least two different cup colors, and different cup materials. It seems like they had a hard time nailing down what they wanted that headphone to be.

I am hampered in that I have never had the pleasure of hearing a pair. I've heard the SR100s, All modern 325s, and the pink driver black aluminum 325s, but never the blackstars.

If the difference between pink driver 325s and pink driver RS1s is anything to go by, they are a wholly different headphone to the HP1000. They do share a driver and cup material, though, so I hope to one day find a pair for sale and snag them. It would be good to know for myself.
 
Oct 30, 2015 at 9:12 AM Post #28,789 of 65,581
sherwood said:
The 325 is a unique headphone, even among the Grado line. Remember, for a good while it was second only to the RS1 in John Grado's lineup.

The SR325 was also discontinued much earlier than the other models (SR60, 80, 125, etc.). It was replaced by the SR325i, years before any other models would have an "i".

Furthermore, it's the only model I'm aware of to have been made with three different drivers, at least two different cup colors, and different cup materials. It seems like they had a hard time nailing down what they wanted that headphone to be.

I am hampered in that I have never had the pleasure of hearing a pair. I've heard the SR100s, All modern 325s, and the pink driver black aluminum 325s, but never the blackstars.

If the difference between pink driver 325s and pink driver RS1s is anything to go by, they are a wholly different headphone to the HP1000. They do share a driver and cup material, though, so I hope to one day find a pair for sale and snag them. It would be good to know for myself.
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I have a pink driver Rs1 and very recently snagged an sr325 with black star drivers. They sound nothing alike and though I've never heard any version of the Hp1000, from what I've read about them, these sr325 seem to fit way more in line to the HP1 sound signature.
 
Oct 30, 2015 at 11:20 AM Post #28,790 of 65,581
sherwood said:
The 325 is a unique headphone, even among the Grado line. Remember, for a good while it was second only to the RS1 in John Grado's lineup.

The SR325 was also discontinued much earlier than the other models (SR60, 80, 125, etc.). It was replaced by the SR325i, years before any other models would have an "i".

Furthermore, it's the only model I'm aware of to have been made with three different drivers, at least two different cup colors, and different cup materials. It seems like they had a hard time nailing down what they wanted that headphone to be.
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The full model version lineup of the Grado SR325, photograoh d together for the first time in captivity..


SR325, SR325i, SR325is, and SR325e.
 
Oct 30, 2015 at 12:02 PM Post #28,792 of 65,581
Gee didn't know about them. Gotta look....
 
Oct 30, 2015 at 12:32 PM Post #28,793 of 65,581
Oct 30, 2015 at 8:56 PM Post #28,796 of 65,581
I just tried Reverse G-Cush on my GH-1 and it sounds great. Try it, on your Grado, you may prefer it to all the pads. 
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Oct 30, 2015 at 9:23 PM Post #28,798 of 65,581
It's like the L-Cush but with everything little more closer to the ears...so the mids get warmer and fuller but it does not kill the treble like the Flats.
Just a slight variation of the L-Cush sound. I have small ears so the my ears still get close to the driver. With those with larger ears, it might sound different. 
 
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  What differences do you hear compared to the right way?
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Oct 30, 2015 at 9:33 PM Post #28,799 of 65,581
sling5s said:
  It's like the L-Cush but with everything little more closer to the ears...so the mids get warmer and fuller but it does not kill the treble like the Flats.
Just a slight variation of the L-Cush sound. I have small ears so the my ears still get close to the driver. With those with larger ears, it might sound different. 
 
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Thanks!
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Oct 31, 2015 at 1:13 AM Post #28,800 of 65,581
ruthieandjohn said:
The full model version lineup of the Grado SR325, photograoh d together for the first time in captivity..


SR325, SR325i, SR325is, and SR325e.
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I like the golden sr325i ! These are my first 'serious' headphone.lol
They are really unique. Some might say they are piercing. But with right set-up, they are fast and full of PRAT(I like them for Rock and metal). They also have more direct sound comparing to RS1.
The downside is they sound a bit thin comparing to the RS1.
 
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