[sakuracc]

Hi,

I'm new here and was just wondering if the SR225E is worth the extra bit of cash when compared to the SR80E?
 
I've read that the SR225E are the best cost to performance headphone when it comes to grados, but those threads were years old. Is this still the case?
 
thank you,

 

[MacedonianHero]

  Hi,

I'm new here and was just wondering if the SR225E is worth the extra bit of cash when compared to the SR80E?
 
I've read that the SR225E are the best cost to performance headphone when it comes to grados, but those threads were years old. Is this still the case?
 
thank you,

 
IMO, absolutely! Here are my personal Grado "sweet spot" headphones:
 
SR80
SR225
RS1/RS1i (not so much the RS1e)
PS500/500e
GH-1

 

[sakuracc]

   
IMO, absolutely! Here are my personal Grado "sweet spot" headphones:
 
SR80
SR225
RS1/RS1i (not so much the RS1e)
PS500/500e
GH-1

 
great, thank you!
 
are they in descending order? most value to least?

and do you specifically mean the SR225 and not the SR225E?

sorry about all the questions, im just very new to all this 

 

 

[MacedonianHero]

   
great, thank you!
 
are they in descending order? most value to least?

and do you specifically mean the SR225 and not the SR225E?

sorry about all the questions, im just very new to all this 

 

 
Increasing order of SQ to my ears.

 

[CH23]

So if I put these up for sale... What's a fair price? I saw the 200's with the same driver go for $495 on here.

doesn't sound very grado-fan-club-ish, if you ask me.

 

[clundbe]

Another review of the GH-2.
http://majorhifi.com/grado-labs-gh2-limited-edition-headphone-review-the-cocobolo-audio-machine/

 

[Eric510]

Ugh - damn this website/hobble (joking..
Just bought a pair. I couldn't resist!

 

[Krutsch]

  Hi,

I'm new here and was just wondering if the SR225E is worth the extra bit of cash when compared to the SR80E?
 
I've read that the SR225E are the best cost to performance headphone when it comes to grados, but those threads were years old. Is this still the case?
 
thank you,

Another data point for you... I've listened across the lineup (excluding things like the Bushmills and the newer GH-1, et al.).
 
I felt that the RS2i was the sweet spot across the entire range, from a price/performance viewpoint. YMMV.

 

[JoeDoe]

  Hi,

I'm new here and was just wondering if the SR225E is worth the extra bit of cash when compared to the SR80E?
 
I've read that the SR225E are the best cost to performance headphone when it comes to grados, but those threads were years old. Is this still the case?
 
thank you,

I would say it is. The 225e represents a wonderful value. Tape-modding the L-cush pads can offer a nice little improvement down low on these, which stretches the proverbial dollar even further.

 

[Astral Abyss]

Another review of the GH-2.
http://majorhifi.com/grado-labs-gh2-limited-edition-headphone-review-the-cocobolo-audio-machine/

 
That read more like an advertisement.

 

[clundbe]

That read more like an advertisement.

Hehe. Perhaps your right

 

[tlainhart]

I've been trying to bond with my GS1000e (earlier model), and it's just not happening.  While I like the soundstage and detail, I miss that midrange richness/harmonics that I was hoping for.  The "V-shape" of the sound signature isn't working for me. I'm using a Schiit Jot to drive them, from analog sources (vinyl, CD).
 
What in the Grado line would give me some midrange harmonic richness?  I also own the SR-60 and SR-125.  I like the 125, but it doesn't compare to the GS for soundstage and air.
 
Maybe I can't get both air and mid richness?

 

[S-O8]

  I've been trying to bond with my GS1000e (earlier model), and it's just not happening.  While I like the soundstage and detail, I miss that midrange richness/harmonics that I was hoping for.  The "V-shape" of the sound signature isn't working for me. I'm using a Schiit Jot to drive them, from analog sources (vinyl, CD).
 
What in the Grado line would give me some midrange harmonic richness?  I also own the SR-60 and SR-125.  I like the 125, but it doesn't compare to the GS for soundstage and air.
 
Maybe I can't get both air and mid richness?

How many hours on your GS1000e's ?   I found the more hours the better the sound with these ... I am up to a few hundred hours and have been surprised at how much better the sound has got.  A friend who listened to them new hated them whereas now I have to check they are still there after he leaves as he loves them ! 

 

[tlainhart]

  How many hours on your GS1000e's ?   I found the more hours the better the sound with these ... I am up to a few hundred hours and have been surprised at how much better the sound has got.  A friend who listened to them new hated them whereas now I have to check they are still there after he leaves as he loves them ! 

 
Right - I forgot to add that.  I'll bet that there's ~150 hours on them via burn-in and listening (music, pink/white noise).  There was a harshness in the mids when I first got them, but that went away after a bit of burn-in.  I understood in another thread that even with more hours on these, I can't expect the mids to fill in.

 

[DavidA]

  Hi,

I'm new here and was just wondering if the SR225E is worth the extra bit of cash when compared to the SR80E?
 
I've read that the SR225E are the best cost to performance headphone when it comes to grados, but those threads were years old. Is this still the case?
 
thank you,

Agree with most of the others that the SR225 is the sweet spot