[Stevko]

Own 225e and 325e. Love them both

 

[Sinister Whisperz]

1 week into the 225x and they're astonishing. My wife listened to them and declared they were so rich she had to go on a diet. She also complained they made her Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 plus sound second rate. Guess I know what to get her for Christmas.

 

[PaulLovesMusic]

New arrival today.

Let there be Rock!

 

[thebigcanman]

Awesome. Where do the GS1000X sit on the richness scale? I’d love to hear any notes or comparisons that you have on the sound

 

[Joaquin Dinero]

Question for RS1X and RS2X owners:

Do these headphones smell like wood or do they smell more like "hemp"?

My RS1x doesn't have much of a discernible smell at all; and its definitely not a nice rustic wood smell.

 

[ledzep]

1 week into the 225x and they're astonishing. My wife listened to them and declared they were so rich she had to go on a diet. She also complained they made her Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 plus sound second rate. Guess I know what to get her for Christmas.

Yeah an iron

 

[Plautus001]

Yeah a soldiering iron

Fixed that for you (c) Bcowen

 

[ledzep]

Thought I'd add some SR80's to the collection and probably keep at work, but thought I'd give them a more personal touch so got the OKCSC WTD-3 off Amazon to use as a starting block, already having metal gimbals and locks and 3.5mm inputs, driver cover and drivers removed. Mesh changed and made some sleeves, new xl headband added and a bit of a general clean and polish, just waiting for drivers to solder / glue in but for now just added the L pads to get an impression of the finished 80's will look like.

To start.....

Work in progress


Just minus the drivers.

 

[ledzep]

Fixed that for you (c) Bcowen

That's what I meant, I'm a very modern man

 

[Plautus001]

That's what I meant, I'm a very modern man

No doubt!

 

[Sinister Whisperz]

Yeah an iron

LMAO I was thinking more like giving her my 225s and getting a pair of Hemps for me.

 

[lugnut]

Going through my gear today trying out a few things. I recently took in a Rebel amp on trade. I had heard good things about them in the past and was curious to try one out.
Today I was comparing my pretty new iBasso SR2's to my other open backs and today was the Grado GH2's turn.
With my test list it was back and forth with my preferred tools for the job.
Then I landed on my Kenny Wayne Shepherd playlist. 16 cherry-picked songs consisting of one hour and ten minutes of hot guitar work, nice vocals and strong drums.

Wow, do the GH2's Love Kenny Wayne Shepherd out of the Rebel amp! Guitar work and vocals sound great and the drums are strong and sharp. Especially when compared to the SR2's, which are pretty bassy. I was going along fine and then, once again, I see why I will never sell these headphones.

I would never have explored the Rebel amp at its new price of $660.00US, which is about $1,100.00, in Canadian $'s, landed. However, if that is play money to you or if you can find a used unit, try it out! Sharp, clean sound with crisp bass. It is a much cleaner sound than my Violectric V220, which is a little warm and soft. The iFi is probably better, but it should be at almost triple the price.

Nice little bit of synergy here:
BF2 to Rebel to GH2's.

I too have a pair of GH2 and a pair of iBasso SR1, both are my favorites. GH2 is my favorite Grado so far. I would like to hear the new GS1000X and GS3000X as they would be the only ones that may unseat the GH2. I have also not heard the SR2, if they are even a small improvement over the SR1 that would be great. The SR1 is my favorite headphone under a $1000 and at $500 they were a steal ! Have heard great things about the Rebel Amp, enjoy.

 

[majo123]

I find that the comments on these forums are great data points for determining what headphone you may be interested. Personally though, I wouldn't base my actual purchasing decision on any single contributor I may read. Just helpful if you get enough discussion about a headphone. Agree that you must decide for yourself whether or not a Headphone is good for YOU.

Leo

Couldn't agree more , I read reviews but the threads I take more stock in. Also unfortunately the shills are rife on every review/opinion on the internet, i tend to not make a purchase until months later of a release and give it time for the actual buyers to handle and evaluate.
my favourite saying is 8 out of 10 cat's this is the best evaluation imo. Also you get to know certain individuals who you trust in more for various reasons and I tend to appreciate those who criticize as much as sing praises.

 

[majo123]

To all you Grado aficionados ...those with deep pockets for a bit of extra fun (or otherwise no discrimination if you got the cash as these are excellent too,)
Try some 80x! ...my favourites are ps500e but I love these little babys , super light super comfortable and sound great for the small price paid.
I use these for messing around, housework, DIY, down the beach , just messing around without worrying about the headphone they stay on pretty good too , well for me anyway.
Try them you won't be disappointed.

 

[PaulLovesMusic]

Awesome. Where do the GS1000X sit on the richness scale? I’d love to hear any notes or comparisons that you have on the sound

Too early to tell I think. I'm giving them some burn in time before I spend too much time with them.
Re comparison - this is my first set of headphones in a while (more of a speaker man til recently). I also got an Arya Stealth on a trial so I will be able to give some impressions relative to that.