Comparing Grado GS100e, SR325, SR325i
I am rapidly converging on my goal of updating my rank ordering of 13 Grado models on the criteria of transparency, bass, soundstage, and treble (see link in my signature) to reflect my current inventory of 24 Grados (yike!).
As I analyze the set of 3-way comparisons, I find one hole is that I have not compared my Grado SR325, acquired rather recently, to anything.
So here goes. As always, one may look
here for specifics on the tests.
Comparison of Grado GS1000e, SR325, and SR325i.
Here are the results (higher numbers are better):
As improved as my GS1000e is from over 250 hours of use over the past 11 months, it still has a tubbiness and congested quality to its bass, yet does not achieve the same degree of Grado transparency that I love. The SR325, which is the original release of the SR325 series that became SR325, SR325i, SR325is, and SR325e, scores a bit higher than the GS1000e on all tests except soundstage, the closely-associated positional resolution, and treble detail as measured by "finger pluck." The SR325i, outsores the SR325 on all counts.