[goodvibes]

Sort of like US customers buying E-q7s. I wonder if they have exclusive market deals for the driver tech with Yashima-elec. Seems like the major markets only get one or the other.
 
 Doesn't make them any less good but it's never been confirmed whether the FADs are MA or BA.

 

[kiev88]

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Curious - did all the GR10 owners within this thread paid full retail of $399.99 for them?  At one time eBay had listing, but no more.

Nope, I didn't... I got a 15% discount off the retail price. www.soundearophones.com has a discount that's going until the end of today i think...

 

[rawrster]

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Sort of like US customers buying E-q7s. I wonder if they have exclusive market deals for the driver tech with Yashima-elec. Seems like the major markets only get one or the other.
 
 Doesn't make them any less good but it's never been confirmed whether the FADs are MA or BA.

 
Actually there's a US dealer who sells the e-Q7
 

 

[goodvibes]

And probably Grado's available from someone in Europe but they don't have official distribution. It's effectively gray market goods but not an issue if the seller backs them.

 

[daveDerek]

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Sort of like US customers buying E-q7s. I wonder if they have exclusive market deals for the driver tech with Yashima-elec. Seems like the major markets only get one or the other.
 Doesn't make them any less good but it's never been confirmed whether the FADs are MA or BA.

Actually there's a US dealer who sells the e-Q7

 
who?
 

 

[rawrster]

alo audio

 

[daveDerek]

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Sort of like US customers buying E-q7s. I wonder if they have exclusive market deals for the driver tech with Yashima-elec. Seems like the major markets only get one or the other.
 Doesn't make them any less good but it's never been confirmed whether the FADs are MA or BA.

Actually there's a US dealer who sells the e-Q7

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alo audio

 
doh!  i'd actually heard that before but had forgotten. thanks for clearing that up.
and to keep things on topic, they're website list grado iems, but so far only iGis and gr8s. funny that they don't list gr10s, eh?
 
edit: i called the 32 ohm audio (alo) store and they said they just got the grado gr10s in about an hour ago.
if anyone is in the portland, or area i imagine they could drop in and compare the grados and ortofons, amongst others (and maybe compare the gr8s & 10s, as well as the eq7s & 5s).

 

[dongringo]

 
edit: i called the 32 ohm audio (alo) store and they said they just got the grado gr10s in about an hour ago.

if anyone is in the portland, or area i imagine they could drop in and compare the grados and ortofons, amongst others (and maybe compare the gr8s & 10s, as well as the eq7s & 5s).

I was just there a couple weeks ago comparing the gr8 and eq-7 of which I preferred the gr8. Been waiting for them to get the gr10 in. Looking forward to a good A/B.

 

[EraserXIV]

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I was just there a couple weeks ago comparing the gr8 and eq-7 of which I preferred the gr8. Been waiting for them to get the gr10 in. Looking forward to a good A/B.

What about the GR8 did you prefer compared to the e-Q7? I haven't heard the GR8 myself, but from what I've read, most people seem to prefer the e-Q7.

 

[dongringo]

 
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I was just there a couple weeks ago comparing the gr8 and eq-7 of which I preferred the gr8. Been waiting for them to get the gr10 in. Looking forward to a good A/B.

What about the GR8 did you prefer compared to the e-Q7? I haven't heard the GR8 myself, but from what I've read, most people seem to prefer the e-Q7.

I know. I was expecting to like the eq-7 better based on all the head-fi hype, but I've listened to the gr8 for several months now and really prefer the smoothness of them. The treble clarity of the eq-7 is superior, but the mids sounded somewhat harsh to my ears after listening to the gr8 exclusively for so long. My ears felt fatigued after an hour of auditioning them, whereas I've never experienced fatigue from the gr8, even after listening to them all day at work. Plus, the gr8 bass is superior to the eq-7 imo. The eq-7 bass seemed too light, whereas the gr8 bass is perfect, something that attracted them to me in the first place. All this was really surprising. Just my opinions. Needless to say, I'm really looking forward to hearing the gr10. Hopefully this weekend.

 

[darcyb62]

My GR10s should be here later this week or early next.  Can't wait to get them.
 
Darcy

 

[Sarah]

I think I will be getting my replacements on Monday. Just got a shipping notice/tracking # from Sound Earphones. Thumbs up for super-fast turnaround, the defective ones I shipped back only arrived there today!
 
Now I get to anticipate them all over again

 

[Woody469]

Should have the GR10 here sometime  the beginning of next week. Can't wait to compare it to the GR8.
That should cure my up upgrade-itis for a while.  yea, right.   At any rate, it's nice to have something to look forward to.

 

[darcyb62]

My GR10s showed up Friday afternoon.  After spending the weekend with them all I can say is WOW.  These babies do sound great.  Miles beyond what my old Shure 310s sounded like and a lot more comfortable.  It's surprising how much quality sound they put out in such a small package.

 

[Sarah]

Just got my replacements and I'm waiting for them to warm up to something approximating room temperature before using them.
 
I am slightly unhappy that there is a small flat spot in the cable again, but it's nowhere near as bad as the defect on the last one and I'm probably picking nits, so I'm not going to worry about it unless there is an actual functional problem when I turn them on...
 
I am curious to know if I'm unlucky or if this seems to be a quality control problem - does anyone else have a flat spot or twist in the cable?