[cydonia]

Does anyone have picture of someone actually wearing grado sr225s. I am looking to get one and I want to see if it would be small enough to wear around with my portable.

 

[ak40ozKevin]

They don't look that bad to just walk around in them. Problem is the big ass cable and the lack of any isolation.

 

[FooTemps]

Cable is taken care of with a cable turtle or any other alternative you choose. I used to wear SR225s in public playing out of my mp3 player. The only problem is the massive leakage

 

[tonym]

I bought mine for 'portable' use around the home but as Kevin says above, the main problems with outdoor use is the very long cable and leakage/intrusion.
I'm sure some here do wear theirs around town though.

 

[glct222]

It looks a little bit wird to wear outside .

 

[Rise To The Top]

They leak wayyy too much. Do remember that they are ear pad /phones, not curcumarural. My spelling sucks.

 

[judas391]

Just try it, it's not like YOU wear A900s on the skytrain everyday...

 

[noseallinit]

as far as leaking in outside sound, it really depends on what type of environment you plan to use them in.

I have thought of this meself. I for one like to be able to hear what's going on around me instead of being isolated from it. I see it as no difference than listening to speakers at low volumes like in you auto, etc.. I also do not plan on using them in high noise environments.

you could also shorten the length of the cable and re-terminate it if it was something that you wanted to use primarily for portable use.

I also have a couple of ideas of giving the Grado's a bit smaller profile. at some point I am gonna give this a whirl with me SR-80's first. then when I am able to upgrade above the SR-225's I will mod them too if I like it with the SR-80's.

 

[goldenratiophi]

I've tried to use my Grados portably, but the cable is just too friggin' thick. I mean, I can deal with long but thin cables; I just stuff it all in my pocket, but I can't do that with the Grado cable

 

[Wid]

I too find the Grado cables a bit to bulky for my portable rigs. This is the main reason I have the iGrados. They might not be 225s but they are a mighty fine sounding portable HP.

 

[RubenNYC]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wid /img/forum/go_quote.gif I too find the Grado cables a bit to bulky for my portable rigs. This is the main reason I have the iGrados. They might not be 225s but they are a mighty fine sounding portable HP.

If only they:

a) weren't white, and
b) didn't have that damn "i" in their name

.... I would actually give them a try for portable use only.

 

[GSurge]

I could swear there's a black version.

 

[Denver Max]

Yeah I'm pretty sure there's a black one.

 

[TheMarchingMule]

Quote:

Originally Posted by GSurge /img/forum/go_quote.gif I could swear there's a black version.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Denver Max /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yeah I'm pretty sure there's a black one.

I'll beat you both in certainty because I KNOW there is a black version of the iGrado.

 

[judas391]

Wins thread^