[kkennally]

[size=10pt]I just purchased a new set of Grado 325is can's for my wife (I already have a set for myself) from Crutchfield. They have dumped the "new" silver chrome look and have gone to a powder coat type finish. I like the new finish much better than the pair I bought for myself last year that had the chrome type finish......And they sound awesome to boot! They look like the newer ps500's.[/size]
 

 

[fhuang]

interesting.  hated the chrome look. can we have a picture please? 

 

[sidel]

Seems like they've been playing around with the finish quite a bit.

 

[kkennally]

 

[vincentmndz]

Looks great!

 

[earthpeople]

It's definitely a lot nicer than the chrome. I'm a bit partial to the gold ones from the past though.

 

[kkennally]

[size=10pt][size=10pt]Yea....I agree. Now I have to find a way for my wife to take my old 325's so I can keep these for myself. I think Grado took heed and listened to the complaints about the "old new finish" .[/size][/size]

 

[Graphicism]

I agree the new finish looks better... did you say they sound better in comparison to your older ones?

 

[kkennally]

[size=10pt]I have them burning in on my computer system...V-Link + V-DAC + V-CAN>>Pangea power supply. Pangea USB cable from PC to V-Link, Audioquest optical cable from V-Link to V-DAC and Chord crimson red RCA to V-CAN.[/size]
[size=10pt]I would say these seem to be a little tamer in the treble department out of the box....I will give it a few days before I do an A/B comparison....So far I am loving them.[/size]

 

[fabio-fi]

And im sure they get better after every hour of use, nice looking. 

 

[Gwarmi]

Matte metallic times all round for every model it seems at Grado!~

 

[Nick01]

Hey that looks exactly like my Alessandro MS2 that I bought 2 months ago. I would describe the colour as powder grey, but with sparkling metallic specks. And the texture isn't matte, it's actually glossy.
So this is 5th color of the SR325: black, silver, gold, silver again, chrome, and powder grey.

 

[Mozu]

Quote:

Alessandro MS2

*Homer-esque drooling*
 
Next year, when my wife's forgotten about the money I spent getting into this hobby this year...

 

[liamstrain]

They never forget, Mozu. They just choose to wait until its more useful to bring it up... 
 
 
The new finish looks good. Almost makes me want to upgrade the 225's.

 

[noobsauceage]

I miss the old gold cups. I wish Grado would do a throwback series of SR-325is with the bling turned back on