seeberg
Headphoneus Supremus
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Rating for SR60's with sock mod VS SR125's:
125's:
on Yaz tr9/ situation:
treble is extremely clear and clean even into the highest frequencies, mids seem a tad recessed, and bass is seemingly weak, but accurate nonetheless. Background noise is very evident with these cans on,
even through a fiber optic line output.
on Danzig tr93/ mother:
once again, the clarity of treble is very exeptional here. mids have more presence, but not as much as the higher frequencies. Bass is still something that wanes a bit, but is still pretty much dead on. Studio noise, i.e. tape noise is still present, and in some ways a tad annoying, proving these headphones show the faults of recordings very quickly.
on Cake tr9/ perhaps perhaps perhaps:
trebles are clean yet again, mids seem in their element here, natural, neutral and bass seems to come out when it needs to, but it stays in the corner when not needed. no noise this time, the mastering was a premo job, and the instrumentation is separated, and very discernable.
sock mod 60's:
on Yaz tr9/ situation:
the first thing I notice is the presence of missing bass from the 125's at the expense of perfect clarity of the extreme trebles. However, treble is more smooth, more balanced with the rest of the frequency range here. Midrange performance is like it should be, silky and warm.
I thoroughly enjoy listening to the song without so much noise in the mastering process present, although there is still some audible noise,
a testament to just how good this setup really is.
on Danzig tr93/ mother:
Only a small amount of the tape noise can be heard on this track, and the mids, especially the voice (Glenn Danzig's) is right there, screaming in my ears. This track has a studio reverb present, giving it excellent spatial characteristics. I should also mention that bass is totally full this time around, and trebles are toned down just enough to make the cans bring out the best of the song. My summary in one word: balance.
on Cake tr9/ perhaps perhaps perhaps:
impact is just so real on this song by one of my favorite bands, and the presence of clean trebles are perfect here, the same goes for mids. John McCrea's voice is recreated exceptionally well, articulated the way that makes me want to continue listening through the whole disc. Instruments on this song are separated in such a way that you can pick out everything individually. I'd say these are on par with the 125's except on bass, which these trounce them. Did I say impact?
Final impressions:
I do enjoy the sr125's signature on my ears, although it seems imbalanced, putting highs all up at the top of the performance spec. They are somewhat comfortable, although standard sr60's with comfies are the best I've ever put on my head. On so much music, I keep asking myself, 'where's the bass?' I know the 225's (which I don't own, but I should borrow for a night from my sister's boyfriend) have the impact necessary. Since I don't equalize my cans, unless they are in the sub 50$ category (sennheiser HD477 and down), it seems like a heaphone amp is very necessary to clean things up. Don't get me wrong, they are killer cans, just not to my ears. Maybe an AirHead would help things.
By the way, if anyone wants a trade, I'd consider posting my 125's in the trade/sell forum for a standard AirHead straight up or for an EarMax and cash if they can drive 32ohm headphones. I want to hear the sound of tubes if I can get the chance, so post or send me a private message if anyone has interest here. Note that the cans are virtually brand new, only burned in and they've been in storage for over a year, still pristine. (I really should relocate that pitch to the proper forum, huh? =}
Now the socked 60's. They seem to do everything that the sr125's can't, and take note that they have a 3" tube rolled over and in on itself over the stock comfies with a 1/14" cutout. I still have a free set of comfies that were sent to me by Grado when my sr60's came back repaired from Brooklyn, NY. I always seem to get goodies in my favor. First, my 125's for 51$ new and now free comfies brand new both by accident? Can I say wOOt? I sure can. wOOt! Anyhow, the's babies seem to have clear trebles that are recessed to match the rest of the frequency output and the mids have an equal presence, and the bass just adds to the mix with killer impact that the 125's can't give without shelling out more bucks I don't have. However, my ears aren't used to the feel of socks compressing circumaurally around my ears, so they aren't as comfortable as I'd like, but the free improvement in sound more than makes up for it all. I still like the stock comfies for listening though, as they are the best for long listening.
The winner (IMO): the socked 60's, for 69$ they still stand tall against all naysayers.
The testing rig: Sony PS2 with fiber optic line from Acoustic Research sent to a Sherwood rd7103 reciever on 'tone direct' mode (bypassing all equalization and disabling it,) and only on stereo. No DSP allowed, as expected. The same goes for my iRiver imp350, as I love its output quality(90dB SNR? wow), but the volume could improve.
The muzak: "Situation" by Yaz/ album "Upstairs At Eric's", track 9. "Mother (studio single?)" by Danzig/ album "Thrall-Thedemonsweat Live", track 93. "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" by Cake/ album "Fashion Nugget", track 9.
Feel free to input your imressions on the comparo, as I'd like to meet those that have Socked Grado's, and hear what they have to say. Hopefully I didn't come off too biased here. Oh, well. I can always do the bad reporter thing to do next time: Review cans I've never heard out of!
~Such a beautiful waste, eyes without a face~
125's:
on Yaz tr9/ situation:
treble is extremely clear and clean even into the highest frequencies, mids seem a tad recessed, and bass is seemingly weak, but accurate nonetheless. Background noise is very evident with these cans on,
even through a fiber optic line output.
on Danzig tr93/ mother:
once again, the clarity of treble is very exeptional here. mids have more presence, but not as much as the higher frequencies. Bass is still something that wanes a bit, but is still pretty much dead on. Studio noise, i.e. tape noise is still present, and in some ways a tad annoying, proving these headphones show the faults of recordings very quickly.
on Cake tr9/ perhaps perhaps perhaps:
trebles are clean yet again, mids seem in their element here, natural, neutral and bass seems to come out when it needs to, but it stays in the corner when not needed. no noise this time, the mastering was a premo job, and the instrumentation is separated, and very discernable.
sock mod 60's:
on Yaz tr9/ situation:
the first thing I notice is the presence of missing bass from the 125's at the expense of perfect clarity of the extreme trebles. However, treble is more smooth, more balanced with the rest of the frequency range here. Midrange performance is like it should be, silky and warm.
I thoroughly enjoy listening to the song without so much noise in the mastering process present, although there is still some audible noise,
a testament to just how good this setup really is.
on Danzig tr93/ mother:
Only a small amount of the tape noise can be heard on this track, and the mids, especially the voice (Glenn Danzig's) is right there, screaming in my ears. This track has a studio reverb present, giving it excellent spatial characteristics. I should also mention that bass is totally full this time around, and trebles are toned down just enough to make the cans bring out the best of the song. My summary in one word: balance.
on Cake tr9/ perhaps perhaps perhaps:
impact is just so real on this song by one of my favorite bands, and the presence of clean trebles are perfect here, the same goes for mids. John McCrea's voice is recreated exceptionally well, articulated the way that makes me want to continue listening through the whole disc. Instruments on this song are separated in such a way that you can pick out everything individually. I'd say these are on par with the 125's except on bass, which these trounce them. Did I say impact?
Final impressions:
I do enjoy the sr125's signature on my ears, although it seems imbalanced, putting highs all up at the top of the performance spec. They are somewhat comfortable, although standard sr60's with comfies are the best I've ever put on my head. On so much music, I keep asking myself, 'where's the bass?' I know the 225's (which I don't own, but I should borrow for a night from my sister's boyfriend) have the impact necessary. Since I don't equalize my cans, unless they are in the sub 50$ category (sennheiser HD477 and down), it seems like a heaphone amp is very necessary to clean things up. Don't get me wrong, they are killer cans, just not to my ears. Maybe an AirHead would help things.
By the way, if anyone wants a trade, I'd consider posting my 125's in the trade/sell forum for a standard AirHead straight up or for an EarMax and cash if they can drive 32ohm headphones. I want to hear the sound of tubes if I can get the chance, so post or send me a private message if anyone has interest here. Note that the cans are virtually brand new, only burned in and they've been in storage for over a year, still pristine. (I really should relocate that pitch to the proper forum, huh? =}
Now the socked 60's. They seem to do everything that the sr125's can't, and take note that they have a 3" tube rolled over and in on itself over the stock comfies with a 1/14" cutout. I still have a free set of comfies that were sent to me by Grado when my sr60's came back repaired from Brooklyn, NY. I always seem to get goodies in my favor. First, my 125's for 51$ new and now free comfies brand new both by accident? Can I say wOOt? I sure can. wOOt! Anyhow, the's babies seem to have clear trebles that are recessed to match the rest of the frequency output and the mids have an equal presence, and the bass just adds to the mix with killer impact that the 125's can't give without shelling out more bucks I don't have. However, my ears aren't used to the feel of socks compressing circumaurally around my ears, so they aren't as comfortable as I'd like, but the free improvement in sound more than makes up for it all. I still like the stock comfies for listening though, as they are the best for long listening.
The winner (IMO): the socked 60's, for 69$ they still stand tall against all naysayers.
The testing rig: Sony PS2 with fiber optic line from Acoustic Research sent to a Sherwood rd7103 reciever on 'tone direct' mode (bypassing all equalization and disabling it,) and only on stereo. No DSP allowed, as expected. The same goes for my iRiver imp350, as I love its output quality(90dB SNR? wow), but the volume could improve.
The muzak: "Situation" by Yaz/ album "Upstairs At Eric's", track 9. "Mother (studio single?)" by Danzig/ album "Thrall-Thedemonsweat Live", track 93. "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" by Cake/ album "Fashion Nugget", track 9.
Feel free to input your imressions on the comparo, as I'd like to meet those that have Socked Grado's, and hear what they have to say. Hopefully I didn't come off too biased here. Oh, well. I can always do the bad reporter thing to do next time: Review cans I've never heard out of!
~Such a beautiful waste, eyes without a face~
