knolly
New Head-Fier
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Hey!
First post on these forums - what an absolutely awesome site!
Anyway, just wanted to say "Hi!" as a recent 325iS owner (s/n 2813) but long time Grado headphone owner. I bought my first Grados in 1996 - a set of SR60s - that I still have today.
A while ago, I decided that I wanted to upgrade to a set of either 225s or 325s and - of course - started reading every review I could find. Some said that the 225 was the sweet spot of the Prestige series and that the 325s were too bright. Others said that the 325s were awesome, but a love it or hate it kind of head phone.
Anyway, I decided to purchase a set of 225is: after listening to them for a few days, I knew right away that they were not for me. I went out and bought a set of 325iSs as well (from the same retailer) and after one day of H2H listening, the 225is were returned (burn in be damned - the difference was obvious!). Despite what some people might say, IMHO the 325iS is a vastly superior headphone and absolutely worth the 50% price increase. That's not to say that the 225i was bad - of course it was very detailed like all Grado headphones - but I found it very dark and it lacked the presentation that the 325iS has. In fact, I almost preferred the sound from my old SR60s than the 225i, even if they weren't as detailed, because the sound was much more enjoyable and not so dark.
Long story short, I'm now a happy 325iS owner! Also, after reading through this site, I found out that my "kind of old" Gen 5 iPod is considered to be one of the better ones for sound quality (as is my wife's new iPhone 3GS): I have - however - found that the iPod is marginal at driving the 325iSs, so I guess I'm in the market for a portable amp
Any suggestions? Some that have caught my eye are the new Pico DAC, the RSA Predator and the iBasso D10 (though it may have more features than I need - maybe Mamba or T3D?). I would like the amp to have a rechargeable battery (Li-ion), to have a DAC setup so that i can use it at work with my computer, and to be able to connect it to my iPod's line out with a short wiring harness (and probably to the iPhone too). Do any of these have volume locking? And, obviously it has to sound good with the 325iSs as well
Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
Thanks!
First post on these forums - what an absolutely awesome site!
Anyway, just wanted to say "Hi!" as a recent 325iS owner (s/n 2813) but long time Grado headphone owner. I bought my first Grados in 1996 - a set of SR60s - that I still have today.
A while ago, I decided that I wanted to upgrade to a set of either 225s or 325s and - of course - started reading every review I could find. Some said that the 225 was the sweet spot of the Prestige series and that the 325s were too bright. Others said that the 325s were awesome, but a love it or hate it kind of head phone.
Anyway, I decided to purchase a set of 225is: after listening to them for a few days, I knew right away that they were not for me. I went out and bought a set of 325iSs as well (from the same retailer) and after one day of H2H listening, the 225is were returned (burn in be damned - the difference was obvious!). Despite what some people might say, IMHO the 325iS is a vastly superior headphone and absolutely worth the 50% price increase. That's not to say that the 225i was bad - of course it was very detailed like all Grado headphones - but I found it very dark and it lacked the presentation that the 325iS has. In fact, I almost preferred the sound from my old SR60s than the 225i, even if they weren't as detailed, because the sound was much more enjoyable and not so dark.
Long story short, I'm now a happy 325iS owner! Also, after reading through this site, I found out that my "kind of old" Gen 5 iPod is considered to be one of the better ones for sound quality (as is my wife's new iPhone 3GS): I have - however - found that the iPod is marginal at driving the 325iSs, so I guess I'm in the market for a portable amp
Thanks!