Anyone else disappointed with grado phones

[colinB]

Is it just me or are they a personal taste? I run a pair of 125i`s through a headstreamer dac from my notebook and never felt satisfied with my headphone experience. I also own Logitech UE triple fi 10s with my ipod touch and find it to be superb SQ.
I want a good pair of open backed phones for home listening but feel the grados only hit the mark with speech radio.
Anyone concur?

[realysm42]

Not that I've heard any other "high end" (term used lightly in this case) headphones but I had a pair of SR225Is and loved them.

I sold them to Tim on here, who didn't like them either; I think it's really a matter of preference.

[YNWaN]

I've got a pair of SR325iS and I like them a lot - I don't think they are a good match with some headphone amps though.

I usually use mine with an iBasso DAC/amp, which works well.

[The Vinyl Adventure]

I had 125's but in the end sold them after realising I favoured a pair of Sony iems
I've since bought Wazzo Chris's 325's which are wonderful things that get used for probably more than half of my working day every working day these days!

[The Grand Wazoo]

It's great that you're still loving them Hamish!
I thought they were great too, but felt they weren't being used often enough to justify keeping them (new house with thick walls & no neighbour worries!)

[Spectral Morn]

Always liked them, and while I am not a massive fan of headphones I do love my G1000's, Audio Valve RKV Mk2 + impedance matcher combination.

[wee tee cee]

Colin,
You could do a lot worse than try a pair of superlux cans. Have a wee search of reviews they offer great vfm. My current favourite is the semi open 330s. If you like them a pair of akg 240 velvet pads blings them up nicely. Additionally I have 440s,660s,668bs and a pair of senn 650s as my benchmark.....they all are fine cans.
Tony.

[Alex_UK]

I only have SR60s, but I love 'em. :) I was so tempted to buy Chris's 325's, but glad they found a good home!

[The Vinyl Adventure]

It's great that you're still loving them Hamish!
I thought they were great too, but felt they weren't being used often enough to justify keeping them (new house with thick walls & no neighbour worries!)

I Would go as far to say they actually saved my sanity!
We had a contractor in for 3 months who was one of those people that has to be always twitching thier knee, or tapping a pencil on somthing... He also spoke really loudly and as he was working on projects that were nothing to do with me I never needed to hear any of it! The grados blocked all of that out!

[Rare Bird]

Ive not heard a single pair of modern headphones i like, thats the truth.

[keiths]

I had SR80s at one time and really didn't like them one bit. I sold them on very quickly. I'm not a big headphone user - my Sennheiser HD595s are good enough for the little use they get.

[synsei]

I was angling for a pair of SR60's when I was advised to listen to a pair of Superlux 668B's. I much preferred the agility and clarity of the Superlux's so that's what I ended up with, although they're not to everyone's taste. Some seem to find them to be a bit brassy up top although I've never found them to be so ;)

[Canetoad]

After getting a set of Superlux 668Bs I sold my Sennheiser HD595s. The just didn't have any life compared to the former. :(

[steviej233]

On a different note i have got the iGi's (in ear headphones) and they are so much better than any other in ears i have heard. My Wife has beats and the iGi's destroy them. The only thing i would say against them is the selection of earbuds aren't that great.

[stupinder]

I've had 60s, 80s and now the 325is and have loved them all.
Also had other pro headphones for home and studio use and always go back to the grados...

[Reffc]

I have the 60's and love them. I haven't heard a whole lot better for the money. The presentation of open backs like Grados take getting used to compared with closed backs and some people prefer closed backs.

[kininigin]

I have the 125's and only really use them for when i'm on the move,not ideal but they will do till i find something else.

I do find them a tad uncomfortable and the sound is ok,not sure if i have heard the best out of them though.

When i use them,i don't think WOW,these are amazing!!

[Tim]

I guess I should comment as I bought Martin's 225i's. I think like anything, how your music is presented and what you enjoy listening to has a great bearing on the type of headphone you will go for. I have always wanted to try Grado's properly at home, over an extended period to get a feel for them. I do enjoy listening via headphones and have tried a few over the years, but I really didn't like these.

They were on a bit of loosing battle against my HD650's purely down to them being very uncomfortable, but I could have forgiven them that if they had sounded good. For me though they are far to bright and detailed, but this is personal taste. If you like the Monitor Audio house sound you should like them, but for me they are too fatiguing to listen to for longer than about 30 minutes, both musically and comfort wise. I am however glad I got to try them, but they are not for me and will be sold when I get round to it.

[sq225917]

I had the 325i's and they were very good with a suitable phono amp. Kinda old school Naim in their presentation.

[colinB]

I did play them with the headstreamer dac listening to Kraftwerk live and they suddenly sounded great. Other types of music not so good.

[Tim]

What I will say in their defence, is they are very easy to drive and as Colin has just stated, they suit certain types of music. As I favour female vocal, they lose out being too harsh and unforgiving for that genre.

[goraman]

I'm not a Grado fan and I have gone up there line to the SR325i.
They just don't sound stage at all and Bass in not very full.
Midrange is well defined and upper mids seem over extended in most offerings.

Very hard to listen to for extended periods of time.