something to share my noob grado setup...

PC on board sound card > aiwa nsx-999mkII > grado sr60i

my sr60i has been modded with canara f-12 plug, change the grill from the standard plastic to pen holder grill from daiso..hahaha.. n i did to put some tack it faber-castell inside the air chamber to reduce the vibrations.. other than is mostly cosmetic..

my portable setup is just a samsung yp-t10 > grado sr60i..


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I'm thinking of SR125i next

BTW why don't you get holey earpad for better soundstage?

This post has been edited by Vigilant: Nov 12 2009, 11:49 PM

hehe.. can't believe your eyes? told you im gonna mod it..

LOL.. already got myself a canare starquad cable to recable the sr60i.. but will hold it for now.. not in the mood yet..

try alesandro ms1 for a try dude.. it uses the same driver as sr125i.. Orrrr.. better yet get those sr225.. for sure ill be going to bangi now and then..hahahaha...

will be getting those holey pads in a bit..

This post has been edited by huh?: Nov 13 2009, 12:27 AM

i seriously would like to listen to your headphone, i wonder how a modded grado sounds like. heck i even wonder how an MSpro sounds like

sure.. no prob.. there isnt that much of improvement IMO..but it sure looks better..haha...

the lows n mids are improved but arent that much.. it still lacks the bass punch... despite that the sr60i now has better details from before..i never hear snares n cymbals being delivered in such a way..huhu

since my sources arent that great anyway from the start.Im currently funding for a DAC amp.. HA INFO NG27 amp looks like a good start

This post has been edited by huh?: Nov 13 2009, 01:36 PM

well its just a wonder, but i wont listen to them too far away.

basS? well grado aint good for bass, was never and will never be while i do admit a better bass would make thigns all the more interesting however that would spoil the grado sound i guess.

yea a dac amp is nice, one thing good abotu grado is that they are not that picky when it comes to driving them. however the headphone itself is rather picky id say

SR225i... I wish I could afford that, now my budget is very tight, you know it's festive season again

Thinking to let go my ZERO... Better bass of course

since its a 32ohm it can be driven easily... but from what i read, the grados can do better with current amplification..


huhu.. get those ms1 n sr125i side by side.. then you'll know what i meant.. it really comes down to preference anyway.. how a headphone sound is rather subjective.. some may say this is great. some may say not.. the only way is to trust your ears..

thinking of a woody or "magnum" mod for my grado.. not sure which to go.. maybe ill go for the alu sound chamber mod first as lathe machine is nearby

yes and no, depending on what your degree of "better" means. personally i dont think it is worth the cost, teh differences are there but its not something you pay large bucks for.

this is concerning on the amp or the grado mod?

sry.. blur...huhuhu

ok got it.. its the amp.. yeah.. an amp is not something that i would fork a lot of money esp with my current grado SR60i.. a dual mono cmoy will do just fine imo... i just need a better source as my mobo sound card is not that great from the start anyway..

This post has been edited by huh?: Nov 13 2009, 10:48 PM

well higher range grado makes limited diff, to be honest ive not heard much from grado since its rather rare, but with the one i own i dont think there are significant differences that justify an amped grado.

then again, i do feel grado are very limited in a lot of ways.

This post has been edited by +3kk!: Nov 13 2009, 10:54 PM

I can agree with that, not much improvement can be achieved by amping Grado, but an improvement is still consider as improvement no matter how significant it is. Not sure about how the higher end model can perform but for me I like the sound signature. Just that it's pricey. Talk about money

I am a MS-1 owner for a good 3 years now, was saving toward a pair of MS-2i (prefer Alessandro smoother sound) but got the SR325i goldies instead. Well, it is free so I can't complain (won the logo design contest for Ken@ALO new retail shop, the 32 OHM Audio).

Anyway, SR325i does pair extremely well with tube amp. Not really about the need of power but they have great synergy together.

My very young sister have destroyed my Grado Labs SR-60, she ripped the soft earpiece apart, the cables also damaged and grayed, well you get the idea.

Any replacement headphones you guys can recommend me that is same quality but better comfort than the SR-60? I hate the SR-60's fit, it flattens my ears like pancakes

the sr325i comes with alu sound chamber right? im not sure what is the difference between plastic, wood n aluminum.. though im getting an alu chamber done by the end of the month if i got the time of course..

can you give me you rosak grado? lol..

im not sure which part is damaged.. but im sure you can fix it...

Hi, how is the bass between MS-1 vs SR325i? Which one is more powerful and louder?


Recommend? Sound quality? The nearest sound signature can be heard with KSC75. Other than that I'm not sure which headphone brand have similar sound signature, but if you like bulky and cover ear type headphones, but comfort, you can try Audio Technica. But the sound is way different if you categorized both Grado and Audio Technica on a price range.



This post has been edited by Vigilant: Nov 14 2009, 07:54 PM

Yes it has an aluminum housing. Personally I don't think that is the major contributor of the final sound. I could be wrong on this but I am not going to prove or disprove myself. I am happy as it is

Bass is excellent on SR325i. Not really a lot in quantity but still quite good as an open-back headphone. In comparison, MS-1 has less bass in both quantity and quality.

I wish I could test these cans... Damn I was planning on buying SR125i now after knowing that 325i has better bass...

the only way to justify this is for me to woody n aluminize (is it even a word? lol) my current sr60i since grado built is rather simple, we can mod it straight away, well i did mod mine just after a week, myb less after i got it from Vigilant..hehehe...thats why he gives that shock face when i posted the pictures..ahaha

hahaha.. someone here got poisoned..faster decide.. ill be coming down to your place to try your dac n compare our grado's.. well thats if you buy another grado headphone la..


would really love if one day we could yamcha together and compare each other's grado...

about the modding tho, can anyone suggest me something to do with my rs1 to make it more comfy? prolonged wearing makes me ears hurt