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Re: Grado e series
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2014, 02:46:41 AM »
Quote from: Audio Jester on September 11, 2014, 02:20:37 AM
Maybe Joe's ears are broken?
I have yet to find a Grado that I can live with.

It's a short list. Vintage S/A RS1's, HP1000 (the various darkstar driver variants are "ok") and the PS1.

GSKi is tolerable on certain setups.
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Re: Grado e series
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2014, 03:11:54 AM »
Quote from: Anaxilus on September 11, 2014, 02:26:45 AM
You mean John, his son. Joe has excellent ears.

Nephew, though Jonathan is John's son.

Anyway, I still like cheap Grados for some music. "They're br-r-right!"
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Re: Grado e series
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2014, 03:47:12 AM »
Quote from: Claritas on September 11, 2014, 03:11:54 AM
Quote from: Anaxilus on September 11, 2014, 02:26:45 AM
You mean John, his son. Joe has excellent ears.

Nephew, though Jonathan is John's son.

Righto!
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Re: Grado e series
« Reply #13 on: September 11, 2014, 04:16:01 AM »
it's gonna be this dashing young man going forward: Jonathan Grado.

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Re: Grado e series
« Reply #14 on: September 11, 2014, 04:27:42 AM »
His stethoscope is backwards.
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Re: Grado e series
« Reply #15 on: September 11, 2014, 04:34:59 AM »
I was uncomfortable with the sound of the SRs I heard from "The Kid's" new line because he masked the usual peaky treble behind some midbass. It's an odd mix, and I prefer the simpler brightness of the older ones. But it's similar enough to the old ones, so one's reactions will be pretty similar.
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Re: Grado e series
« Reply #16 on: September 11, 2014, 04:39:51 AM »
Quote from: Anaxilus on September 11, 2014, 02:26:45 AM
Joe has excellent ears.
Thought unfortunately, it seems the years have not been kind to his mind.
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Re: Grado e series
« Reply #17 on: September 11, 2014, 05:13:27 AM »
Quote from: Armaegis on September 11, 2014, 04:39:51 AM
Quote from: Anaxilus on September 11, 2014, 02:26:45 AM
Joe has excellent ears.
Thought unfortunately, it seems the years have not been kind to his mind.

I think that's true for all of us. ;)
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Re: Grado e series
« Reply #18 on: September 11, 2014, 01:27:53 PM »
Well, someone sent me an sr60e as a gift from the US so I'll report on it soon. I have owned the sr60 and have heard the sr60i as well so this should be interesting if the new propaganda is true  :)p8

On another note, the old i versions are discounted here so I had to buy the rs2 just for looks hehehe
I am loving them with the electrical tape modded bowls though damn! :spank:
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Re: Grado e series
« Reply #19 on: September 11, 2014, 02:01:08 PM »
Oh with the Electrical tape there is still some brightness in the treble but I do not hear anything annoying in the 2khz region anymore. Read Tylls Grado mod article on IF about the 225i... He started liking the 225i... I also had the 225i at the time and did the same mod. It was better than stock but it still annoyed me a little. With this mod on the RS2i, no more tinnitus! Musical Bliss with a Grado so now if even the sr60e is supposedly free of ringing then it should be good. Well See in two weeks or so.
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