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Chok3U t1_jc028lw wrote

Nice headphones. ;)

I know that grados don't need to be amped, but how does it sound with your stack? Did you notice any improvements?

I'm asking because I'm getting me an entry amp/dac and my grados will be the first headphones I plugged into it. Just wondering if I'm in for something like more spacious and detailed sound, or nothing at all.

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ericlikeseatin OP t1_jc041vb wrote

Grados sound very good without an amp and they certainly can get very loud unamped because of their sensitivity. With an amp, the sound is improved - more full with better bass, at least to my ears.

Back in the days of the original SR60, SR80, and SR125 (before they introduced the i, e, and x iteration), the prevailing wisdom on head-fi.org was that only the SR60 was decent unamped, and that an amp was needed to unlock the sound quality from the SR80 and SR125 (as well as the even higher-end models).

Enjoy your amped Grados!

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Chok3U t1_jc04pfg wrote

I actually have the sr60's(no letter afterwards). So we both have some old cans.

Anyways thanks for your impressions. Looking forward to hearing my grados in a "new light".

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jahuu__ t1_jc0wtlf wrote

Yours are originals, since i don't see a letter? Have you tried them in comparison with e or x?

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ericlikeseatin OP t1_jc1kanc wrote

These are the SR80i, haven't yet compared them to it's newer brothers.

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