GRADO SR325e Stereo Headphones, Wired, Dynamic Drivers, Open Back Design
Brand | GRADO |
Model Name | language _ tag |
Color | Black |
Form Factor | Over Ear |
Connectivity Technology | Wired |
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Sound quality | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | — | 4.6 |
Comfort | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | — | 4.4 |
Quality of material | 4.3 | 4.5 | — | 3.6 | — | 3.8 |
Noise cancellation | 2.1 | — | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 2.6 |
Value for money | — | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | — | 4.5 |
Sold By | — | 4OurEars - The Official Grado Store | 4OurEars - The Official Grado Store | 4OurEars - The Official Grado Store | 4OurEars - The Official Grado Store | ARF Tech |
connectivity tech | Wired | Wired | Wired | Wired | Wired | Wired |
headphones form factor | Over Ear | Over Ear | On Ear | On Ear | On Ear | Over Ear |
connector type | 3.5mm Jack | 3.5mm Jack | Wired | 3.5mm Jack w/1/4" adapter | 3.5mm Jack | 1/4-inch, 3.5mm Jack |
headphones jack | — | — | — | 3.5mm Jack and 6.3mm adapter | 3.5 mm Jack | 3.5 mm Jack |
cable feature | Retractable | Retractable | Retractable | Retractable | Retractable | Detachable |
control type | — | Volume Control | — | Media Control | — | control |
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Product Dimensions | 3.15 x 6.69 x 7.48 inches |
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Item Weight | 12.7 ounces |
ASIN | B00L1O2PDY |
Item model number | Sr325e |
Customer Reviews |
4.3 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #339,245 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #4,069 in On-Ear Headphones #6,932 in Over-Ear Headphones |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | June 16, 2014 |
Manufacturer | Grado |
Item Weight | 360 Grams |
Number Of Items | 1 |
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Great Hi-Fi Headphones. These are ideal for home use, Studio use, etc. Grado is considered one of the top brands and every review rates them very high.
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Customers like the sound quality, appearance and value of the headphones. For example, they mention that every sound and instrument is present, the bass has body thump and that the detail and clarity of both vocals and instruments is outstanding. That said, opinions are mixed on quality, comfort, and weight.
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Customers like the sound quality of the headphones. They say the sound is spectacular, with every sound and instrument present. They also appreciate the remarkable breadth and depth in the soundstage. Customers say the bass has body thump, and the highs are clear without being shrill. They describe the headphones as outstanding for providing great listening to rich, complete sound. Customers also mention that the headphones are the most open 3D sounding headphones they have tried.
"...The instruments can sound very convincingly real; Charlie Parker’s sax stands 3-dimensionally in front and center about 8-feet away from you on some..." Read more
"...These headphones sound perfect! Every detail of music, no matter what style, is presented with clarity and accuracy...." Read more
"...What they are is fun to listen to. They color the sound in such a way as to grab your attention and hold it without becoming fatiguing to the ear...." Read more
"...If you want a headphone that sounds great immediately and is comfortable for long sessions, this may not be the headphone for you...." Read more
Customers appreciate the headphones' detail, saying that it has a lot of clarity to the attacks and resonance. They also appreciate the crystal clear detail, even on over-compressed music. Customers also say that the detail and clarity of both vocals and instruments is outstanding. They say that it is presented with clarity and accuracy.
"...The detail, and stereo imaging are exceptional – as is for all Grado’s. Many complain of the "lack of bass" and the "rolled off top end:...." Read more
"...Every detail of music, no matter what style, is presented with clarity and accuracy...." Read more
"...The guitars growl and rasp with a well defined presence, while the transient response makes every snare hit a rifle shot punctuating machine gunning..." Read more
"...the spectrum (if that is what you want it to be), clean, beautifully transparent, and -- as any good sound reproducer should be -- faithfully..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the headphones. They mention that they look great, feel solid, and are well-balanced. They also appreciate the minimal design and quality construction. Customers also mention that the headphones create very crisp, clear, and realistic sound. They love their vintage appearance and sparse design.
"...The high and mid end is improved over the SR-60. It has a nice level treatment and accuracy of high-pitched instruments like bells, lyre’s,..." Read more
"...Best of all, her voice sounds so airy, lush, full, beautiful, and alive that you'd think she was some sort of goddess gracing your living room...." Read more
"These look and sound amazing! Where they lose there luster is when you try and use these with a cell phone or iPod...." Read more
"...I. Can. Hear. EVERYTHING.Seriously though, they look great, feel solid, and even without breaking them in they sound amazing...." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the headphones. They mention that it's worth the price, and is a value for any serious music listener. They also say that the design is amazing and the headphones are the best dynamic headphones at this price. Customers also say the sound quality is five star and the product is excellent.
"...So Grado is a value for any serious music listener...." Read more
"...A couple of years ago I gave the SR60s a try. Far less expensive, great sound quality, super comfortable, and a great value in audiophile quality..." Read more
"...These are worth every penny of $300 compared to other crappy headphones of the same price point...." Read more
"...and the now-discontinued EarZonk pads, these are the best dynamic headphones at this price." Read more
Customers find the midrange of the headphones amazing, clear, and warm. They also say the lows are evenly balanced to project clarity of all tones. Overall, customers are satisfied with the performance of the product.
"...Grado's are neutral, they faithfully reproduce what they are fed. That is why you don't get listening fatigue from hours of listening...." Read more
"...; tone, with emphasis on the highs, punchy but not loud bass, and neutral mids...." Read more
"...Their output is incredibly well-balanced, has remarkable breadth and depth in the soundstage, and does not add anything to a recording: it never..." Read more
"...and stays true to the source, with no bloat and stays tight, and can get pretty low. Not for bass heads bass, but very nice indeed...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the headphones. Some mention they love the minimal design and quality construction, saying they're robust and not at all flabby. However, others say that the combination of high cost and poor quality materials makes them flimsy and not really that comfortable for the price. They also mention that the solder joints where the wires connected were floppy.
"...But the bass overall is full, musically distinct, and not at all flabby, bloated, or fake...." Read more
"...As already stated, the sound is amazing and build quality is superior...." Read more
"...is fantastic, but because of the combination of high cost and poor quality materials, these headphones are effectively destroyed and I'm not sure..." Read more
"...slow, boomy bass drums and deep bass guitar come through with strength and clarity, and despite their thick reverb, they sound neither bloated nor..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the comfort of the headphones. Some mention that the ear cups are comfortable for long listening sessions, and the headband is easy to adjust on the ears. However, others say that they are not the most comfortable, flimsy, and not really that comfortable for the price.
"...The ear cups are comfortable for long listening sessions, but I would add that the SR60s have "softer" ear cushions that help people like me who..." Read more
"...In my imagination, the headband hurt. However, I let my scalp "rest", and then put my trusty, comfy Sennheiser cans on -- same thing...." Read more
"...I just look at it like this: where other headphones are so comfortable you forget you're wearing them, Grados are as comfortable as they can be and..." Read more
"...you want a headphone that sounds great immediately and is comfortable for long sessions, this may not be the headphone for you...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the weight of the headphones. Some mention that they are light enough to wear for extended listening, and easy on the ears, while others say that they're a little heavy and have a very heavy cord. They also mention that the jack is too bulky and the cable is uncommonly thick, making it heavy and seem longer than it really is. Overall, opinions are mixed and the headphones are not really for portability.
"...I use these for my private listening only. They are not really for portability (but can be used as such since they are light) and you WILL get..." Read more
"...They are lighter and therefore more comfortable...." Read more
"...The cable is very thick (it has double the conductors of most) and splits at a chunky plastic splitter and connects to both cups, so it gets in the..." Read more
"These are great, neutral headphones and I like the overall weight and comfort of them...." Read more
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Their detail and transparency, notably in the vocal and guitar mid-range, is incredible. If there's a song out there which you find to have incomprehensible lyrics, there's a good chance each syllable will be clear as a bell through these. Sometimes I swear I can hear the singer's lips and tongue move! I've noticed the percussive sound of fingers striking piano keys. Guitar solos are soaring and beautiful, not a note or strum to be missed. The highs are smooth and extended, with a natural sparkle not at all piercing to my ears, and pleasantly rolled off, lending unexpected warmth to these otherwise bright headphones. The decay of cymbals, piano keys, djembes, and any reverb is truly awe inspiring, which is a big part of what makes them so engrossing. Transient response is excellent. There is no harshness to these whatsoever. One aspect of their sound signature is a steep bass roll-off below 100hz. The mid-bass is punchy and forward, if somewhat looser than the deeper mids, accentuating kick drums, toms, and bass guitars nicely without being bloated.
The lack of sub-bass response does place hip-hop and other bass heavy genres out of the Grado wheelhouse. Most everything else absolutely shines. A quest for the best headphones for rock and metal led me to Grado, and I find them to be just that, but I quickly found them to be capable of so much more. With these cans, a decent DAC, and amp you can truly hear the nuance you've never noticed buried in tracks you've heard a thousand times. The soundstage is intimate and realistic, giving you a front row seat feeling with stellar imaging and separation that doesn't feel artificial.
The first album I spun was a vinyl copy of Slayer's Reign In Blood. The guitars growl and rasp with a well defined presence, while the transient response makes every snare hit a rifle shot punctuating machine gunning bass drums and tom toms, yet none of it overwhelms the vocals, which are clear and clean. Picture Tom Araya as a gleaming skull screaming in the fiery depths. Even his bass guitar is brought forward, which is great, because it's often obscured by the rest of the instruments.
The second album I went with was Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos. Where Slayer revealed all the attack and speed these phones possess, Tori uncovered their sublime openness and tonal sweetness. The width and depth of the soundstage becomes apparent with such accoustic recordings, yet the front-row intimacy remains. Her piano is very present and grounded, and, for lack of a better descriptor, very musical (as in not clinical and uninspired). The slow, boomy bass drums and deep bass guitar come through with strength and clarity, and despite their thick reverb, they sound neither bloated nor thin and they decay into silence. Best of all, her voice sounds so airy, lush, full, beautiful, and alive that you'd think she was some sort of goddess gracing your living room.
As for the comfort and build quality, I just want to point out that they are hand made, and like all quality hand made items, they have quirks which actually add to their appeal rather than diminish it. They come with a character all their own. You have to love their Spartan, vintage appearance, with their metallic silver paint, chrome grills, and copper drivers alongside the leather headband. These particular cans are fairly hefty from the aluminum cups, but the clamping pressure, which isn't too high, keeps them secure. The foam cushions seem to grip your ears a little, too. The headband is clad in soft, high grain leather, but there isn't much in the way of padding there. The top of my head began to get a little sore after a few hours. Since they sit on your ears, you can always move them around if they become uncomfortable. The pads themselves certainly don't look comfortable, but they aren't bad at all. They aren't what I'd call plush, but they stay cool and confirm to your ears well. I have to rest my glasses on them, though, because leaving them behind my ears is instantly painful. The adjustment mechanism looks iffy, but it's easy to use and seems to work just fine. The cable is very thick (it has double the conductors of most) and splits at a chunky plastic splitter and connects to both cups, so it gets in the way a bit more than the single sided cables you may be used to, and the overall length is only about five feet, so you can't stray far from your amp. I just look at it like this: where other headphones are so comfortable you forget you're wearing them, Grados are as comfortable as they can be and still deliver their awesome sound. Where other headphones are laid back and accurate and will relax and lull you, Grados will wake you up, energize you, and make you take notice.
Since they are an open headphone, you won't want to use them in overly noisy environments or around people who could potentially be annoyed by your music. They really don't attenuate sound in either direction, but that's what gives them their sound and as an added bonus keeps your ears cool and comfortable.
Anyway, after having read all this, if you're still on the fence about these uncompromising and unabashedly musical cans, I think we both know you should hop down into Grado-land and start living your music instead of just listening to it.
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2018
Their detail and transparency, notably in the vocal and guitar mid-range, is incredible. If there's a song out there which you find to have incomprehensible lyrics, there's a good chance each syllable will be clear as a bell through these. Sometimes I swear I can hear the singer's lips and tongue move! I've noticed the percussive sound of fingers striking piano keys. Guitar solos are soaring and beautiful, not a note or strum to be missed. The highs are smooth and extended, with a natural sparkle not at all piercing to my ears, and pleasantly rolled off, lending unexpected warmth to these otherwise bright headphones. The decay of cymbals, piano keys, djembes, and any reverb is truly awe inspiring, which is a big part of what makes them so engrossing. Transient response is excellent. There is no harshness to these whatsoever. One aspect of their sound signature is a steep bass roll-off below 100hz. The mid-bass is punchy and forward, if somewhat looser than the deeper mids, accentuating kick drums, toms, and bass guitars nicely without being bloated.
The lack of sub-bass response does place hip-hop and other bass heavy genres out of the Grado wheelhouse. Most everything else absolutely shines. A quest for the best headphones for rock and metal led me to Grado, and I find them to be just that, but I quickly found them to be capable of so much more. With these cans, a decent DAC, and amp you can truly hear the nuance you've never noticed buried in tracks you've heard a thousand times. The soundstage is intimate and realistic, giving you a front row seat feeling with stellar imaging and separation that doesn't feel artificial.
The first album I spun was a vinyl copy of Slayer's Reign In Blood. The guitars growl and rasp with a well defined presence, while the transient response makes every snare hit a rifle shot punctuating machine gunning bass drums and tom toms, yet none of it overwhelms the vocals, which are clear and clean. Picture Tom Araya as a gleaming skull screaming in the fiery depths. Even his bass guitar is brought forward, which is great, because it's often obscured by the rest of the instruments.
The second album I went with was Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos. Where Slayer revealed all the attack and speed these phones possess, Tori uncovered their sublime openness and tonal sweetness. The width and depth of the soundstage becomes apparent with such accoustic recordings, yet the front-row intimacy remains. Her piano is very present and grounded, and, for lack of a better descriptor, very musical (as in not clinical and uninspired). The slow, boomy bass drums and deep bass guitar come through with strength and clarity, and despite their thick reverb, they sound neither bloated nor thin and they decay into silence. Best of all, her voice sounds so airy, lush, full, beautiful, and alive that you'd think she was some sort of goddess gracing your living room.
As for the comfort and build quality, I just want to point out that they are hand made, and like all quality hand made items, they have quirks which actually add to their appeal rather than diminish it. They come with a character all their own. You have to love their Spartan, vintage appearance, with their metallic silver paint, chrome grills, and copper drivers alongside the leather headband. These particular cans are fairly hefty from the aluminum cups, but the clamping pressure, which isn't too high, keeps them secure. The foam cushions seem to grip your ears a little, too. The headband is clad in soft, high grain leather, but there isn't much in the way of padding there. The top of my head began to get a little sore after a few hours. Since they sit on your ears, you can always move them around if they become uncomfortable. The pads themselves certainly don't look comfortable, but they aren't bad at all. They aren't what I'd call plush, but they stay cool and confirm to your ears well. I have to rest my glasses on them, though, because leaving them behind my ears is instantly painful. The adjustment mechanism looks iffy, but it's easy to use and seems to work just fine. The cable is very thick (it has double the conductors of most) and splits at a chunky plastic splitter and connects to both cups, so it gets in the way a bit more than the single sided cables you may be used to, and the overall length is only about five feet, so you can't stray far from your amp. I just look at it like this: where other headphones are so comfortable you forget you're wearing them, Grados are as comfortable as they can be and still deliver their awesome sound. Where other headphones are laid back and accurate and will relax and lull you, Grados will wake you up, energize you, and make you take notice.
Since they are an open headphone, you won't want to use them in overly noisy environments or around people who could potentially be annoyed by your music. They really don't attenuate sound in either direction, but that's what gives them their sound and as an added bonus keeps your ears cool and comfortable.
Anyway, after having read all this, if you're still on the fence about these uncompromising and unabashedly musical cans, I think we both know you should hop down into Grado-land and start living your music instead of just listening to it.
And... so are the SR325e headphones. Previous reviews (of earlier iterations of the SR325, not the latest, "e" model), prepared me for a minor headache and/or ear squeeze: not so. In my imagination, the headband hurt. However, I let my scalp "rest", and then put my trusty, comfy Sennheiser cans on -- same thing. It is my imagination, or my scalp, or both, but it isn't the Grado headband!
The really big surprise was the sound. All of the headphones that I use for my everyday listening have their individual sound characteristics -- their "sonic signatures". Some have noticeably extended highs, some remarkably extended lows (the Beyer 'phones), or a slightly recessed midrange (Sennheiser). To my ears, the SR325e has NO signature: it is flat, uncolored, and (it seems to me) clean. It is the first headphone I have ever used with which I can hear even the small, step changes in EQ that I make anywhere in the audible range. And I mean very small steps. Also, the sound balance is the same at low levels and high levels... the tonal balance does not change.
Open-backed headphones are very common, and the SR325e is open-backed. REALLY open-backed. Without program content playing, there isn't much attenuation of environmental sound; and, it is possible, with low-volume program, to carry on a conversation with someone nearby (without shouting or being shouted at). That's probably not terribly important, but I state that to illustrate how acoustically open these phones are. As other reviewers, in other places, have said, it works the other way 'round: Persons around the wearer can hear what you are hearing, too, albeit at lower volume.
Leaky or not, the sound (to the wearer) is superb: Flat across the spectrum (if that is what you want it to be), clean, beautifully transparent, and -- as any good sound reproducer should be -- faithfully representative of the source material and hardware, good or bad. No camouflaging what has been poorly recorded/engineered; but, brings out the absolute best in really great recordings, old and new. I am re-listening to my collection of LPs and CDs with new ears.
A couple of final notes. First, as the previous reviewer mentioned, Grado states in the printed instructions (inside the box lid) that the SR325e should not be "broken in" by being fed a continuous stream of audio for an extended period of time. Instead, Grado says to allow the 'phones to break in through normal listening/use. Second, the SR325e, unlike earlier models, does include both 1/8-inch and 1/4-inch plugs (the eighth inch plug terminates the cable; the quarter-inch adapter sleeve is snapped onto it). Still, because of the mass of the "default" 1/8" plug and cable, I highly recommend purchasing the Grado Mini Adaptor Cable, $15, anyway, to provide a bit of strain relief when plugging into mini-jacks. Not an issue, of course with standard jacks.
Highly recommended.
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Seule difficulté, le son ressort pour votre voisin aussi, évidemment bien moindre que pour vous, mais il entend ce que vous entendez en bzzzzzz, c’est aussi le principe d’un casque “open-Air” lesquels sont les meilleurs dit-on
涼しい イガイガしない 圧迫感もない
その気になればずっとつけてられます
音質は人それぞれ好き嫌いがあると思います
cd900stを持っています
寒い時にはソニー 暑けりゃこれ 両方音質に不満はないってことで
Die beiden waren/sind gut, der Beyerdynamic eigentlich besser, aber die S-Laute bei Gesang waren für mich nicht zumutbar. T90 ging zurück, HD650 behalten. Die Suche ging weiter. Einen Shure 840 (geschlossen) bestellt, da relativ günstig und auch ganz gut bewertet. Ist auch ein schmissiger Sound, aber keine Bühne, hier geht nur links rechts mitte ((Bühnen)Tiefe hört man vergebens/ aber für harten Rock ok), aber auch behalten, obwohl ich auch eigentlich einen offenen Hörer such(t)e.
Nach einiger Zeit habe ich vom Audioquest Nighthawk gelesen und ein hiesiges Hifistudio hatte diesen auch vorführbereit. Des weiteren waren Hörer von Audio Technica am Start und Grado Modelle. Grado hatte ich bis dato nie in Betracht gezogen. Warum? Keine Ahnung.
Es war schnell klar. Audioquest ist für mich nix. Zuviel Wumms (zur Info: ich höre grob umrissen Rock/Pop Musik) und die Audio Technica fand ich auch nicht richtig prickelnd. Schon allein die seltsame Kopfhalterung war für mich nix. Total instabil (mit den zwei "Fühlern" die sich an den Kopf anpassen sollen(viel zu lasch) und keine Verstellmöglichkeit). Aber klanglich auch nicht so toll, und ich habe Modelle bis 1000€ gehört. Mag vielleicht auch sein, das zum einen, sie nie richtig gut saßen und ich zum anderen die Grado Modelle viel ansprechender fand. Direkter Vergleich ist immer hart.
Ich habe den PS500e, Rs2e und Sr325e gehört und diese Modelle klangen für mich alle toll. Detailrechtum, Direkter, Total Luftig, Stimmen ein Traum, Bass akzentuiert/furztrocken(so hab ich Bass noch nie gehört/oftmals wummert es, übertrieben gesagt, irgendwie rum)......Unterschiede gibts natürlich auch hier. Der Ps 500e ist klar der ausbalancierteste Hörer. Allerdings finde ich die anderen Modelle packen einen noch mehr. Bisschen mehr Hochton, aber dennoch nicht unausgewogen. Klares Klangbild, weg von zuviel Bass(das ist grundsätzlich gemeint). Der Ps500e hat etwas mehr Grundton als die anderen beiden. Aber die anderen Beiden fand ich nur Spur "punchiger" "catchy".
Habe den 325 und 500 mit nach Hause genommen und gebe den ps500 wieder ab, aber nicht weil er schlecht klingt. Ich wage den größeren Schritt und kaufe den 1000der.
Der Sr325 bleibt bei mir, zum einen weil er für mich zu dem Preis unschlagbar ist und auch sonst Gänsehaut auslösen kann, wenn nicht, liegt es dann meist an der Qualität der Aufnahme und Quelle. Man muss einfach schon ein bisschen in die Peripherie und in die Sorgfalt der zu hörenden Aufnahmen investieren.
Tolles Teil, aber die Suche ist noch nicht vollendet.........