why not purchase moment, I always end up not saving lol this is becoming a problem but I need some grados 
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Get SR80e! Can u find used pair?
I’ll be on the look for one, it should come up soon, would get a new one but currently unavailable on amazon.
I have only ever heard three Grado’s so I certainly can’t speak for all. I found the SR325e’s way too bright, but I did like most of the sound they were putting out, so I climbed the tree and ended up at GH2’s.
I am not sure if most of the entry level Grado’s share that sharpness. On the upside they do have tons of dealers and hopefully you could try them out somewhere locally.
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I spent most (all) of the day using my new toys. I love the look, the comfort, the isolation and the sound.
I ended the day with my Testing playlist (20 songs). While I really enjoy the bassiness, the mids are pretty good. I adjusted my EQ a bit and everything sounds great. On a few vocals focused songs it sounded like the mids were a bit recessed.
I then flipped over to the Grado’s and the vocals certainly took the front of the stage. But then everything else took a step back.
There is no perfect headphone as we all know. So far, I am very happy with these headphones. A definite step up from my Meze 99’s for an out and about headphone, after I buy a case of course.
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Very glad you liked them, sounds like a great complement to your gh
SR325e is probably the sharpest out of all Grados 
maybe followed by GS1000e, RS2e?RS1e?
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Just came here to update my original review in this thread. I wont edit that one as those impressions were true at the time.
Now I have heard quite a bit more gear and compared them to other closed backs.
I wanna point out for what I paid they’re excellent, and there’s a lot of them on the used market between 400 and 500 dollars, usally in mint condition, for which they are also a great buy.
The good:
Nice wood
Great speed for a dynamic
Nice dynamics and soundstage size
Amazing sub bass rumble
Delightful piano tone
Visceral treble
The bad:
Detail/inst. Separation doesnt match the $650 msrp
Not the cleanest bass tbh
Some instruments/voices sound thin/wonky/artifical or a combination of those
Portability hindered by their build
Good/bad depending on who you ask:
5-7k peak
A little bit of a wall of sound
Recessed lower mids
Shiny but rolled of upper treble
Not gonna lie, the tuning is a bit marcian and I like that, because they are not balanced sounding they do better for unnatural recordings. This is between a w and v shaped tuning, a combination of both.
I have some nightcore recordings were the viscerality of the treble region is just unmatched, also these go really well with edm inspired jpop, the tuning works flawlessly with those mixes.
For all the other genres… Not really: pop, rock, metal, bossa nova, electronic its great but not perfect. Jazz, classical, r&b, vocal, hip hop, it will probably sound wonky in a way or another.
Apart from the electronic japanese stuff, pet shop boys - and the like - is also really good on these. For the rest, not the best, but still a solid product specially when bought used.
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I just find it WAY too V-shaped. Depends on the music that you like, I guess.
I really really like v-shapes for jazz music, but I think this particular pair doesnt suit it.
Vocal jazz sometimes sounds boomy, specially with instruments like trombone, tuba… The singer might sound tinny depending on its pitch.
Modern jazz gets the wonky problem, the band feels not properly mixed.
I wonder if you tried the jvc sw01, or what do you use for jazz
I don’t really use my headphones by genre. The other day I was using my HD660’s for jazz and the next day it could be the Cascades.
I tried the WP900’s with jazz since most of my jazz doesn’t have vocals. Didn’t work for me.
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Well I finally sold my pair of WP900’s. It took seven months and a large loss to move them on. Hopefully the new owner enjoys them much more than I did.
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Impulse ordered WP900s the other night, saw them and thought they looked gorgeous.Arrived today, listened for around an hour and compared to a couple headphones.
Build wise feels like a beats headphone. I understand they’re supposed to be light but I would’ve liked to see a more robust yoke structure. It’s stiff now, but I can see after some use it’s going to become loose and rattley. The copper/rose gold accents are really pretty at first but it’s the kind of painted metallic plastic that shows up on kids toys and gets scratched with time. The wood parts are gorgeous, but I question how much of the internal cup design is made up of wood. The headphones are more like a plastic chamber with wood backing. Also I’m not sure how the asymmetric pads are supposed to be oriented. Out of box, my pads weren’t oriented rotationally the same, and I’ve got no clue what the manufacturer was intending.
Sound wise, first impression buzz words: congested, nasally, unnatural, sibilant. Mid bass elevation, some sharper peaks. Soundstage and imaging were average, nothing to report at least from what I’ve tested. Detail retrieval was acceptable, but the strange tonality takes away from the experience for me.
I like V shaped headphones. TH900mk2 are my favorite headphones of all time. A more fair comparison I made was the WP900 vs the Fostex TR X00 PH and E-Mu Teaks, both of which I thought were more enjoyable.
Sadly I don’t think these headphones hold up very well. Just from build and accessories, I feel like Audio Technica made these to target the “people who own Beats and want something more boutique/niche/hip” rather than audiophile folks.
Edit: did a lot of my listening through a BTR5 whilst folding my Sunday afternoon laundry. I still think they’re very pretty headphones…
So how is AWAS…? I see people like Teak more than WP900, which I thought was lacking mids and a bit peaky(Teak), and WP900 is too V’d and suffers common closed back issues. I have a Modhouse Argon on the way, that hopefully will do much better than Teak.