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Grado SR 125i
With characteristic Grado dynamics, detail and smooth musical impact, these completely open-back 'on-ear' headphones offer only a slight sonic compromise below the heavily lauded but significantly pricier SR225 sound. The look of the Grado SR125i may be old-school retro, but the audio performance of these made-in-the-USA headphones is modern as can be for listeners seeking a lively 'up-front' audiophile headphone without investing a month's pay.
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Product Features:
- Cost-efficient entry into Grado's top signature immediacy and eye-blinking impact.
- Good build quality and replaceable earpads & headband for long durability
- On-ear classic retro design
- Made in the USA
What's In The Box:
- Grado Labs warranty insert
Applications:
The Grado SR125i mid-price 'on-ear' model perhaps gets a bit lost in the big crowd of Grado Labs headphones, and if you're set on a truly impressive Grado flavor for your headphone collection, stretching for the excellent SR225i remains a commendable idea. But if the budget simply won't allow and you still want to get the most high-end Grado headphone experience at the lowest possible investment, the SR125i will satisfy by delivering a typically lively, detailed Grado tonal signature, slightly forward in the mids & highs with clear overall musical detail resolution and a tight, controlled, punchy bass response. It's actually a very engaging audio response character for modern and classic rock genres most especially, along with wll-recorded acoustic music. The SR125i earpads & headband fit can tend to be somewhat uncomfortable for some listeners, but this can be typically remedied by gently bending the headband to better fit the top of the wearer's head and/or by getting a set of the foam Grado 'Large' bowl-type of earpads ("L-CUSH" - $20usd).
The SR125i are basically hand-constructed -- as with many Grado Labs products -- at their small Brooklyn USA facility and employ 100% proprietary speaker drivers perfectly matched to .1db with voice coils made of Grado's also-proprietary ultra-high purity, long-crystal, oxygen-free copper wiring. The SR125i have the traditional Grado basic flexible leather headband and use simple old-school metal height adjusters to connect the earcups to the headband, thus allowing for up-&-down fit adjustments plus full 360-degree earcup rotation. The standard SR-125i earpads are the Grado L-CUSH [bowl] style. This feature is ideal for laying the headphones down flat for storage and/or transit. The approximately 7.5ft straight-cord headphone cable attaches to both earpieces, and comes terminated to a full-size 1/4" inch plug. If you need to plug into a smaller 1/8" [3.5mm] mini-jack on your audio source, you'll need the high-quality Grado Labs 1/4"-to-1/8" mini-plug adapter flex-cable . The 1-year manufacturer's warranty is serviced exclusively through Grado Labs in Brooklyn NY USA.
Specifications:
- Impedance @ 1kHz: 32
- Detachable Cable: No
- Cord Type: Straight Y
- Coupler Size: Medium
- Ear Coupler Type: Earpad
- Headphone Type: Earpad
- Manufacturer Warranty: 1 Year
- Warranty: 1 Year
- Noise Cancelling: No
- Balanced: No
- Wireless: No
- Acoustic Seal: Open
- Bluetooth: No
- Microphone: No
- Driver Type: Dynamic
Additional Resources:
- Manufacturer's Website
- http://www.gradolabs.com/
- Product Reviews
- Plylist Review
- Cool Tech Zone Gundeep Hora Sept. 2005
Average Rating
Posted by adofito from NY on 2010-09-08
Recommend Product: Yes
Pros: Not very comfy, they look and feel cheap
Cons: Great Open Sound
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