Recent content by Cutlass

I use a Naim Headline (£425) with mine but you need a power supply such as a NAPSC (£325), as a minimum, or a HiCap (£1900) as well. Have a look at TomTom Audio for 'pre-loved' bargins. The GS1000i headphones work beautifully with Naim, plenty of 'Pace, Rythm And Timing'. In my opinion you...

I have found the little iGrado headphones to sound really good plugged directly into my Sony notebook using loosless files and the J. Rivers mediaplayer. The higher models I have (i.e. RS2 and GS1000i) are not as dynamic used this way and I prefer the little iGrados. On the question of...

Rich I have Grado RS2s and GS1000is and have never found them fatiguing, in fact the RS2s are a bit too warm for my taste. I wonder if it might be my electronics (Naim) or my ears (old) that account for this? I don't listen at high volumes either, with the GS1000is you don't need to. The...

Dear Alan, I don't think I can be much help but have also experienced dissapointment with my headphone setup in the past so I think I know how you must feel. However, my following ramblings may be of interest. Firstly I see the SRH840 model is designed for professional audio engineers. I take...

Hello Zubkabera, I've had a pair of SCM11s for about 6 months and do find them a forward in the midrange but not at all bright with my electronics (Naim) and they certainly are not harsh. Their forward nature is why I chose them over their bigger brothers the SCM19s and I feel it gives them...

Dear Gradosomeday In my experience Grado headphones improve with improvements in the source. Using a notebook or iPod connected directly to the headphones I think the RS2/RS1/GS/PS1000s would probably be overkill and not good value for money. However, with a suitable sound card or iPod dock...

Danny Sorry for the delay in replying to your questions but I have been busy trying to earn enough to feed my hi-fi addiction. I'm afraid I have no knowledge of the following of the GS1000is in the States so cannot comment on this. However, in answer to your 2nd question, in my opinion these...

Danny I first bought a pair of RS2s and always thought that they were a little 'dark' but it wasn't until I tried my friends SR325sis that I realised I was right. The latter pushed detail to the front at the expense of bass response. My friend said he thought the RS2s had the detail but he...

I use a Naim CDX2 CD player with an XPS2 powerssupply into a Naim Headline headphone amp powered by a Naim HICAP power supply for my Grado GS1000is, All through Naim cables. With Grados, I've found the better the source, the better they sound, with the top models not sounding as good as the...

I've 3 sets of Grados, the little iGrados, RS2s and GS1000is. The first thing I've noticed is that they all improve as you improve your source. Listening to music on my laptop I prefer the iGrados to the RS2s but on the hi-fi the RS2s just leap ahead. So I supose what I'm trying to say is...

Hi Waterox Try www.tomtomaudio.com, mostly Naim but has other makes particularly speakers. Cutlass

As you're a Naim owner, have a listen to the Naim Headline headphone amp. Naim do a little interconnect link-wire to enable it to be directly connected to a Naim CDP which, IMO, gives better performance. Otherwise connect it to the tape socket of the amp. The Headline works best with a NAPSC...

Funny enough I was looking for the detail of the Grado 325is with the bass expression of thei RS2s (which is tighter and more extended than the 325is). I found it in the GS1000is!

The Naim Headline really needs the NAPSC power supply to get going, in my opinion. Try Tom Tom Audio for 'pre-loved' examples. Also the Grado SR325is are a very detailed headphone with good bass extension.

The SCM11s can be auditioned at Cornflake in London (0207 323 4554) by appointment. They're not far from Tottenham Court Road although Goodge Street is the nearest tube. I borrowed them for a week and I live near Oxford. Cracking little boxes and better than their big brothers the SCM19s in...