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Grado SR 225 Impressions
- Thread starter DrTacoElf
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GodsMadClown
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Taco! Long time, no see. I'm glad you like your new headphones. Amplification?
You mean a OPA637?
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Lets check the other part here....... unbuffered opamp based headphone amp vs your old buffered headphone amp.
Looks like a downgrade to me, especialy with those cans cause they need more current then that amp can feed them.
You are much better off with the Gilmore lite.
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Lets check the other part here....... unbuffered opamp based headphone amp vs your old buffered headphone amp.
Looks like a downgrade to me, especialy with those cans cause they need more current then that amp can feed them.
You are much better off with the Gilmore lite.
Mister X said:You mean a OPA637?
<removed redundant crap>
Lets check the other part here....... unbuffered opamp based headphone amp vs your old buffered headphone amp.
Looks like a downgrade to me, especialy with those cans cause they need more current then that amp can feed them.
You are much better off with the Gilmore lite.
Really thanks Mr. X
I'll have to wait for a used one to come along.
I will be the first to admit i don't know all there is when it comes to amps. Isn't the gilmore a non op amp design?
What advantage does that offer?
Yup, the gilmore light is a discreet design.
The only opamps in it are for the servos which regulate the amount of DC offset.
The main advantage it has over that other amp is it has a nice buffer stage.
Not to mention that it is also upgradeable.
Plus the Gilmore it is a very neutral amp, which will serve you even after you upgrade your cans...... you can hardly say that about those muddy Burr Brown opamps.
The only opamps in it are for the servos which regulate the amount of DC offset.
The main advantage it has over that other amp is it has a nice buffer stage.
Not to mention that it is also upgradeable.
Plus the Gilmore it is a very neutral amp, which will serve you even after you upgrade your cans...... you can hardly say that about those muddy Burr Brown opamps.
lizzardfire
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Mister X, that's Mister X of headfi right?
EDIT: Mister X, I thought the headsave amps were based off a combo between ppa/meta42? Head-fi search shows that they are better than the meta42, and the meta42 is better than the CHA47 according to Morsel, I think.
EDIT: Mister X, I thought the headsave amps were based off a combo between ppa/meta42? Head-fi search shows that they are better than the meta42, and the meta42 is better than the CHA47 according to Morsel, I think.
Yes. Mister X (formerly known as X86dude) here = Mister X on Head-fi and other forums as well.
Lets pay a visit to the site linked above and see what we can figure out.....
So much for the combo of a Meta42 PPA thing.
I think you are thinking of a Pimeta there.
Thank you for sharing your interpretation of what you read on Head-fi with us.......
Edit: BTW congrats on your upgrado.
lizzardfire said:
Lets pay a visit to the site linked above and see what we can figure out.....
Sure looks like nothing more then a tweaked cmoy style amp to me.
So much for the combo of a Meta42 PPA thing.
I think you are thinking of a Pimeta there.
lizzardfire said:
Thank you for sharing your interpretation of what you read on Head-fi with us.......
Edit: BTW congrats on your upgrado.
lizzardfire
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Mister X said:
I don't really know how to interpret this comment. It sounds kinda condescending imo... especially since even the Go-Vibe has been proclaimed better than the meta42 by numerous people on head-fi, including in go_vtec's review. And the Classic is definitely better than the Go-Vibe. My "interpretations" don't have anything to do with it. If you still feel I'm "interpreting" things, feel free to use the search like I did. Unless you're above that, of course.
How is this condescending?lizzardfire said:
YOU are clearly telling us what you THINK people on Head-fi have said about different amps.
See here is that whole thing again.....lizzardfire said:
Have you ever heard either of these amps yourself? Or are we to believe that you are once again interpreting what you read to form the opinion that the classic is better then the vibe?
And before you even ask..... Yes, I have had the chance to compare a well built meta 42 (with a single OPA2227 and dual opa627s) to a classic with low Z cans and the meta was clearly better.
lizzardfire said:
Lets go back to what you said before and see if you can figure out were the whole interpretation part came from to begin with.
lizzardfire said:
I am not above anything.... well, except for making comments about products I have never heard.
lizzardfire
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I was referring to the sarcastic "Thank you" at the beginning of the comment...
I still don't understand how quoting someone is my interpretation. I said that the go-vibe has been said to be better than the meta42 by numerous people. That is not an interpretation, it is a fact. I didn't say the Go-vibe or Classic was better than the meta42... but you said the meta42 was better than the classic That's interpretation.
I suppose I should clarify my first post: To what I've seen by using Head-Fi search, all comparisons of the meta42 and the go-vibe/classic come out favorably for Norm's amps.
I still don't understand how quoting someone is my interpretation. I said that the go-vibe has been said to be better than the meta42 by numerous people. That is not an interpretation, it is a fact. I didn't say the Go-vibe or Classic was better than the meta42... but you said the meta42 was better than the classic
That's interpretation.I suppose I should clarify my first post: To what I've seen by using Head-Fi search, all comparisons of the meta42 and the go-vibe/classic come out favorably for Norm's amps.
Yes but there is a catch.DrTacoElf said:
Most Meta42's are not built for driving Grados so just "any old Meta42" is prolly not gonna be a good match.
Instead of telling us what you have read why not tell us your own impressions of the amps in question? That takes the whole interpretation thing out of this discussion doesn't it?lizzardfire said:
I think it was the 225s that I demo'd at the hifi store.. they didn't have the 325s in stock so I had to wait for them to come in.
The 225s were nice.. definitely an upgrade from the crap headphones that I had been using from my PCDP
I'm probably going to be building a gilmore soon. I just have to put the big orders through when I get the funds.
enjoy.
The 225s were nice.. definitely an upgrade from the crap headphones that I had been using from my PCDP
I'm probably going to be building a gilmore soon. I just have to put the big orders through when I get the funds.
enjoy.