[SilverEars]

I read on internett: drivers made in china.
All other: NY

but theyr not alone withe cgina production. Ex meze 99, ollo etc

I think it's common for drivers to be made in China these days. From what I recall, Senn drivers are made in Germany, and the housing is assembled or built in other countries (except the 800 series). I think they still assemble them in NY. I just wonder where they sourced their drivers traditionally, and when they started to source them from China?

 

[Stevko]

If you see the fabric tours films one youtube.
They show all the production. But not driver production. The boxes with drivers, looks like china export boxes

 

[Stevko]

I returned my 325x.
I still want a x
And I m still Grado fan.
Looks like the new X has some issues.
Something magical with the Grado sound

 

[ishmaelk]

I had no idea the drivers were made in China.
Is that confirmed or just speculation and a someone said on the internet kind of thing?

 

[SilverEars]

I had no idea the drivers were made in China.
Is that confirmed or just speculation and a someone said on the internet kind of thing?

At least they used to make the drivers (at least according to a post). This poster states that Grado sent SR60 driver to China for assembly. Hmmm <- this doesn't seem to be correct, as of 2019, they were assembling SR60 in house.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/how...-the-sound-of-the-grado-lineup.851/#post-9148

 

[Stevko]

See the tour film. You see

 

[SilverEars]

See the tour film. You see

Looks like they still make the SR60 themselves. So, no idea what that other post was about. It doesn't seem like they outsource the plastic frame assembly. They make the plastic frames in house with their pellets. Wood stuff they outsourced outside Grado with some company in the US.



He says speakers are made in Long Island, but this video is from 2017. Currently, the drivers could be sourced from China. We don't currently have evidence of that, or the X driver being sourced from China.

 

[Stevko]

They make all self. But not the drivers
And wood cups





But who cares? The rest are made by them self

 

[rfernand]

As inconvenienced as I am for getting a faulty unit, I can’t say I’m mad or swearing them off. It’s a new design and they’ve always treated me right.
I’m sure they’ll figure their QC out. It’s a new design.

 

[Stevko]

New design?

 

[Stevko]

Ehhh. No

 

[rfernand]

New design?

New drivers, new cable. Hate them all you want, it’s all good.

 

[Stevko]

Also old same design

 

[ishmaelk]

Also old same design

I’d say change of headband, pads, drivers and cable is not little. Let’s keep in mind this is the new version of a previous model, not an altogether new headphone.
As for the old same design, I like it a lot even with some well known caveats.
But that’s me.
The more time I spend with the 325X, the more I like it. That pad swapping does wonders for me.

 

[Stevko]

I’d say change of headband, pads, drivers and cable is not little. Let’s keep in mind this is the new version of a previous model, not an altogether new headphone.
As for the old same design, I like it a lot even with some well known caveats.
But that’s me.
The more time I spend with the 325X, the more I like it. That pad swapping does wonders for me.

Same design. Upgraded parts