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Grado SR325e/SR325
Grado GW100 Wireless
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TypeOn-ear
EnclosureOpen-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
MicNo
TypeOn-ear
EnclosureOpen-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Our Verdict
Grado SR325e/SR325
Grado GW100 Wireless
The Grado GW100 Wireless are better headphones than the Grado SR325e/SR325. They are wireless and offer more freedom to move, and are slightly more comfortable and more stable. They also have a microphone and pack a bit more bass. On the other hand, the SR325e are a bit more breathable and have a flatter mid-range, which is great for vocal-centric music. They also don’t have any latency, but the GW100 are compatible with aptX-LL for minimal latency issues and can also be used wired to completely get rid of it, even if the battery is dead.
Variants
- SR325e (Black)
- GW100
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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage
Mixed Usage
Threshold
Mixed Usage
5.1
6.2
Bluetooth Version
N/A
4.2
Controls
0.0
7.4
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
On-ear
On-ear
Enclosure
Open-Back
Open-Back
Wireless
No
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
6.5
7.0
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.52 lbs
0.4 lbs
Clamping Force
0.86 lbs
0.7 lbs
Controls
0.0
7.4
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
N/A
Good
Feedback
N/A
Decent
Call/Music Control
No
Yes
Volume Control
No
Yes
Microphone Control
N/A
No
Channel Mixing
N/A
N/A
Noise Cancelling Control
N/A
N/A
Talk-Through
N/A
N/A
Additional Buttons
N/A
No
Breathability
7.8
7.3
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
2.5 °C
3.5 °C
Portability
6.1
6.2
Portability Picture
L
7.09"
7.4"
W
6.69"
7.5"
H
1.97"
1.5"
Volume
93.31 in³
83 in³
Transmitter Required
N/A
N/A
Case
0.0
0.0
Case Picture
Type
No case
No case
L
N/A
N/A
W
N/A
N/A
H
N/A
N/A
Volume
N/A
N/A
Build Quality
6.0
6.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
5.0
6.5
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In the box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
-5.73 dB
-0.52 dB
Treble Amount
1.43 dB
-3.05 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
7.8
8.2
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.44 dB
0.35 dB
Bass Accuracy
7.7
7.7
Bass
Std. Err.
3.05 dB
3.21 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
52.63 Hz
19.71 Hz
Low-Bass
-6.26 dB
1.22 dB
Mid-Bass
-1.43 dB
1.96 dB
High-Bass
-0.12 dB
4.96 dB
Mid Accuracy
8.7
8.1
Std. Err.
1.71 dB
2.56 dB
Low-Mid
0.26 dB
2.31 dB
Mid-Mid
-0.13 dB
-1.19 dB
High-Mid
1.63 dB
-1.37 dB
Treble Accuracy
5.8
6.2
Treble
Std. Err.
5.22 dB
4.92 dB
Low-Treble
4.25 dB
-1.56 dB
Mid-Treble
3.25 dB
-2.27 dB
High-Treble
0.93 dB
-4.47 dB
Peaks/Dips
6.7
6.2
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
2.41 dB
2.65 dB
Dips
1.05 dB
1.73 dB
Imaging
8.5
8.5
Group Delay
Phase Response
Weighted Group Delay
0.23
0.31
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.96
0.82
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.46
1.65
Weighted Phase Mismatch
5.33
4.68
Soundstage
6.8
6.7
PRTF
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
3.49 dB
2.99 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
0.86 dB
1.41 dB
PRTF Distance
10.77 dB
9.9 dB
Openness
9.8
9.7
Acoustic Space Excitation
8.4
7.8
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
8.0
7.4
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.106
0.318
WHD @ 100
0.206
0.216
Isolation
Noise Isolation
1.0
1.0
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-1.72 dB
-1.8 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Bass
-0.08 dB
-0.03 dB
Mid
1.46 dB
1.37 dB
Treble
-6.24 dB
-6.45 dB
Leakage
2.0
3.1
Leakage
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
62.09 dB
57.81 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
N/A
Yes
In-line
N/A
No
Boom
N/A
No
Detachable Boom
N/A
N/A
Mic
No
Yes
Recording Quality
0.0
6.3
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
N/A
LFE
N/A
265.23 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
N/A
4.53 dB
HFE
N/A
3,417.19 Hz
Weighted THD
N/A
2.214
Gain
N/A
16.79 dB
Noise Handling
0.0
6.0
SpNR
Speech + Pink Noise
N/A
Speech + Subway Noise
N/A
SpNR
N/A
11.37 dB
Active Features
Battery
0.0
7.6
Battery Type
N/A
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
N/A
15.5 hrs
Additional Charges
N/A
0
Total Battery Life
N/A
15.5 hrs
Charge Time
N/A
1.75 hrs
Power Saving Feature
N/A
No
Audio While Charging
N/A
Yes
Passive Playback
N/A
Yes
Charging Port
N/A
micro-USB
App Support
0.0
0.0
App Picture
App Name
N/A
N/A
iOS
N/A
N/A
Android
N/A
N/A
macOS
N/A
N/A
Windows
N/A
N/A
Equalizer
N/A
N/A
ANC Control
N/A
N/A
Mic Control
N/A
N/A
Room effects
N/A
N/A
Playback Control
N/A
N/A
Button Mapping
N/A
N/A
Surround Sound
N/A
N/A
Connectivity
Bluetooth
0.0
6.9
Bluetooth Version
N/A
4.2
Multi-Device Pairing
N/A
No
NFC Pairing
N/A
No
Line of Sight Range
N/A
113 ft
Default Latency
N/A
224 ms
aptX Latency
N/A
231 ms
aptX(LL) Latency
N/A
34 ms
Non-Bluetooth Wireless
0.0
0.0
Non-BT Line of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
Non-BT Latency
N/A
N/A
Wired
9.0
9.5
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
No
Yes
Length
5.64 ft
4 ft
Connection
1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS
Wired Latency
0 ms
0 ms
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC / PS4 Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
PC / PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox One Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio Only
Audio Only
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Wireless
No
No
Base/Dock
0.0
0.0
Type
N/A
N/A
USB Input
N/A
N/A
Line In
N/A
N/A
Line Out
N/A
N/A
Optical Input
N/A
N/A
RCA Input
N/A
N/A
Dock Charging
N/A
N/A
Power Supply
N/A
N/A
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