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I really enjoy these headphones. Very impressive for the price. Good bass without being artificially pumped up (like seems to be the current trend), realistic and airy mids and highs. Phones are light and comfortable. My Android phone can't quite drive them as well as I'd hoped (Motorola triumph) but apparently it's just the phone. My friends iPhone and older Droid x worked just fine. Bought them to use with my home stereo anyway. The only downside for me is that being an open air type phone, not only do they let quite a bit of sound bleed out, they block zero ambient noise from the room. Not a problem usually, but I can see that I may need a closed set with good isolation from time to time... But they give a different sound stage, and these are good.
I read enough about these to probably skew my review. What I will agree with others is that they are very direct, not much soundstage, impressively clear sound. I thought at first that the highs were a little thin but this is rectified by driving them via amp. I do think these have to be driven to be listened to properly. Bass is tight with not alot of boom, certainly not muddy and it doesn't leak. I like them alot, I have done the quarter mod to the ear foam (bought a second set), I honestly didn't notice much of a difference. They are super comfortable in my opinion, I can wear them and fall asleep, no pain. For the price, probably about as good as they come. Cord is very heavy duty, get the impression they will last a while. They leak tons of sound, but you know that already.
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I'm no audiophile, but I wanted to get the best sound out of my music collection without spending hundreds on expensive speakers or headphones. After doing a little research, I've decided to try out Grado, and the SR80 did not disappoint. First off, you don't need a headphone amp for this. My Zune 30 powers these cans easily enough. Also, if you're buying new, many enthusiast websites recommend that you "break in" the headphones (some places recommend at least 24 hours of usage, other people break headphones in for days). In any case, breaking in these cans reveals a more well-rounded, warmer sound. And what a sound! Midrange and highs are clear and very detailed, revealing nuances in your music you've never heard. If you're a basshead and you're used to "bass boosted" Wal-Mart headphones, you might be disappointed at the SR80's bass initially. But the SR80 puts out a very tight and natural-sounding bass, and it only improves after break-in. The SR80 performs admirably with all genres of music. The organ in Bach's Toccata and Fugue sounds like you're right there in the front pew. Rock music, especially heavy rock music, sounds powerful and in your face. The cons? They're open backed, meaning people will be able to hear your music, and you'll be able to hear whatever is going on in the background. They're also not very portable. These cans are for home listening. There's also been complaints concerning comfort, but I have none so far. And once you've heard the sound, you'll never want to take them off.Read full review
I bought thease headphones becouse I like music and I wont to hear something better then my old headphones.And I am glad that I bought these. The sound stage on these headphones is the clear sound with impressing bass. I can not compare these with other good headphones because I own any, but they sound perfect. On other side these sound on these is so clear that you hear things there you dosent here before, noise for songs in mp3 format /128 kbps, the sound is better at 320 kbps, and other audio formats like flac format is also much better. On many rewievs that I read people wrote about amp for these hphones, maybe I buy me lather some.If I want to chose witch one I would buy sr60 or sr80 , the choice will be the sr80 , and to the future also sr225 has good rewiew on it. Just enjoy the music :)Read full review
I just bought the Grado SR80's today and I'm really happy with them. I read several reviews online about how great both the SR60 and 80's are for the price. Several people noted that the 80's are superior only if you're plugging them into an amp and that the 60's are better if you're limited to a portable player. This is important to me because I wanted sweet sounding cans for home listening but my Fatman amp doesn't have a headphone jack. I went into a local shop with my ipod and found that, for me, the word I've been reading online isn't true. Going back and forth between the two Grado's for over half an hour, it became obvious that the SR80 sounded better. They're considerably more comfortable too. I'm running lossless files and I sampled rock albums, including live recordings, high-production value pop vocals and even Beethoven's Piano Sonata #14. The 60's are good, no doubt but I enjoyed every type of music more with the 80's. I can't get anywhere near maxing out the volume on my pod with these and the sound is jaw-dropping beautiful for headphones at this price. Don't get them for jogging or listening in the library as they aren't the sealed type of phones. But if you want to really hear your music, you're going to love these things. And rip your files lossless if at all possible. You can hear the difference with these. Happy listening.Read full review