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Does any other headphone come close to presenting vocals like Grados ?

post #1 of 9
5/16/06 at 7:58pm
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That one thing stands out most to me about them.
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post #2 of 9
5/16/06 at 9:35pm
Audio Technica, maybe AKG 501.
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post #3 of 9
5/16/06 at 11:56pm
In my experience, the Senn HD600, PX100, and AKG K501 all do an excellent job with vocals.
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post #4 of 9
5/17/06 at 12:01am
Nothing I've heard

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post #5 of 9
5/17/06 at 12:09am
If you're asking what other phones have a similar signature to the Grados, I think they're kinda by themselves.

If you're asking whether any other phones present vocals better, it's of course subjective, and to my ears the Senn 600s and A900s both do. I prefer a more relaxed presentation of the sound, and the Grado signature (forward, bright) had me wincing way too often with the volume up.
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post #6 of 9
5/17/06 at 12:59am
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Originally Posted by ozshadow
That one thing stands out most to me about them.
nope... least none that Ive heard.
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post #7 of 9
5/17/06 at 10:39am
Suffice to say that in my completely personal, possibly flawed opinion, the low end Koss headphones everyone recommends (55's and 75's) and a number of the AKG's (240s and k181dj with eq on "acoustic" (likewise, probably the k81dj)) did a noticably better job with vocals than the Grados I tried.

Again, this is completely my own, biased opinion.
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post #8 of 9
5/17/06 at 11:38am
Since I've not heard anything better than my MS-1s, I can't really comment either. But they sound much like my home speaker system which has surprized me by sounding like a "real person" was in the room during movies. And THAT, can be startling!!
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post #9 of 9
5/17/06 at 11:49am
oops...double post(hmmmmm......why'd it do that?)
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