Perfect headphones for me (in a budget of about $100)? - Page 6

smart! Make sure your source has high quality music because it will show through these. 

Im sure youll like them.

Im absolutely puzzled how people think these lack highs.

these are great.

Good intuition. I couldn't reply earlier, otherwise I would've linked you here (CLICK). His statements made my choice for buying the CAL in the first place, all in all he seems to have a similar taste and reception of sound.

Before you look into Grados later on, don't go buy them immediately , just look for someone near you who lets you listen to them for 30 minutes or so, that's a much better thing than spending 100$ and regretting it a few minutes after you tried them for the first time ^^

Remembering the pressing mids and annoying highs of the MS1i/MS1000i, I wonder if the "lower" Grado/Alessandro are somewhat more suitable for the hearing impaired.
I can just imagine that these phones would please someone who already has a weak hearing capability in the middle and higher frequency ranges - or the other way around - I wouldn't know how to stand these mids/highs for a longer period of time if I didn't have that (imaginary) hearing impairment.
But again, that's just me.
Edited by TStarGermany - 2/22/12 at 3:33am

Consider Takstar Pro80, they are really good for the price..

ahhh should have read the whole thread instead of just the first couple of pages...

I might try the Takstar Pro80, if a used one in good shape shows up.

Dude, grados are what you want trust me! My sr60i's absolutly blew my mind when I first listened to them. The value of the lower end grados is phenominal. I'm sort of mad that I didn't pay the extra 20 dollars and get the sr80i's. Anyway here is my review of the sr60i's if you need help making a decision http://www.head-fi.org/t/604727/grado-sr60i-review#post_8322813