I'm a weird and particular dude, so if you don't get my thought process then that's ok.
This was my purchase process:
1) I want good headphones
2) Lots of Head-Fi people seem to have Grados.
3) Maybe I should read some reviews from other sites too.
4) Could they possibly be THAT uncomfortable to wear?
6) Why don't people like what they look like? I think they look cool.
5) Could the possibly leak THAT much?
6) I don't believe it...they can't leak that much, I'll be able to wear them at work.
7) Ok so I want either the PS500i or the RS1i.
8) Hmmm why can't I get them with the mini plug?
9) Erm I don't want to use an adaptor, it will look silly stuck in my iPhone. Do any of these have the mini plug?
10) Hmmm ok, so the lower end ones have the mini plug so they must be something that I can use with my iPhone and those other ones must be for studio use or real die hard home stereo fans.
11) The 80i seems to be a decent set of headphones, I guess I'll get them...I didn't want to use an adaptor anyway.
12) *Opens Package* Wow these sound great!
11) Crap, so that is what they meant by "leaks a lot". No way I can use these out of the house.
12) Who cares they sound great
13) Damn my ears hurt! Why can't they just make these things comfortable? I need a break.
14) Crap! The "E" series? Hmmm I'm still within my 30 days maybe I'll get those PS500s and return these.
15) Now I need to research in-ear headphones because I need something to use at work.
16) Maybe I should join Head-Fi
That was pretty thorough!
Anyway the 80's are an awesome headphone, and I can see why you wouldn't want the adapter coming out of the iPhone. Give them some time for the comfort issues, and pull the headband from above the rod blocks a little at a time into a horizontal position so the clamping force is less on your ears (you may have to do this often until the spring steel stays were you want it too) and you won't even know there on your head. And yes they do leak a lot, so there probably not good for work. Welcome to Head-Fi, congratulations on the 80's…and try the (L) cushions, they're excellent with the 80's, the stock cushions are (S) just so you know.
I recently got the L cushions, and while they do SOUND better, they are a lot more uncomfortable than the S cushions. Honestly, I think the comfort of the S cushions on the 60's & 80's has been really over exaggerated. They can get a little warm, but I don't really find them physically uncomfortable, and I have pretty sensitive skin.
I recently got the L cushions, and while they do SOUND better, they are a lot more uncomfortable than the S cushions. Honestly, I think the comfort of the S cushions on the 60's & 80's has been really over exaggerated. They can get a little warm, but I don't really find them physically uncomfortable, and I have pretty sensitive skin.
I don't/never did find any of Grados cushions uncomfortable, adjusting the headband is key, I find.
From time to time the (G) cushions on my PS1K's can get a little warm though
I just dug my old 80's up (pre i-series), stored in plastic. There they were, cushionless Grados covered in black dirt. The cushions had completely disintegrated. Guess it's time for new cushions. Moral of the story: remove Grado cushions prior to long-term storage.
you know they make pigtail style adapters, right? That way you don't have to have a big stiff thing stuck into your iPhone, which I agree looks silly and is annoying.
Does removing the buttons on the SR225i improve the sound at all. Seems to me it might reduce the resistance to the air movement slightly. Probably not enough to be audible though I am thinking.
Does removing the buttons on the SR225i improve the sound at all. Seems to me it might reduce the resistance to the air movement slightly. Probably not enough to be audible though I am thinking.
Does removing the buttons on the SR225i improve the sound at all. Seems to me it might reduce the resistance to the air movement slightly. Probably not enough to be audible though I am thinking.
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