Recently I went to headphone store where sellers let me to test various models. I connected them to my smartphone and played various music ranging from hard rock (Deep Purple, MC5, The Stooges), heavy metal (Black Sabbath, Budgie, Pantera) to stoner rock (Electric Wizard, Kyuss, Sleep).   ...

No they have same 32 ohm impedance. Sennheiser HD555 with 50 ohm still produce 2x louder volume than Grado.

Quote: I tested Grado on 320kbps mp3 and flac files. Other headphones with volume control produce much(2x) louder volume without any amplification on same notebook.

I finally got my Grado SR80i with additional cushions. All I can say is WOW... massive dissapointment. Supposed to be rock headphones I expected to enjoy loud heavy music but volume is decent and very low even on max(listened through notebook and computer). Thus didn't notice any "live" or "in...

Thanks to all. I'm getting Grado SR80i. I think they're best headphones for punchy pass and intense rock guitar for price under 100$.

thanks in advance. now I think to buy whether Grado SR60/80i or Alessandro MS1i. people say Alessandro has more warmer, balanced and less harsh sound. if that means they sound more organic with loud heavy rock guitar n bass which is important for me then I'll choose them. what do you think...

Hi, head-fi community. It's my first thread here. I'm looking for good headphones and surfing through other threads I stumbled on these models:   Grado SR125/225/325i Grado SR60/80i Alessandro MS1/2i Audio Technica ATH-AD900 Denon AH-D2000 Sennheiser HD 650/750 Beyerdynamic DT...