Got these a few years ago after hearing about them here on Head-Fi and listening to them on a couple of occasions. They are unfortunately not such a bargain here in Germany as they seem to be in USA - I paid 175 Euro for mine.
They need break-in for both sound and comfort, and after 2-3 years I still find them a bit tight to wear but at least they´re not falling off.
They don´t work at all with my amps - the sound becomes too hot and it´s a relief to take them off. Where they shine is with "lesser" sources, I plug them into my iPod or especially my laptop and i sounds great, full and clear - no wish for an external DAC when I´ve got these so that saves some money and space on the table. The Grado "excitement" seems to be valued by its owners and they´re not boring to listen to. I think there are headphones that are truer to instrumental timbre when listening to acoustic recordings but they seem to be considered rock phones anyway so maybe not the first choice for collectors of string quartets. In the great Sennheiser/Grado divide I´m probably more of a Sennheiser person but it´s good to have an alternative.
They need break-in for both sound and comfort, and after 2-3 years I still find them a bit tight to wear but at least they´re not falling off.
They don´t work at all with my amps - the sound becomes too hot and it´s a relief to take them off. Where they shine is with "lesser" sources, I plug them into my iPod or especially my laptop and i sounds great, full and clear - no wish for an external DAC when I´ve got these so that saves some money and space on the table. The Grado "excitement" seems to be valued by its owners and they´re not boring to listen to. I think there are headphones that are truer to instrumental timbre when listening to acoustic recordings but they seem to be considered rock phones anyway so maybe not the first choice for collectors of string quartets. In the great Sennheiser/Grado divide I´m probably more of a Sennheiser person but it´s good to have an alternative.
