Ok, this is my first review. However, I feel that my opinion matters as much as anyone elses. I'll start from the beginning. I have been creeping in here for quite a while and soaking up as much info as I can. I am not an audiophile, really just a person that enjoys music a lot and its a part of me. I decided a while back that I wanted to roll with Grado because the genre of music I prefer, old metal head with some punk and classic rock thrown in.
Road block one, I am currently deployed USAF. Not a lot of companies will ship to an APO and where I am at, to include 4OurEar's. I e-mailed them and started a on-going dialog with Richard Grado. Great guy! Even though they do not ship to APO addresses, he worked with me and placed my order over the phone. What a class act!
I will be honest, thats a lot of jack to sling without listening to them first. My mind set was, nothing can butcher Van Halen 1 like Dre Beats did. They sell them by the truck loads here. Just not my thing.
They finally arrived, after a about a week and a half. The first chance I got, I popped the jack into my iPod Classic. Holy Smokes!!!! These are exactly what I was after. I scrolled through a few tracks, Nothingface Lipsdick, AC/DC TnT, Perfect Circle Passive....etc. I would have to say that everything is very clean sounding and extremely detailed. The kick drums were clean and tight, great mids and highs. All of this with meh quality music. I have a X3 on the way for my FLAC. This will be strictly for home use when I rotate back to the US.
For the money, I am very happy with my purchase. The design, very retro but cool at the same time. Sound...best things I have ever strapped to my nugget.
I wanted to go into comfort a bit and why I rated it so high. I have worn David Clark headsets for hours on end during aircraft engine runs. Those are considered GOLD if you have them. At the same time I have worn Crapco headsets. I never put any thought into comfort. It was more about protecting my hearing and communicating with run personnel or the tower. I popped my 325's on and barely notice they are there. To me they are light and comfortable. The cord is thick but I am fine with that.
I cant wait to hear them with high quality music.
Road block one, I am currently deployed USAF. Not a lot of companies will ship to an APO and where I am at, to include 4OurEar's. I e-mailed them and started a on-going dialog with Richard Grado. Great guy! Even though they do not ship to APO addresses, he worked with me and placed my order over the phone. What a class act!
I will be honest, thats a lot of jack to sling without listening to them first. My mind set was, nothing can butcher Van Halen 1 like Dre Beats did. They sell them by the truck loads here. Just not my thing.
They finally arrived, after a about a week and a half. The first chance I got, I popped the jack into my iPod Classic. Holy Smokes!!!! These are exactly what I was after. I scrolled through a few tracks, Nothingface Lipsdick, AC/DC TnT, Perfect Circle Passive....etc. I would have to say that everything is very clean sounding and extremely detailed. The kick drums were clean and tight, great mids and highs. All of this with meh quality music. I have a X3 on the way for my FLAC. This will be strictly for home use when I rotate back to the US.
For the money, I am very happy with my purchase. The design, very retro but cool at the same time. Sound...best things I have ever strapped to my nugget.
I wanted to go into comfort a bit and why I rated it so high. I have worn David Clark headsets for hours on end during aircraft engine runs. Those are considered GOLD if you have them. At the same time I have worn Crapco headsets. I never put any thought into comfort. It was more about protecting my hearing and communicating with run personnel or the tower. I popped my 325's on and barely notice they are there. To me they are light and comfortable. The cord is thick but I am fine with that.
I cant wait to hear them with high quality music.
