[jonathan c]

A key ingredient to my astonishment / delight with the RA-1 is the dynamic range and the retention of detail retrieval across that range. So much for needing a ‘megadollar’ external LPS…

 

[TheRealDz]

Which would you choose: a 60x or 80e?

 

[carboncopy]

Which would you choose: a 60x or 80e?

Is this really a question here? But putting aside the Sennheiser veil (which I detest) the cable connector construction (with those small springs inside) is the absolute worst. Mine developed cracking/connection loss out within weeks after purchase. By both Sennheiser I bought back them. So...never again Sennheiser for me.

 

[jonathan c]

TheRealDz, are you asking about the SR60x versus the SR80e ?

 

[TheRealDz]

TheRealDz, are you asking about the SR60x versus the SR80e ?

Sigh. Yes - SR60x. or SR80e

 

[carboncopy]

Sigh. Yes - SR60x. or SR80e

My bad, sorry I tend to get emotional with Sennheiser

 

[Stevko]

If it`s so good. why Grado stop making them?

 

[carboncopy]

If it`s so good. why Grado stop making them?

Only Grado knows....but:

- They are only good for Grado's. And not even for all of them. HEMP was not good with it for example. Meze Liric was absolutely trash bad with it. I don't even dare to try my Phobos on it.
- They are made with ears (just like the headphones). I don't think nowadays you could get away with such innards. A simple Shiit amp looks much more organised internally. Sound is of course a question. Look at Audiogd. They have everything. Big alucase, big trafo, balanced all the way...you name it, they have it twice and for a fair price. To bad I can't stand them for more then 5 minutes. But most of the buyers would purchase an Audiogd because of it's build. (And then leave the hobby if because it´s not fun somehow anymore.)
- And I think it was too heavily copied back then. None of the copies I heard/built sound remotely the same (I know, magic), but it did not help. People would just not trust the design, no matter how good it sounds. Actually a few years after this amp came 47Lab, they did the same. The resemblence is uncanny. They were also very popular with people who actually heard them. And heavily critised by the ones, who never heard them.

 

[Plautus001]

Sigh. Yes - SR60x. or SR80e

I would go 60x personally... I liked the 60e better than the 80e and there is a review saying 80x and 60x are very similar...

 

[majo123]

I would go 60x personally... I liked the 60e better than the 80e and there is a review saying 80x and 60x are very similar...

80x are pretty good but leak sound more than any grado I own! Possibly the 60x too ??? Food for thought.... they sound great for the money though.

 

[Knee Deep In Epoxy]

Sigh. Yes - SR60x. or SR80e

I love my 60x but I have messed around a lot with pads and freed the top half of the cable from that horrible rigid vinyl wrap.

I'm using the Shipibo pads (with O-ring to secure them in place - still proud of myself - see my earlier post for clarification).

I've not tried the 80e so I can't compare.

 

[euter]

@jonathan c Could you compare Rs1x to Gs3000e? What is the biggest sound difference between those two models?

 

[jonathan c]

@jonathan c Could you compare Rs1x to Gs3000e? What is the biggest sound difference between those two models?

See post #50,136 on page 3343 (this thread).

 

[Stevko]

No new Grado amp:

we have no plans to make an amplifier

thanks
any questions, let us know, happy to help

Thanks for being part of the Grado Labs family
Grado Labs Service Team

 

[Plautus001]

80x are pretty good but leak sound more than any grado I own! Possibly the 60x too ??? Food for thought.... they sound great for the money though.

Not sure what you mean... most Grados leak sound... it's like complaining Neil Young's voice is flat