Grado GR8 vs Monster Turbine Pro Copper for Rock music and Air Travel *Ordering a pair in the next hour*

[rage3324]

Title says it all. I am ordering one of these in the next few hours. Which is better for rock? If it is Grado, will it provide enough isolation? They are both the same price

 

[rage3324]

Any thoughts? All I can find is that I will prefer the Grado sound better, but they do have less isolation than the Coppers. What I want to know is if grados isolation will work well enough for air travel.
 

 

[rage3324]

Decided to go with the Coppers for $189 brand new. I did not want to risk the isolation not being up to my expectations with the grados. And ultimately, the extra accessories are very nice with Coppers. I know for sure that at some point down the road I will want to get the grados (or e-q5). I am sucker for great mids and vocals.
 
 
Hopefully the Coppers do not let me down.
 
 

 

[rage3324]

I want to keep this thread alive as I might return the Coppers (I've heard about build/QA issues). I would be considering the e-q5 and GR8s as replacements but I would like to hear some feedback about isolation.

 

[ZARIM]

The MTP Copper are great for Rock genres and they isolate well.....

 

[alphaman]

Subjective feedback goes only so far ...
(Notes: not Cu. best iso: GR10. Best THD perf.: MTP)

 

 

Also see metrics of GR8 vs ER-4 vs. others here ...
http://sonove.angry.jp/grado_gr8.html
 
The GR8 and MTP seem to be partially diffuse-field ED'd (i.e., bump at ~ 8, 10 kHz).
Personally, I don't like any of these FR curves. But MTP are some of the lowest-THD IEMs out there ... FWTW, of course.
SUGGESTION: Go for the MasterCard maxer ... the GR10s!!!

 

[Coasterjeffry]

$189. Where did you get then from. Didn't know you could find any under $200 that weren't fakes.

 

[Selenium]

Amazon has them right now for $192. The prices for these fluctuate wildly, I think last week they were $379 on there.

 

[rage3324]

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$189. Where did you get then from. Didn't know you could find any under $200 that weren't fakes.

Onecall... name your price