[Fallen]

My first amp is arriving tomorrow, Visely HEA-1. Can't wait to hear my SR80s amped!

I've been loving the grados so much unamped, and of course they're low impedance, so I'm not exactly expecting miracles.

But the opportunity to get the Visely brand new at a fairly low price was too good to pass up.

So I've had a chance to hear my grados brand new which were fun but somewhat piercing.

Then slightly broken in, less piercing and a bit deeper on the bass, still fun and exciting.

Now really broken in, with hundreds of hours in, I find them still forward, but less aggressive. MUCH more listenable, not fatiguing at all, I can wear them for hours. Headband has just the right amount of pressure, pads much softer. Highs are tamed, lows a bit resonant, but still fairly tight. A much more "whole" sound.

Though sometimes I miss the rougher, fun sound of the new sr80s, pre burn-in. I wouldn't trade back, but sometimes I wish my cat were a kitten again.

Tomorrow with an amp. The next evolution.

Next purchase, a few months from now probably, a dac. One headphone, so many levels of enjoyment!

 

[Straby]

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Originally Posted by yale.reinstein /img/forum/go_quote.gif The one huge complain I have is the ssssssssssssssssiblance, even at low listening levels. What do you guys say/think?

I have the SR80 for about a week now, and I noticed some sibilance as well. But they have only 15 hours on them so far and I play them unamped on a Cowon D2, so there's a lot of room for improvement in my situation.
Had the cable reterminated yesterday to about 4ft, they are perfect now if the sibilance disappears.

 

[74371]

I love my new Grado SR80's, I've only had them for a week also(to the person above) and just love the clarity and upfrontness of these cans. I will be buying an amp in the next few weeks to really bring out the sound in these, can't wait.

 

[moogoob]

I've had my SR80s for a week, too.

Great cans for metal and prog in particular.

I don't ever remember standing up in the middle of a song to do air guitar when wearing my Sennheisers, but with the SR80s all bets are off.

EDIT: Oh, forgot to add, they really add a nice immediacy to normally distant live recordings, I've found. Pink Floyd's PULSE sounds great through them, as does Nightwish's End of an Era and From Wishes to Eternity.

 

[Tomikans]

i had my sr80s for a week already.. i can't seem to take them off my head anymore. my other phones are collecting dust now..haha. I washed the pads and they feel so much softer now so I can listen to these phones for hours.

I recently rockboxed my ipod so i could listen to some FLAC songs.. Wow what a huge difference..these headphones really bring out the sounds you would never hear from ibuds right in front of you.

Radiohead's new album rocks with the sr80.

 

[10068]

Hello,

I have very muched enjoyed my SR80 for the past couple years, however they can be quite bright at times

Anyone had luck toning down the treble energy with these cans? Maybe a cable mod or different pads? Hmmm...

 

[killkli]

I just bought a second hand SR80.
Sold the higher level RS1 for this little brother.

Although RS1 sound batter than SR80, but for the sake of money.....

Anyway, SR80 isn't "that" far from RS1. It got all the features of GRADO sound, just not so refined as the top lines.
I'm pretty enjoying them now. haha.....

 

[Rico67]

I had one before purchase my GS 1000.
SR 80 was Great and it's for me the best Grado Value, far from the others.
It take a long time to be well Burning ( near 300 Hours), but when it is, sound is clear, detail and balanced.
Just a little lake on medium bass.

 

[steviebee]

Sign me up

...Just got a pair of 80s to replace my going-going-gone 60s (there is a murky kind of logic in there, honest). I adore Grado styling and sound. Simply fab...

 

[donunus]

Just wondering if the 80s are the same as the 60s if they both used bowls. I had sr80s before but never together with sr60s. My 80s came with flats stock and I felt they were tighter and brighter sounding than the sr60s which I think are darker sounding. Of course the sr60s I got came with comfies so it could have just been the pads.

hmmm anyone with both the 80s and 60s able to comment???

 

[guyx1992]

how are them compared to the MS-1?
rock purposes, used with pc, ob sound card and no amp.

 

[killkli]

You can't go wrong with SR80 for rock!
They are more exciting than MS-1, and that's what required for rock music!.

 

[steviebee]

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Originally Posted by donunus /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just wondering if the 80s are the same as the 60s if they both used bowls. I had sr80s before but never together with sr60s. My 80s came with flats stock and I felt they were tighter and brighter sounding than the sr60s which I think are darker sounding. Of course the sr60s I got came with comfies so it could have just been the pads. hmmm anyone with both the 80s and 60s able to comment???

I had bowls on my 60s (+ the bass tape mod) and there wasn't too much difference w/ my bowled 80s as I recall....I still have the 60s for a few days, so I must make some time to do a side by side....

 

[Icewyng]

Sign me in as well... just got my SR-80s last week and they are just swweeeettt!

They have good bass but the separation of the instruments and the highs are really the highlight. I am a basshead, but I don't mind the Highs at all.

 

[donunus]

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Originally Posted by steviebee /img/forum/go_quote.gif I had bowls on my 60s (+ the bass tape mod) and there wasn't too much difference w/ my bowled 80s as I recall....I still have the 60s for a few days, so I must make some time to do a side by side....

Are you saying bass taped bowls on the 60s sound almost the same as the 80s with no bass tape mod?