Grados SR60 VS HD497 for indie rock

[theBishop]

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Originally Posted by emokid616 actually, death cab was signed on barsuk for over half a decade before being picked up by atlantic late last year. they have not made a debut on atlantic yet and still remain one of the biggest indie bands of the past couple years. franz ferdinand is signed on domino, an indie label in the uk that has also signed other well known indie artists such as pavement, elliott smith, the magnetic fields, and the kills. they have since been signed by epic (sony) for their next album. they are probably not the best examples, but i was afraid people wouldn't understand what i was looking for if i mentioned relatively obscure bands. anyways, thanks for the help. i'm really regretting my hd497 purchase now. do you guys think i should keep them for some other application, or should i just chuck'em in favor of the grados?

With a name like "emokid", i don't think you'll throw anyone with your "obscure" bands. This is a music-lover's forum afterall.

Grados sound incredible with rock music.

 

[theBishop]

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Originally Posted by 1967cutlass don't listen to them. they even said death cab isn't indie cause they JUST signed to a big label . you'll like the 497's.

he used the little winky. I don't think anyone's passing judgement, just being techical to be silly.

 

[seeberg]

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Originally Posted by Helter Skelter I haven't heard the HD497, but it's hard to go wrong with the SR-60 and modded HD414 pads.

I agree with that sentiment. There's killer impact and punch to be had with that combo that I doubt the HD497 could match without some serious mods ala Eddie Van Halen style. I've actually used the modded 414 pads on a pair of SR125's and I'd swear that between the 414 pads and the stock bowls, these were two totally different headphones. I like the 414 better of course. It's a little harsh when very loud, but makes up for all the areas that the bowls failed in, including bass. The treble is also not as bright, things are balanced out to the point that only the Flats do better.

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Abe