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Originally Posted by MonkeyA**Sucka
How about the Alessandro MS1 or AKG K81DJ !? Both of these cans seriously rock!!
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yup. you need to tell us a price range. if he's willing to bump it up a bit, get him the ms-1's. of course i'd tell you to get a little amp and a decent source as well.
but, i'll tell you my opinion of grados (many would disagree): that the sr60 IS THE sweet spot. i just tested some hf-1's and though they're better: airier, clearer, more-rounded and musical, the difference was SLIGHT to my ears. IMHO i'd just get another pair of sr60's or sell him yours or something. perhaps getting into the rs-1's is a huge difference (havne't heard them), but doesn't seem like you want to spend that much.
i did also have a pair of ms-1's, and they were indeed better, but again to me a slight difference. and that's with an emu0404 and a solid opa637-pimeta. if you're talking about some cdplayer with headphone jack or a computer onboard sound i'd tell you that you're WAISTING your money to get anything more than sr60; and the k81dj could be a very cool choise: in fact i'd love to hear you compare the two of them, but i digress; the differences between the grado's with a crappy source and no amp will be minimal at best. the sr60's are good at making crappy sources groove-able, and if he wants to ever transition to mid-fi you can start thinking about nad cdp's, emu sound cards, little amps, and all that good stuff; and then perhaps you'll move up in headphone quality. don't think the headphones are all that matter. many folks make that mistake with crappy sources ridiculously outclassed by their phones. garbage-in, garbage-out.
good luck, and sorry about y'all's wallets
