AdamP
100+ Head-Fier
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I wanted to see what the fuss was all about... what can I say? Haha...
I was in the store for like 40 minutes swapping between the SR-80 and the SR-60. For some reason, to me, the SR-60 had more bass and resolved the high end in a more natural manner. The high end of the SR-80 sounded a little bit thin and too airy. Cymbals and whatnot seemed somewhat compressed and sibilant. The boxes were freshly opened so both of them were not even powered up until my demoing. Is this typical? I've heard that then SR-80s have more bass... that's not really my general impression.
I have to say I've been listening to them for the past couple hours and I love the way they resolve the mid and high end compared to my DT-770Pro/80s. They are a nice step-up from something like the PX-100.
Comfort wise, they are very comfortable... no pain whatsoever.
What can I expect with the burn in?
The other thing I kind of realized is that they buzz a little (very very slightly) on impactful deep bass.
I think it could just be the iPod amp running out of steam though. I normalize all my songs to 87dB so that I have some headroom on the amp so the EQ can do it's work with no clipping.
Overall though, I have come to the conclusion that Grado is awesome.
Now, the question is... what is the "basshead" phone in the Grado lineup?
I was in the store for like 40 minutes swapping between the SR-80 and the SR-60. For some reason, to me, the SR-60 had more bass and resolved the high end in a more natural manner. The high end of the SR-80 sounded a little bit thin and too airy. Cymbals and whatnot seemed somewhat compressed and sibilant. The boxes were freshly opened so both of them were not even powered up until my demoing. Is this typical? I've heard that then SR-80s have more bass... that's not really my general impression.
I have to say I've been listening to them for the past couple hours and I love the way they resolve the mid and high end compared to my DT-770Pro/80s. They are a nice step-up from something like the PX-100.
Comfort wise, they are very comfortable... no pain whatsoever.
What can I expect with the burn in?
The other thing I kind of realized is that they buzz a little (very very slightly) on impactful deep bass.
I think it could just be the iPod amp running out of steam though. I normalize all my songs to 87dB so that I have some headroom on the amp so the EQ can do it's work with no clipping.
Overall though, I have come to the conclusion that Grado is awesome.
Now, the question is... what is the "basshead" phone in the Grado lineup?