[pearljam5000]

Well after joining head-fi and reading thousands of threads,i bougt the Grado SR-80,just to make my life easier until i will upgrade to SP Extreme+RS-1.
i'm quite liking the SR-80's sound,i don't really know what to compare it to,because i audioned only breifly GS-1000 and AKG K-701,and didn't have enough time to understand their sound.
SR-80 sound quite *clear*.
i can hear alot of details i never heard before.
and i totally agree with people who wrote that Grado's are for rock.
it's their strongest point.
sadly i feel they don't have enough bass for me,but maybe that's because i'm used to the boomy sound of cheaper headphones....
that's it for now!
thank you head fi!

 

[Laronzo]

Congratulations on the new headphones.

Laronzo.

 

[ChickenGod]

The SR-80's are great. The SR-225's are even better

. You'll be upgrading soon

 

[krmathis]

Congratulations!
The Grado SR80 is a great entry level headphone (I started with one myself), which will keep you satisfied until upgradeitis hits you...

 

[HiWire]

More bass should kick in over time, but try flat pads or comfy pads if you're really dissatisfied with bass quantity... I find the bowls too distant and harsh with some reverb sounds.

 

[Aaron Friedman]

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Originally Posted by ChickenGod /img/forum/go_quote.gif The SR-80's are great. The SR-225's are even better . You'll be upgrading soon

You are right the 225 are the sweet spot. The 325i can be better but requires tweeking.

 

[epaludo]

Nice start. I started with a SR-60.
Keep in mind that upgrade is inevitable ...

 

[pearljam5000]

Thank you all!
hummm, i want to try other pads,but do not really know what they're called and what they look like.
i found these pads:

http://www.headphones.co.il/store/ma...px?id_prod=132

will they fit my SR80?will they increase the amount of bass?

 

[TheMarchingMule]

What you're looking for are those yellow Sennheiser pads...

Can't remember anything other than that though.

 

[qazwsx]

HD414 pads.

 

[pearljam5000]

i just noted something odd,my headhpone's buttons are not silver,they are just black,and in all of the photos i have seen the buttons are silver and black.
how could this be?!

 

[damballah]

Congratulations on the new headphones. I got a pair of SR-80's as my first pair a long time ago, and still occasionally break them out for use now and again.

 

[Blackmore]

Congrats! Only one "negative" point of your purchase:

YOU WILL BE UPGRADING LIKE CRAZY PRETTY SOON FROM NOW

 

[balou]

Quote:

You can compress .wav. You shouldn't be able to make something like FLAC more than a few percent smaller. Either way, all archivers are by definition lossless, otherwise they would be worthless.

Well, quality control at grado seems to have some issues...

The pads you mentioned will fit. They were originally made for the SR60. they will work, but many people think that they negatively influence the sound quality. Get HD414 pads from ebay, or grado flat pads from ttvj.com (todd the vinyl junkie)

 

[Krohn]

I started with the Grado sound too, just with MS-1. I listen to rock mostly as well, and from your name we probably share exact taste in music (PJ rules!)

Listening to them with headphones is just awsome! Enjoy your purchase.