Matt
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Hi.
I have been purely Grado-centric up to now. Am willing to go elsewhere, but Grado is fine, too.
Want suggestions for portable, knock-around pair of cans. Soundwise, am leaning toward Grado SR-60s (cheap, clear, detailed, extended at the top), but, again, willing to go elsewhere for different sounds (at similar price point).
I am getting an Apple iPod, so I guess the 30mW/channel is best suited to low-imp. Grados, though other suggestions are welcomed. Obviously, mp3s "revealed" are going to sound like ****, so maybe a revealing can is not best.
Not particularly a dum-bass, but am willing to venture "there" if the overall sound is nice in whatever way it is nice. Accuracy valued, but not necessarily cold and sterile. Am willing to venture to other ends of whatever sound spectrum you have in mind.
Am used to SR-80 - RS-1s sound. Obviously, I don't want to use any of those because of necessity of external amp, etc., but am used to the clarity, etc. Like some of it, some I don't. The pain of any sort of dynamic, midrange was too much for me (considering I was using a headphone amp at the time may render this argument moot).
Just need something maybe compact/light/strong/whatever, that will work nice for walking around and portability and all that. Consider there may be semi-sweaty use conditions, ocassionally. Don't like the Grado SR series pads, overall feel, but if I have to take it to get what sound I'm looking for, fine. For portability, they lie flat, so that's a plus.
OK, suggestion time...
Thanks for any help.
- Matt
I have been purely Grado-centric up to now. Am willing to go elsewhere, but Grado is fine, too.
Want suggestions for portable, knock-around pair of cans. Soundwise, am leaning toward Grado SR-60s (cheap, clear, detailed, extended at the top), but, again, willing to go elsewhere for different sounds (at similar price point).
I am getting an Apple iPod, so I guess the 30mW/channel is best suited to low-imp. Grados, though other suggestions are welcomed. Obviously, mp3s "revealed" are going to sound like ****, so maybe a revealing can is not best.
Not particularly a dum-bass, but am willing to venture "there" if the overall sound is nice in whatever way it is nice. Accuracy valued, but not necessarily cold and sterile. Am willing to venture to other ends of whatever sound spectrum you have in mind.
Am used to SR-80 - RS-1s sound. Obviously, I don't want to use any of those because of necessity of external amp, etc., but am used to the clarity, etc. Like some of it, some I don't. The pain of any sort of dynamic, midrange was too much for me (considering I was using a headphone amp at the time may render this argument moot).
Just need something maybe compact/light/strong/whatever, that will work nice for walking around and portability and all that. Consider there may be semi-sweaty use conditions, ocassionally. Don't like the Grado SR series pads, overall feel, but if I have to take it to get what sound I'm looking for, fine. For portability, they lie flat, so that's a plus.
OK, suggestion time...
Thanks for any help.
- Matt