Sophonax
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Hello all,
Not too long ago, I picked up a pair of Grado SR60i, just to get an idea of the Grado sound. Though I thought the build quality and durability were substandard, even for $80 headphones, I was very pleasantly surprised by the sound, particularly at how they present rock music. They were promising enough that I am considering stepping up to a higher model in the Grado lineup.
That being said, I did have one major issue with the SR60i: at times I found them to be somewhat shrill, like there was a significant peak in the response somewhere. It seems to be in the upper-middle frequencies, and I usually notice it in vocals when listening to music.
Has anyone had a similar experience? Based on what I didn't like about the SR60i, can anyone recommend me which Grado headphones I might be interested in? Or even which ones I should stay away from?
Note: I am not interested in getting anything above the RS1i. I've overwhelmingly heard that the GS1000 and above lose the characteristic Grado sound, so I'm not particularly interested in those. Plus they're really expensive
Not too long ago, I picked up a pair of Grado SR60i, just to get an idea of the Grado sound. Though I thought the build quality and durability were substandard, even for $80 headphones, I was very pleasantly surprised by the sound, particularly at how they present rock music. They were promising enough that I am considering stepping up to a higher model in the Grado lineup.
That being said, I did have one major issue with the SR60i: at times I found them to be somewhat shrill, like there was a significant peak in the response somewhere. It seems to be in the upper-middle frequencies, and I usually notice it in vocals when listening to music.
Has anyone had a similar experience? Based on what I didn't like about the SR60i, can anyone recommend me which Grado headphones I might be interested in? Or even which ones I should stay away from?
Note: I am not interested in getting anything above the RS1i. I've overwhelmingly heard that the GS1000 and above lose the characteristic Grado sound, so I'm not particularly interested in those. Plus they're really expensive
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