[Cjattwood]

See topic title, Grado's are relatively expensive over here compared to Sennheisers, should I spring the extra £20 for the 595's? I'll be using whichever pair of headphones unamped straight out of my PC's soundcard so bear that in mind. All opinions welcome, thanks in advance.

 

[apostate]

IMO the 595 is significantly better than the SR-60. I wouldn't hesitate to get the 595s if they were close to the same price. Grados do have a unique sound signature that some people really love so as always it's best to hear both first if you can. One or the other may really be what hits the spot for you.

Ant

 

[stewtheking]

I voted SR-60, purely for the fun factor. The 595 may be more capable, but when I have heard it it has never grabbed me.

 

[The_Duke_Of_Eli]

That's pretty apples and oranges, but unamped I'd say the 595s would fare better if they're hte 50 ohm version.

 

[nelamvr6]

I voted SR-60 simply because you'll be plugging them directly into your sound card.

If you had enough budget for an amp I'd change my vote.

 

[kramer5150]

So... ??? Pricing looks like this I take it...??

HD595 = $200
SR60 = $170

For my musical tastes I'd take an MS1 with bowl or HD414 pads and a PA2V2 over either of those.

But Im not sure how that will work out price-wise. I thought Alessandro ships internationally so Alessandros are a LOT cheaper than Grados. You might want to update your poll to include an MS1 vote option, and add the prices for the SR60 and 595 to your original post.

 

[afireinside]

I'd go with the SR60s but thats just me. The HD595s are much better cans but the sennheiser sound just doesn't do it for me.

 

[lostbobby]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cjattwood See topic title, Grado's are relatively expensive over here compared to Sennheisers, should I spring the extra £20 for the 595's? I'll be using whichever pair of headphones unamped straight out of my PC's soundcard so bear that in mind. All opinions welcome, thanks in advance.

in general, the 595's, but what kinda music? If it's a hissy windows laptop soundcard, i'd take the 595's just for that reason.

OK, and I'll do the graph this time ;-}

http://graphs.headphone.com/graphCom...are+Headphones

 

[Cjattwood]

The Pricing is like this:

Sennheiser HD595: £99 ($183)
Grado SR60: £80 ($147)

As for what genre's of music I listen to? Rock, Acoustic, Electronic mostly.
The headphones will be running out of a Creative Live 24-Bit External soundcard, I'm currently using Sennheiser HD201's which are alright, but are much better with amping and so I need the best pair of cans out of those two unamped. Right now, I'm leaning towards the HD595's, even though they're a little pricier they look pretty nice and I like the Sennheiser sound.

 

[device manager]

Another deciding factor should be comfort, and the 595's are some of the most comfortable cans available.

 

[Cjattwood]

Quote:

Originally Posted by device manager Another deciding factor should be comfort, and the 595's are some of the most comfortable cans available.

Great, that is definitely a deciding factor for me, although I didn't mention it before. It looks like I'll go with the HD595's then, I'll be picking them up when I'm in Edinburgh on Tuesday, can't wait!

 

[Eisenhower]

595's all the way, the sr60's are too thin and bright sounding for most things.

 

[leng jai]

If the price is similar then the 595 for sure. The HD595 is a few notches up and that is usually reflected in the price difference. It works well unamped, one of the few 'high end' cans that does from what I've heard on these baords. Probably one of the if not the most comfortable cans on the market

 

[wush]

Easy choice! Grado help make your mind for you by promoting the ridiculous international pricing.

 

[db597]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cjattwood The Pricing is like this: Sennheiser HD595: £99 ($183) Grado SR60: £80 ($147)

If it helps sweeten the deal, you can get a HD595 for £79.99+10.50 p&p = £90.49 total on ebay.