loopsider
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Having read various opinions by means of the search function, I've seen the mixed opinions, which of course did not surprise me.
I have seen that the Grado SR60 has great, quality sound; but has the major downfall of leaking sound to one's environment.
Then, the Shure E2C's have said to have either a great, natural, rich sound; or some have said it has a dull sound with overpowering bass. The E2C though, has great isolation capability.
Now, it would be a perfect situation if I could have both, however, that is not the case or else I would be looking at a different price range.
On the internet, I found the Grado for 5-10$ less than the E2 (shipping considered). I also do not know why many E2s are sold for 99$ when they were previously 70$.
Nevertheless, I mainly want to know the downsides of each, and go from there.
Is the sound "leakage" from the Grado substantial enough to be clearly heard in an environment such as a quiet house at night? Is the leakage bad enough both ways (you can hear the environment and the environment can hear you just as clearly)? I am mainly troubled because I am getting psychologically conditioned to thinking that the Grado is akin to merely putting computer speakers to one's ear, only a foot away. I also am conditioned to think that the Grado is some sort of dual-sided headphone, as if it has one driver facing the ear and another driver facing outside, giving equal amounts of sound both inside and outside.
Also, can one mod the Grado to add some isolation, and prevent this leakage?
Thank you.
I have seen that the Grado SR60 has great, quality sound; but has the major downfall of leaking sound to one's environment.
Then, the Shure E2C's have said to have either a great, natural, rich sound; or some have said it has a dull sound with overpowering bass. The E2C though, has great isolation capability.
Now, it would be a perfect situation if I could have both, however, that is not the case or else I would be looking at a different price range.
On the internet, I found the Grado for 5-10$ less than the E2 (shipping considered). I also do not know why many E2s are sold for 99$ when they were previously 70$.
Nevertheless, I mainly want to know the downsides of each, and go from there.
Is the sound "leakage" from the Grado substantial enough to be clearly heard in an environment such as a quiet house at night? Is the leakage bad enough both ways (you can hear the environment and the environment can hear you just as clearly)? I am mainly troubled because I am getting psychologically conditioned to thinking that the Grado is akin to merely putting computer speakers to one's ear, only a foot away. I also am conditioned to think that the Grado is some sort of dual-sided headphone, as if it has one driver facing the ear and another driver facing outside, giving equal amounts of sound both inside and outside.
Also, can one mod the Grado to add some isolation, and prevent this leakage?
Thank you.