Tessla
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Hello Head-Fi, long time lurker first time poster here, this forum has been a fantastic knowledge base!
I've had a pair of Grado SR-60s and Shure E2cs for several years now. The Shures are nice for their portability and noisy environments, the SR-60s have been my main headphones for sitting down and listening to music. I've been meaning to look into some upgrades now that I can afford them; good closed headphones and better home listening headphone in particular. $200-300 range preferably, though if there is something worth saving up for, I would certainly consider it! Amps are definitely a possibility for home listening. Affordable IEMs dramatically better than the E2cs would not be a bad thing either, but they aren't a high priority.
I had an opportunity today to hear quite a few of the Grado headphones, as well as the B&W P5. I wasn't very impressed by the sound of the P5, the lower mids seemed a little too exaggerated and the sound was a bit muddy, I noticed more detail in the SR-225s.
As for the Grados, I heard the SR-80, SR-125, SR-225, RS-2 and GS-1000. I really like the Grado sound, the SR-225s and RS-2s stood out for me as having the biggest leaps in sound quality, mainly in the form of tighter bass and fuller sound with better detail and definition between instruments. The GS-1000s were a treat and a completely different sound; I'm trying not to think about these very much at the moment, as I was expecting much more diminished returns at that price point.
As much as I love the Grados, they don't make a closed headphone and I'd like to hear some headphones with a different sound as well, particularly something more neutral. What else would you recommend I listen to?
I've had a pair of Grado SR-60s and Shure E2cs for several years now. The Shures are nice for their portability and noisy environments, the SR-60s have been my main headphones for sitting down and listening to music. I've been meaning to look into some upgrades now that I can afford them; good closed headphones and better home listening headphone in particular. $200-300 range preferably, though if there is something worth saving up for, I would certainly consider it! Amps are definitely a possibility for home listening. Affordable IEMs dramatically better than the E2cs would not be a bad thing either, but they aren't a high priority.
I had an opportunity today to hear quite a few of the Grado headphones, as well as the B&W P5. I wasn't very impressed by the sound of the P5, the lower mids seemed a little too exaggerated and the sound was a bit muddy, I noticed more detail in the SR-225s.
As for the Grados, I heard the SR-80, SR-125, SR-225, RS-2 and GS-1000. I really like the Grado sound, the SR-225s and RS-2s stood out for me as having the biggest leaps in sound quality, mainly in the form of tighter bass and fuller sound with better detail and definition between instruments. The GS-1000s were a treat and a completely different sound; I'm trying not to think about these very much at the moment, as I was expecting much more diminished returns at that price point.
As much as I love the Grados, they don't make a closed headphone and I'd like to hear some headphones with a different sound as well, particularly something more neutral. What else would you recommend I listen to?