My new toy. :)

[LeStEr]

Originally posted by: cashman
Man, I want a pair of those.

 

[johnjohn320]

Originally posted by: wje
I was faced with a choice between:

Grado SR-60 & the Grado SR-80. The SR-80s have slightly better bass. However, I thought the "donut" ear pads on the SR-80s were a bit uncomfortable after 10 minutes of listening. The full ear pads over the SR-60 headphones proved to be more comfortable to me. Plus, I have built a special EQ setting with my Sony STR-DA4ES so that I can use it with the SR-60s. This allows me to get the bass back to a good level. Additionally, I've been using the SR-60s with my Sony MP3 player and they sound outstanding.

With the Grado headphones, you really have a lot of flexibility. The ear pads can be replaced. If you wanted to get slightly better sound, you could pick the SR-80s and then locate some pads for the SR-60s to make a great sounding & comfortable pair of headphones.

i just got me some akg k 401's and love em already

Lots of great things have been said about the AKG headphones. I wish I had a retailer that carried them so I could try them out. How do the 401s work with portable devices? Are they "power hungry" headphones?

When it comes to being able to successfully work with portable devices, the Grado SR-60 & SR-80 headphones are great picks. There's also the Grado SR-40s which feature the same drivers as the SR-60 model, but in a different style and at a slight lesser cost. However, the rumor is that the SR-40s are being discontinued.

Y'know, I consider myself to have a fairly acute ear, but I just couldn't tell any difference in the sound between the 60's and the 80's. At least not the ones they had on display.