Grado SR80e

[spwath]

Ok, so I got the chance to try these out.

I quite liked them. I think I liked them better than my modded T50RP's.

I may want to get them, after I listen a bit more.

Any thoughts on them/reasons not to get them?

[Dackzy]

1 minute ago, spwath said:

Ok, so I got the chance to try these out.

I quite liked them. I think I liked them better than my modded T50RP's.

I may want to get them, after I listen a bit more.

Any thoughts on them/reasons not to get them?

I liked them more than some of their higher end models  

They are cheaply made and a bit overpriced, I do think that the SR125 is a tiny bit better.

[Volbet]

What kind of jet engine have you been standing next to?

 

I would agree that the SR80e is the least offensive pair in the Grado lineup, but as with most Grados they can be quite uncomfortable. 

Did you try wearing them for an extended periode?

 

Edit: Which reminds me: @Dackzy, I asked my dad what he though of Grado and I quote:

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They make great cartridges, but their headphones never did anything for me. They pretty much forces SId Vicious to be audiable, which is not something you want.

 

[spwath]

1 minute ago, Dackzy said:

I liked them more than some of their higher end models  

They are cheaply made and a bit overpriced, I do think that the SR125 is a tiny bit better.

I tried the 125, but where I tried them they had massive over ear pads that messed up the fit for me.

So im not sure.

I also tried the sr60e, but I found thoes were lacking in bass.

They do feel cheaply made, but sound quite good.....

[Dackzy]

2 minutes ago, spwath said:

I tried the 125, but where I tried them they had massive over ear pads that messed up the fit for me.

So im not sure.

I also tried the sr60e, but I found thoes were lacking in bass.

They do feel cheaply made, but sound quite good.....

I wish that I had volbeat when I tried them, because I think they are good at that  Yeah the sr60 does not have that much bass.

[Dackzy]

4 minutes ago, Volbet said:

Edit: Which reminds me: @Dackzy, I asked my dad what he though of Grado and I quote:

 

huh there went that theory

[spwath]

5 minutes ago, Volbet said:

What kind of jet engine have you been standing next to?

 

I would agree that the SR80e is the least offensive pair in the Grado lineup, but as with most Grados they can be quite uncomfortable. 

Did you try wearing them for an extended periode?

 

Edit: Which reminds me: @Dackzy, I asked my dad what he though of Grado and I quote:

 

Did not try them for an extended time, but in the 10 min they felt comfortable.

I though they sounded better than my modded T50RP and my NVX XPT100 and the PSB M4U 2

[Volbet]

7 minutes ago, spwath said:

Did not try them for an extended time, but in the 10 min they felt comfortable.

I though they sounded better than my modded T50RP and my NVX XPT100 and the PSB M4U 2

If it's possible I would suggest that you borrow a pair to try on for longer. They can get rather uncomfortable after wearing them for a prolonged periode.

I'm not saying that they will be uncomfortable for you, bui some people, including me, can't really wear the Grados with their small pads.

 

And the Grado sound is a love it or hate it kind of thing. 

If you love them then I think you should go for it.

Grados are also really easy to mod, so you might get some fun out of that aswell.

 

9 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

huh there went that theory

Not really. 

Apperantly his hearning is better than his age average aswell (16500Hz cut off), so that might be why. How that's possible is akin to a miracle. 

His complaint was also about the bass, not the treble.

 

10 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

I wish that I had volbeat when I tried them, because I think they are good at that  Yeah the sr60 does not have that much bass.

Apart from Volbeat not sounding good on anything, I can confirm that Grados can be enjoyable for rock music. 

[Dackzy]

Just now, Volbet said:

Not really. 

Apperantly his hearning is better than his age average aswell (16500Hz cut off), so that might be why. How that's possible is akin to a miracle. 

His complaint was also about the bass, not the treble.

Oh that is nice

 

1 minute ago, Volbet said:

Appart from Volbeat not sounding good on anything, I can confirm that Grados can be enjoyable for rock music. 

DUDE volbeat is soo good with K612 pro's and HE 560s, best with the K612, I love volbeat  

[spwath]

1 minute ago, Volbet said:

If it's possible I would suggest that you borrow a pair to try on for longer. They can get rather uncomfortable after wearing them for a prolonged periode.

I'm not saying that they will be uncomfortable for you, bui some people, including me, can't really wear the Grados with their small pads.

 

And the Grado sound is a love it or hate it kind of thing. 

If you love them then I think you should go for it.

Grados are also really easy to mod, so you might get some fun out of that aswell.

 

Not really. 

Apperantly his hearning is better than his age average aswell (16500Hz cut off), so that might be why. How that's possible is akin to a miracle. 

His complaint was also about the bass, not the treble.

 

Appart from Volbeat not sounding good on anything, I can confirm that Grados can be enjoyable for rock music. 

Well I mostly listen to rock music too, so thats probably why.

I dont think there is any way for me to try them long, it was just at a store. Ill see if they have a try out policy type thing

[Volbet]

23 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

DUDE volbeat is soo good with K612 pro's and HE 560s, best with the K612, I love volbeat  

I have just never been able to understand the choices their recording engieer(s) make. 

All of their albums have sounded the same way. The vocals and instruments are so compressed it always sounds like Michael has a weird pitchshift effect put on his vocals. 

I was also a bigger fan of Dominus, so having a band like Volbeat around is a bit of a indian burn. 

 

26 minutes ago, spwath said:

Well I mostly listen to rock music too, so thats probably why.

I dont think there is any way for me to try them long, it was just at a store. Ill see if they have a try out policy type thing

I also primarily listen to rock and metal, so I should in theory also like the Grado house sound, but I just find it fatiguing.

[Dackzy]

3 minutes ago, Volbet said:

I have just never been able to understand the choices their recording engieer(s) make. 

All of their albums have sounded the same way. The vocals and instruments are so compressed it always sounds like Michael has a weird pitchshift effect put on his vocals. 

I was also a bigger fan of Dominus, so having a band like Volbeat around is a bit of a indian burn. 

I don't like Dominus... (volbeat now) I really love their new album, with the rock/pop mix thingy they have going on

[spwath]

15 minutes ago, Volbet said:

I have just never been able to understand the choices their recording engieer(s) make. 

All of their albums have sounded the same way. The vocals and instruments are so compressed it always sounds like Michael has a weird pitchshift effect put on his vocals. 

I was also a bigger fan of Dominus, so having a band like Volbeat around is a bit of a indian burn. 

 

I also primarily listen to rock and metal, so I should in theory also like the Grado house sound, but I just find it fatiguing.

I liked it, but I'll see if I can try it for extended time.

[arnavvr]

@spwath I would get different pads for the Grado SR80e, as they can be quite uncomfortable.

[spwath]

34 minutes ago, arnavvr said:

@spwath I would get different pads for the Grado SR80e, as they can be quite uncomfortable.

I found them comfortable from what I tried.

[spwath]

Was reading on innerfidelity, looks like there are a bunch of pad mods and more.

I might get them...............

[Dackzy]

16 hours ago, spwath said:

Was reading on innerfidelity, looks like there are a bunch of pad mods and more.

I might get them...............

ofc there is, they are super simple