Headphones for rock

[JSD10]

What are the best headphones under $100 for someone who primarily listens to rock music??

[kokakolia]

I wanna say Grado SR80, but they might be too bright for badly recorded rock music (i.e. Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy). But they work so well for "glossy" produced "classic" rock like Pink Floyd. 

 

....Yeah, go with Grados. 

[GoogleIsSkynet]

I haven't tried the SR80s but, I got the 225es over the summer and I am SO HAPPY I got them. They sound amazing. It's like you are listening to the song all over again because you hear so much detail. I let my old roommate listen to them when I received them and he heard parts of this song that he never heard before and it was a song that he commonly listened to. 

[JSD10]

9 hours ago, kokakolia said:

I wanna say Grado SR80, but they might be too bright for badly recorded rock music (i.e. Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy). But they work so well for "glossy" produced "classic" rock like Pink Floyd. 

 

....Yeah, go with Grados. 

 

7 hours ago, GoogleIsSkynet said:

I haven't tried the SR80s but, I got the 225es over the summer and I am SO HAPPY I got them. They sound amazing. It's like you are listening to the song all over again because you hear so much detail. I let my old roommate listen to them when I received them and he heard parts of this song that he never heard before and it was a song that he commonly listened to. 

I had been looking at these but i wasn't sure if they were good or not. This is the first time im buying Headphones over $10 so im really excited.

[spwath]

1 hour ago, JSD10 said:

 

I had been looking at these but i wasn't sure if they were good or not. This is the first time im buying Headphones over $10 so im really excited.

I got them and loved them, but try them out first

[JSD10]

1 hour ago, spwath said:

I got them and loved them, but try them out first

Where can I try them

 

[GoogleIsSkynet]

4 hours ago, JSD10 said:

Where can I try them

 

 

Not sure honestly. I just rolled the dice and bought them off of Amazon. Every pair of Grado headphones is rated pretty highly by consumers. 

[kokakolia]

2 hours ago, GoogleIsSkynet said:

Not sure honestly. I just rolled the dice and bought them off of Amazon. Every pair of Grado headphones is rated pretty highly by consumers. 

Find yourself a local audio shop. Most dedicated audio shops sell GRADOs. They're kinda like the gateway drug to audiophillia, which is the equivalent of alcoholism for headphones. 

[GamerDude]

Grado has the kinda sound you either like or dislike, I have the GS1000i and HAD the PS1000, sold off the latter because I didn't like the way it sounded....a tad dark, and bass that sounded very 'thick', perhaps boomy. Maybe it didn't jell well with my audio chain but certainly wasn't a keeper. The GS1000i has this great treble sparkle that Grado's are known for, plus there's something really special about its bass which is powerful yet tight, and maybe 'fast' ? (I truly suck at describing a sound ).

 

I'd suggest OP try out the cans before getting it, it's a case of either "love 'em, or hate 'em"......