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I severely abhore the SR60 because listening to them even after paring down the treble they caused tinnitus. Glad i never kept them past a month of use.
To make my point, It was difficult to see comparator online, the closest I could find was that. Hard to read, but you can see on this that down to about 40 HZ, this grado Hemp has more bass than a HD-6xx, that is my impression too. It then rolls out faster tough under 35 HzHi
Grado is part of the audiophile mythology. They are usually the first headphones any serious audiophile will recommend o he populace... They are simply bad and it seems, all of them including their TOL.
They sell by the same logic that allow the existence of $350,000 tube amplifiers with that kind of measurements:
Frequency Response:
THD
Peace.
You are looking at a power amplifier, that cost , then (2004?) the rotund some of Three Hundred Fifty Thousands and 00/100 US Dollars , weigh 550 Lbs or 200 Kg!What am looking at?
I don't see how this amp relates to Grado sorry, what are you trying to demonstrate?You are looking at a power amplifier, that cost , then (2004?) the rotund some of Three Hundred Fifty Thousands and 00/100 US Dollars , weigh 550 Lbs or 200 Kg!
This Distortion machine is prized by many as a superb amplifier. There are several example of such abominations in the audiophile world.. Grado lives in that realm. They produce all kind of weird sounding headphones at all price points and they have the same sound "signature" . They even had as a prototype or the Grado Owner, the son of Joe Grado the founder, may still have these as a speakers: 32 headphone drivers in a line array... I can imagine the quality and amount of bass this can produce
Last reply on the matter... Grado inhabits the subjective side of the audiophile market... A market that is driven by myths and falsities. The same way a manufacturer building such expensive and poor performing amplifiers manages not only to survive but to strive... There are countless examples of such in the audiophile world including speakers ( Zu anyone?) DAC ( TotalCrap?_), Headphones ( Grado?), ....I don't see how this amp relates to Grado sorry, what are you trying to demonstrate?
I get that it's your opinion, but I don't get based on what this opinion is formulated. Why not just say you don't like the tonality and frequency response they propose, that's fine. The whole, they are trying to fool people thinkg is based on zip. They make headphone brighter than most, you don't like it, the rest is just you making assumption.Last reply on the matter... Grado inhabits the subjective side of the audiophile market... A market that is driven by myths and falsities. The same way a manufacturer building such expensive and poor performing amplifiers manages not only to survive but to strive... There are countless examples of such in the audiophile world including speakers ( Zu anyone?) DAC ( TotalCrap?_), Headphones ( Grado?), ....
I am off.
OKI get that it's your opinion, but I don't get based on what this opinion is formulated. Why not just say you don't like the tonality and frequency response they propose, that's fine. The whole, they are trying to fool people thinkg is based on zip. They make headphone brighter than most, you don't like it, the rest is just you making assumption.
The story I heard was the models were differentiated by better driver matching. I've tried changing ear pads, starting with the bowl-style for comfort. The extra distance to the ear didn't improve the bass. If I wanted to tame the treble without eq, I'd try the Sennheiser-like sock that covers the ear piece.I used to like the 90's back in the day and liked very much the 325X models when heard a couple of years back - maybe the 'lively' balance suits my hearing as it is now? The slightly old fashioned tones can suit very well for many people I think.
It's rumoured over several UK forums (so it must be true ) that the lower Grado models are basically the same, but with different earpads (maybe the better ones are quality controlled a little?). Certainly one 'upgrade' is to buy the pads from a higher model which apparently 'calms them down' a little. Has anyone else tried it here, or isn't Grado taken seriously as a headphone maker?
...or the KSC75! I used the Portapro frame and attached the KSC75 drivers.Koss porta Pro is king of budget portables IMO and woul loooooooooove to see it measurde.
What would detachable cables do for this abysmally performing headphone?A shame Grado is a ****** company that ignores the pleas of their own consumer base, especially when asking for detachable cables.
I, for one, managed to trip over the cables of my pair once, damaging both my ego and the headphone jack. The former has been restored, and improved, while the latter pretty much ended my Grado journey, however abysmal it may have been.What would detachable cables do for this abysmally performing headphone?
+1.Finally, the first real Grado review, no surprises here.Like many,Sr80 was my first audiophile Headphones and boy, what a joy ! Open ear and this boost at 2 khz gives it real spatial qualities but that distortion level, yuck...Hi
Grado is part of the audiophile mythology. They are usually the first headphones any serious audiophile will recommend o he populace... They are simply bad and it seems, all of them including their TOL.
They sell by the same logic that allow the existence of $350,000 tube amplifiers with that kind of measurements:
Frequency Response:
THD
Peace.