Grado Prestige Series SR-60i Padded Headphones
by Grado
Our Price: $79.00
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Category: CE
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Manufacturer: GradoModel: SR 60
Product features:
- Brilliant sound for a low cost
- Adjustable headband made of soft vinyl
- Earpieces rotate 360 degrees - great for packing flat
- Mini stereo termination with 1/4-inch adapter
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Digital camera Review: "IPOD perfect" headphone...
Summary: 5 Stars
Like rock? Punchy sound? Sufficient volume? A cheap price? Enjoyable, high quality sound?
So you bought an IPOD. Or your IPOD buds are worn out. You want something better but don't want to break the bank. Phones that don't cost as much (or more!) than your IPOD. Phones made in the USA. Indeed, Brooklyn!
When you buy an IPOD the first thing to do is to get better headphones than those that come with the unit. This isn't as hard as it should be to do.
Still picking out a headphone is subjective and personal. You can buy Bose headphones (any) and get ripped off. You can be smarter and get relatively fancy Shure SE210s but they run $149 or so. Moreover, compressed music often contains artifacts and IEMs (canals) will pick them up. That is, bass, or even vocals, can sound really bad on compressed music. (Say, 80s rock or new pop.) The same is true of top notch IEMs such as the SE530s. (If you use Apple Lossless to upload and a line-out for your IPOD, and a headphone amp) these might create a pretty good sound. Of course, the IPOD is no longer very portable and you have just have dropped at least $600 (excluding the cost of the IPOD). And comfort, or lack thereof, may be an issue.
OK, portability isn't an issue. You're going to listen at home. Sennheiser (and 20 other companies) make some pretty good headphones in the $300 range --- maybe the 650s if you're lucky. These are full sized. But you really need that headphone amp now or you won't hear anything out of your IPOD at all --- at least nothing good. You need a headphone amp to drive most expensive cans. And you might need a more powerful amp (read more expensive and larger; perhaps even one that needs to be plugged in) than that required for IEMs. But you insist on the best and can't see your big rig when sitting on your couch in the dark. Fine.
just remember you can get 90% of the same sound quality from the $69 Grados. Without a headphone amp. Without a line-out. The Grados might not be as accurate but they just might be punchier and more fun to listen too. They're also smaller.
OK, nothing is perfect. Comfort and looks are not strong points. But the Sennheisers don't look so good on you either. You get tired of the Grados or want to trade up (it's a contagious illness --- you're a H.I.S. --- Headphone Idiot Savant --- actually that's a good thing to be). Or you turn out to be an audiophile (rip up those credit cards!). Worst case, you're out $69. And you now know music from an IPOD can sound good and be fun to listen to. Unlike those who only use the Apple buds or have "invested" in Bose rip-offs (sound canceling or not).
Seriously, it's a very nice step up from the Apple buds and, if you want something even better after a while, there's a giant cottage industry of IPOD/headphone companies ready to charge you 500% of what the Grado's cost and sound 10% better.
Have fun! Buy American!
Summary of Grado Prestige Series SR-60i Padded Headphones
The SR60s produce brilliant sound for a low cost. The SR60s have a flexible, soft vinyl headband. The headband and earpeices are connected by metal height adjusters, which adjust the height of your head with the center of your ear. These nifty adjusters also allow the earpiece to rotate a full 360 degrees, permitting them to lie flat on a surface--perfect when packing in a suitcase. The SR60s come with Grado's new earpads. The new pads are a soft, porous, open cell foam that covers the driver-- much more comfy. The SR60s offer good sound quality, plus are easily driven by the output of a portable player or inexpensive home equipment-- a nice combination. They come terminated to a mini with a 1/4 inch adapter and have a straight cord that attaches to both earpeices.The Grado SR60 Headphones produce brilliant sound and offer outstanding listening comfort for a low cost. The SR60s have a flexible, soft vinyl headband. The headband and earpieces are connected by metal height adjusters, which adjust the height of your head with the center of your ear. These nifty adjusters also allow the earpiece to rotate a full 360 degrees, permitting them to lie flat on a surface perfect when packing in a suitcase. The SR60s come with earpads made of soft, porous, open-cell foam that covers the driver much more comfortably than standard foam earpads.
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