Very clean sound.

not enough bass, wierd looking.

Wierd looking headphones that have "VERY" clean sound.
Although BASS is not enough. Still a pretty good deal at $69. Doesn't look very durable though.

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Koss Prota pro, Sony MDV-500, etc

Warm, beautiful sound
Low price

Wires twist

I love these headphones. For such a small unit, bass is strong. My only complaint is that the wires from each earpiece to the point where they join get twisted and are tough to untwist. For $65 headphones with such dazzling sound, this is a trivial complaint.

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Clarity

Bass lacking
Uncomfortable

I auditioned the Grado SR60 and SR80 for use with a portable CD player and ended up buying the SR80s. While the SR60s are very clear and analytical, the sound is thin and grossly lacking in bass. Low organ notes present in the Faure Requiem simply disappeared on the SR60 but were clearly resolved by the SR80, which provided a fuller and to my ears more rewarding sound. The SR60s are certainly good headphones at the price, and have a degree of clarity which puts others at that price point to shame (certainly Sonys, and in my experience also Sennheisers from the lower reaches of the 400 series, both of which lack their analytical clarity). But the problem for the SR60s is that the SR80s are so much better for only another $26, and seem to be as readily driven from a portable CD player, despite some claims to the contrary. So in my view anyone interested in the SR60s should also listen to the SR80s before buying: if your source can drive them, they are much better headphones.

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Grado SR80
Sennheiser HD530 II

-Low Price
-Clear, clean sound
-Long sturdy cord
-Fold down flag for storage, travel
-Cool WWII pilot retro looks

-Uncomforatable after long periods
-Leaks sound and lets in ambient noise

This headphones simply kick the pants out of any other cans in their price range, and can even hold their own with much costlier models. They are perfect for listening to mobile sources because it takes very little power to drive them. However, their incredible detail will reveal the limitations of your source. I got these to use at home on my PC and with my stereo, but they are perfect at work because I can still hear what is going on around me. I will probably buy another pair so I don't have to keep taking them back and forth, or get a pair of sealed cans for home. These phone are the best value out there. Why would anyone pay $300 or $400 for a pair of cans, when the Grados can be had for $60?

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Very clear sound, not expensive

Weak bass, uncomfortable

I was looking for a pair of headphones to use with my Minidisc-Player, and their reputation lead me to the Grado-SR-60s. Unfortunately their not such a steal in Germany, their regular price is the equivalent of 90-120$. Luckily I found a shop in my city that had Grados, they're very uncommon in Germany. There, I compared them to the Sennheiser HD-600 and Grado SR-80. I must admit that the clarity of the Grado-sound stunned me, better than the HD-600s. When comparing the Grados, I used the SR-80 earpads for both, since the SR-60 pads seemed to disturb their sound. Of the two Grados, I actually liked the SR-60 better. It has less bass than it's bigger brother, but the SR-80 bass was not clean enough for my taste. So I bought the cheaper Grados and ordered some 80s earpads ;-) At home, I compared them to my Sennheiser HD-560 Ovation II and the recently aquired Sony-MDR 7506. Although they're so hyped, the 7506 couldn't compete with the SR-60 due to their sterile and comparably narrow sound. Although not quite as clear as the Grados, the Sennheisers had the best sound of them all, with their great resolution and very clear bass, if they were only smaller and more sensitive for mobile use ;-)

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clear and deep sound

uncomfort after long use

Just got this Grado SR60. Test with my portable Grundig and TEAC stereo system with Bose speakers. This SR60 is very comparable to the pair of Bose speakers I have, in fact it may be slightly better at the high frequency. However its bass is not as strong as Bose. Compared with a Sony headphone I have, this SR60 is a little low at high end. But it is much deeper than the SONY. Overall I say it is a good headphone. I have not had a chance to compare it with more expensive headphones so I can not commend on that. It is a little bit tight in sqeezing my ears after a couple of hours listening. I give it 4 stars for room to improve. But I must say I like it.

sweet midrange, price/performance ratio

somewhat lean bass

In a word, fabulous. Very faithful to the source, sweet midrange, somewhat lean in the bass, treble a bit rolled-off, sound overall is just a tad on the dark side. Sounds surprisingly good with a decent portable player (some of the Panasonic models). Best of all, the price has not changed since it came out in the early nineties! How rare is that? This product epitomizes every good about high end audio and, make no mistake, this is a high end product. Highest recommendation.

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Sennheiser 580, different Sony models

Great price and very clear reproduction with a real audiophile type sound. Extremnly good midrange and also very good high range.

Little to much outside noise, but at this price theres nothing better

I am a true audio enthusiast and all of these low reviews are by some idiots that think this amazing headphone is bad, because there are more expensive stuff on the market. These are the most amazing headphones, for the price and for the sound. I compare headphones at 10 times the price and this comes out on top. I do say that if you use a headphone amp there probably is a better amp for you, but these are still amazing for every type of use. I am usualy a very high end only guy but friends at Plinius audio said that these were absublutly amazingly. and they are. I spent $400.00 dollars on the Sennheiser, because i though that it might sound almost as good os the Orpheus, but i got ripped off, the sr60's sound much better. Also There is no difference with the sr60 and the sr80. the only difference is that there is better wire insulation and better cables used in the headphone. that means there there is less RFI interfierence, and the difference between them is so little that its not worth the extra $20. These are amazing once in a life time headphones, and the people at Grado must have done something amazing to put a headphone together at this kind of cheap price. Do not be fooled by the cheap price, this is a real killer. And if you say that the bass is short, you now nothing. You probably have the bass set up on your system so high that thats all you can hear. The key to true audio is to make the recording to sound like how the original tape not with extra bass and other useless crap. Again this is a head on headphone, absoblutly amazing. !

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unbelievable sound stage and clarity

comfort after extensive listening

Let me start of that you cannot compare Grado (open design) to Senn (closed). Because of their different built they have totally different acoustics and reproduction.
I have always used open design headphones, and let me say that Grados are it...nothing is better in this price range or design!
Their unbelievably crisp heights and detailed mids are nothing short of magnificent. Their bass is very tight and doesn't distort even when running at high volumes.
I use Marantz CD67 to power these, and am constantly discovering new sounds in my CD's. For similar imaging and quality one would have to spend thousands on speakers.
You just can't go wrong with these! Simply work wonders after a long day at college.

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Grado SR80, SR125, Koss Sportapro

Sensitive enough for portables
Impressive bass

Harsh treble, cold midrange
Extremely uncomfortable

These headphones will likely give a quantum leap in sound quality over the 'phones provided with your portable, and may be worth an audition on those grounds alone. However, in my view they are flawed sonically, even at their price, and are I would not reccommend them for serious, extended, relaxed listening. They can sound exciting with some upbeat pop and rock music, but ultimately, their top end can be ear-bleeding harsh (on equipment that I know sounds neutral otherwise). This and the extremely uncomfortable ergonomics let them down above all else.

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