Grado SR80 Professional Headphones

Pros: inspired open-air design, cheap price
Cons: not as good as Grado's top-of-the-line

These are the first Grados I ever bought. I'm not sure I qualify as a textbook "audiophile," but I have taken back almost every pair of headphones I have ever bought - and usually within 24 hours of their purchase. Why? Because most headphones just ...

Pros: Phenomenal sound for the price. Probably the best headphones you can buy for under $100.
Cons: Foam pads are inexcusably discomforting. You will need a rest after less than two hours.

Having gained much knowledge from these reviews before I made my purchase, I feel obligated to contribute to them now that I have my new Grado SR80s. I have had them for about a week and have enjoyed them very much. They are the best headphones I have ...

Pros: Clean clear sound. Even seperation. Unbeatable deal for less than $100
Cons: Sound leakage, a little uncomfortable after long usage, revealing of poor recordings

After reading hundreds of raving reviews about the Grado SR-80, I decided that I would take the plunge into high quality audio. While I wouldn't concider myself an expert in the world of high end audio, I have always been a proponent of aftermarket audio ...

Pros: Near-audiophile quality sound, Light, Value, Easily driven
Cons: Somewhat bright, Uncomfortable to some

*Updated for greater accuracy Before further commenting on the Grado SR-80, I must first say that I have owned numerous headphones in the past few years. Most, however, only acted as a catalyst to my appreciation for exceptional sound. They merely ...

Pros: They sound pretty good
Cons: My $10.00 Sony earbuds were almost 80% as good.

Well, I have been listening to the Grado SR-80 for the last 4 to 5 days with my Dell Laptop. I listen about 2 to 3 hrs per day, I must say these are great headphones, however I am not exactly ecstatic, I am not getting goosebumps as I listen to my ...

Pros: Great Sounding, very 'lively' sound
Cons: Not very comfortable, old fashion look

Purchase Background
Recently, I started the music listening habit while writing code at work. The Radio Shack headphone that I bought for $15 provides reasonable sounding (at least at that time), but it was too uncomfortable for long period...

Pros: Great Sound, Great Value
Cons: Too revealing of poorly recorded music

I have owned my Grado SR-80 headphones now for approximately 7 months, and I can honestly say that the sound just seems to get better with more use.

Tired of the sound and discomfort of the earbuds supplied as standard with my Panasonic...

Pros: Increadible clarity and accuracy
Cons: Very uncomfortable

I come to this review as a musician of 10 years with some professional recording experience.

I was looking for headphones for practicing in my apartment. The headphone I currently own (AKG K-300's) I bought years ago and bought them because...

Pros: Made in America! Unbeatable clear natural sound
Cons: Foam ear cushions, strong chemical smell when new

I purchased these cans (British term for headphones) back in October from an online source (goodcans.com) Sources Tested with: - Computer as source EMU0404(Pro sound card) -> Monoprice Toslink -> Entech 203.2 DAC, Monster MKII400 IC -> ...

Pros: execelent sound for the money
Cons: can be uncomfortable for some listeners

I have had quite a bit of exeperience with pro quality headphones being an aspiring musician. I have also biased my hearing having listened to my share of studio monitors, and audiophile grade speakers, and feel my judgement in audio gear is valid, no...

Pros: Value, excellent sound quality, did I mentioned value ?
Cons: a look that might not please everybody and somewhat uncomfortable

People are funny, they buy a 300 $ top of the line portable audio device and use the bundeled ear buds and expect great sound (that's what they paid for, right ?). Well, it's time to wakeup guys! The SR 80 may not be suited for portability but they sure...

Pros: Brings you closer to the music -- clarity and quality is unreal.
Cons: Larger than ear-buds -- cost about $100.

I work on a notebook computer anywhere between 40 to 80+ hours per week. Nearly the entire time I'm listening to music (MP3s and CDs). I've been cramming these "nice sounding" Sony ear-buds into my ears for a couple years now -- and it was...

Pros: Great sounding headphones. Easy to drive, Well built.
Cons: Original ear pads were uncomfortable, but replacements are much better!

The Grado SR-80s are a great souding easy to drive headphone that benefit greatly from the Grado design philosophy and available technology.
They are Dynamic, open air units, with frequency response of 20hz-20khz.
SPL = 98, impedence is 32 ohm....

Pros: Terrific sound for the $$$
Cons: Took awhile to feel comfortable on my head; could have better ergonomics

I've had my Grado SR80 headphones for about 5 years, so I've got plenty of experience with this fine product. I go into more detail below, but I'll go ahead and tell you now: these headphones are a bargain and sound great!

Fit and styling:...

Pros: Fairly inexpensive, excellant performance, from a strong company
Cons: Could be cheaper

I bought these to go with my new SONY DISCMAN (see my other reviews) and, to be honest with you, ONE of the two items is going back - and it's not the headphones! GRADO has always made great audio/video equipment, I have many of their products from the...