Grado SR80

In the interests of disclosure, I used to sell these products! These are great headphones with Grado's unique vintage styling. These are the second headphone up the range and a clearly noticable improvement from the entry level (they use better wiring & technically superior, closer matched drivers). The jump up to the next headphone in the series (SR125) does not give anywhere near the same return for your money as the jump from SR60 to SR80. So in this respect at least, the extra money is well worth it. (I always felt that you needed to jump up 2 models above the SR80 to get a similar jump in ... more

The people over at Grado know what they are doing. I have never heard a product with the same sound quality as I have seen from the Grado headphone collection. If you are an Audiophile and find your tastes are seriously out weighed by your bank accounts capabilities you need to seriously consider picking yourself up a nice headphone amp and a pair of SR80's and let the outside world melt away. Some may scoff and say there is no difference between these and any other cheaper boxed brand options, all I can say is they are dead wrong, Grado makes a very affordable headphone and when paired with ... more

Bought for me as a gift from my Father! An american headphone with a vintage style, I have the sr80 models and I am very impressed with the quality. I use these headphones mainly with my ipod, they are very good at cancelling out all background noise and excellent at keeping my ears warm on a cold winter morning! As for sound they are excellent, far better than the sennheiser`s that i had before. They don`t need to be turned up to full like most cheap headphones which causes them to distaught and pop. The depth of the bass and the clarity of the vocals is amazing. One of the best thought out ... more