Grado SR-60 Consumer Headphones

Pros: Price, price, price
Cons: Adjustment takes time. Cord too short.

I did not have a lot of money to spend when I bought these headphone. I was looking at used Sennheiser 570's (still expensive) and these Grados. The Sennheisers were definitely more comfortable, but the Grado were less expensive, and sounded just as...

Pros: Great sound, incredible value, easily driven by portable sources.
Cons: Not rugged enough for day-to-day portable use.

The SR-60 headphones by Grado Labs represent something truly rare in the consumer audio world: truly ...

Pros: Sound great. Worth every cent.
Cons: Ugly, bulky

I am not an audiophile. I have a budget and a wife and children who do not approve of me spending hundreds of dollars on my personal hobbyhorses. So while I'd really like to spend whatever I like on my toys, the reality is that I work within a budget. Of...

Pros: Great Sound For The Price
Cons: Headphones are somewhat uncomfortable, easy to break

I got a Pansonic Portable CD player for Christmas about 7 years ago. It was rated very highly in Consumer Reports for its audio quality. It always sounded better than my friends CD players, even their brand new ones. However, when I bought my Grado...

Pros: Clear, crisp sound, Excellent Value
Cons: Not as comfortable as some

I purchased these headphones a little over a year ago, and could not be happier, given the price. I have listened to headphones and speakers which I thought were more "transparent", but very few. And all of them were many times more...

Pros: Great sound quality. Perfect Sensitivity.
Cons: Bad style, goofy looking, thick cord.

I just received my Grado SR60s this morning -- and WOW! I was blown away by them! Bass that sounds like bass and not boom; mids that sound very clear and detailed and not can-like; highs that sound like highs and not sizzly... yummy. And I haven't even...

Pros: Fantastic sound, durable, cheap
Cons: Open ear design lets everyone hear your tunes

I bought my first pair of SR60s from AudioLab in Cambridge, MA, in 1994. I had never had a pair of decent headphones before, and these simply blew me away. They sounded better than anything else I listened to--and this was in an audiophile shop--and...

Pros: GREAT sound (need I say more?)
Cons: Look kinda cheap

I bought these headphones sight-unseen based on opinions in this forum and elsewhere on the net. I have not been disappointed.

The Grado SR60 headphones are a replacement to my set of 10-year old Sony phones (~$100). I am an occasional...

Pros: Tonal balance, tight bass,
Cons: Unconforatable.

Thes headphones are a little uncomforatable for prolonged wearing, but their sound quailty is beyond compare in this price range.

On the plus side, the midrange is about perfect and the bass is clean, tight, and deep.

On the down...

Pros: Crisp midrange, accurate reproduction even at high volume, durability, what was that price again?
Cons: Flimsy padding, bulky dimensions, not many comfort adjustments, hard to find in stores

Believe it or not, I didn't even know I owned these headphones until I got a message on the voice mail one day. The sullen Midwestern voice on the phone said "OK, like, congratulations. We just wanted to let you know, uh, that you won our 2nd prize, uh,...

Pros: Impeccable sound, quality construction, made in the USA
Cons: Ugly (a con if you actually care), open design lets sound in and out

Where do I start... well I bought these from an amazon.com affiliate store. They arrived in time for Christmas, and I tried them for the first time on Christmas day. I tested them with the Incubus song Are You In?. They just about glistened with ...

Pros: highly detailed sound. full, rounded bass. long cable. Comfortable
Cons: less private sound

Tech Facts:
Freq response: 20 to 20k
On-the-ear style
Adjustable size
Rotating ear-pieces
8'? cord
mini-plug connector plus adapter

Foregoing the obligatory monologue, I'll summarize these earphones as the best...

Pros: Inexpensive, sound great on gutless players.
Cons: Ugly, better cans are available at higher dollars.

I spend lots of time listening to very good headphones, and my tolerance level for cheap headphones is pretty low, BUT, the one pair of inexpensive headphones that I don't mind using on a regular basis are the Grado SR 60s. Simply put they are the best...

Pros: Nice sense of air and "soundstage," smooth wide-ranging sound.
Cons: The cord - awful. Feels like wearing a stethoscope.

I first purchased a pair of Grado SR-60's after hearing a lot of rave reviews of these headphones on ...

Pros: Fantastically transparent, detailed, rich sound.
Cons: Odd looking and not terribly comfortable...but you can't beat the price.

I think Grados break every single rule of modern electronics design and that's why I love them so much. Fashionably chic? Forget about it. You want GQ, go get those Sony headphones that look like they are about to fall off the back of your head, sorta...