Grado SR-60 Consumer Headphones

Pros: awesome clarity and detail, punchy bass, great buy
Cons: not everyone digs the Grado sound, uncool retro look, ear fatigue after long periods

"You'll be hard pressed to find a better pair of headphones for the money ...." - Chris Jones / The Perfect Vision magazine "...an exceptional value with no peers in its price range." - Radio World / Bruce Bartlett Vol.20, No.9 "...BEST BUY" ...

Pros: Inexpensive, great sounding, efficient, made by a little outfit in Brooklyn.
Cons: May reveal the true quality of your MP3 collection.

After hearing raves for the Grado phones for years, I finally bought the entry-level SR60s last December. My goal was to find something more fun with which to listen to my ever expanding library of digital music via my iPod or when working at my ...

Pros: Outstanding sound quality, far above any other $60 pair, and bass to match the price.
Cons: On the expensive side for some, sound gets in, slightly uncomfortable after a couple hours.

My brother actually owns these, but I use them more than him :) For under 100 dollars, these are by far the best headphones for a portable player you'll find. OK, so there's a couple sub-100 ones that are better, but if you look closely at reviews and ...

Pros: Ridiculously good "live performance" sound for the moolah.
Cons: You'll want to re-listen to your entire music collection; friends will worry.

Consider the recording session: Microphones just so, engineers hovering over control boards, musicians keen on/ever being prodded to capture that elusive take. It's a calculated coming-together of various, often seemingly-contradictory elements to create ...

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: 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...

Pros: Low price, performance
Cons: Clunky styling, overly thick cable, sound leak greater than most

OVERVIEW
On the recommendations of Headroom (www.headphone.com), Hi-Fi Choice (Great Britain) and Consumer Guide (which had rated these headphones as "Best Buy" for years), I decided last Monday to order the Grado SR-60...

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: 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: Light, open wide dynamic sound, accuracy and details, cheap.
Cons: Fragile when steping on 6 ' long cord, everybody can hear your music and you can hear everything around you.

It is hard to imagine a world without music and listening to music at home can be a wonderful and relaxing activity that often brings good memories and wonderful thoughts. The Grado SR-60 headphones will give you this same feeling while on the move.
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Pros: Great range, price, "open" design, comfortable
Cons: Others can hear you

Believe it or not, some people pay hundreds of dollars for a good set of headphones. But if you're looking for great sound at a reasonable price, the Grado SR-60's are the way to go.

The bass on these headphones is deep and solid; these are...

Pros: Great response from low to high; Tight, Precise Bass; Smooth, Transparent Sound
Cons: Uncomfortable, Ugly, colored presentation may turn off some people

Simply put, these are the best headphones, sound-wise, you can buy for under $70. They sound incredible from 20 - 20,000Hz, as advertised. These headphones were so highly recommended that I finally decided I should go out and buy some, and since then,...

Pros: Cheap, Great Sound, Don't need an amplifier to work.
Cons: Uncomfortable

When choosing a pair of headphones, my biggest concern is the sound quality of the phones. Sounds obvious, right? Well, it really depends. If you are into loud booming deep bass and ear shattering sounds, then I suggest getting the cheapest headphone and...

Pros: Excellent sound. The best headphones I have owned.
Cons: None.

I wonder how many people are in my shoes? I'm not a retro-tube enthusiast. Neither do I have thousands and thousands of dollars of high tech audiophile equipment. But I do love music. I have two good component systems that I love to listen to radio...