GRADO - SR80x - Prestige Series - Open Wired Stereo Headphones

TL;DR, if you've heard anything about these, you're going to go in with some trepidation. Give them a chance and they'll 100% win you over.A little disclaimer before I begin; I'm a relative newcomer to the world of audiophile gear. I'm perfectly happy with my Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus, my Sony WH-CH700Ns, and the AKG earphones that come packaged with Samsung phones these days, but there's no time like the present to start actually caring about the music I listen to.BUILD:The good - As the second cheapest set of cans in Grado's arsenal, you're not exactly going to get something that will stand up to cannon-fire. That being said, there's very little on them that can break. No notched adjustment to wear out over time, a thick cable that'll put up with some punishment, and the earpads (although foam) can be replaced quite cheaply if you don't mind buying third-party. I wouldn't throw them haphazardly into my backpack, but I'm not too worried about them biting the dust through normal usage.The bad - The cable. I praise its ruggedness, but at the same time, it has its drawbacks. The thickness (coupled with the fact that the cups can rotate 360°) means that you're inevitably going to find yourself needing to untwist it with some regularity. The nylon braid around the cable is also a bit of a drawback; if it rubs against your clothes or - god forbid - against itself if it gets twisted, you're going to hear it.COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE:The good - These things are light! Properly adjusted, you'll be able to wear them for hours. I was worried about the foam getting a bit abrasive after a while, but I was pleasantly surprised on that front. The padded headband is a lovely touch, and the cable is just the right length for me; easy enough to thread through my hoodie to plug into my phone without too much length left over to flop around, but long enough to plug into my PC and recline for a listening session. If you wear glasses like I do, don't worry about it; they fit over those just fine without pressing them into the sides of your head.The bad - You're going to feel a bit icky about how you adjust these to fit your head. For the best fit, you're going to need to straighten the headband out almost fully, then bend the sides down so they fit /over/ your head rather than around. If you don't do it that way, the cups press almost painfully into your ears after a while. If you do, they're wonderfully comfortable. That might not sound like too much of an issue, but if you're a budget-minded buyer spending just under £100 on a set of cans, you're going to feel like you need to treat them with kid-gloves. Don't worry about it, I'm serious, they can handle it. Though there is a drawback; you can't look down without feeling like they're going to fall straight off.SOUND:The good - With the vast majority of my music library, these things sound absolutely spectacular. I'm hearing things I have never heard before in tracks I've listened to a thousand times. With big band jazz, acoustic, classical, a-capella, and even dubstep, EDM, and drum and bass, these things will blow you away. Get yourself in a quiet room, sit yourself down, and listen to your favourite song; I can guarantee you'll be pleasantly surprised by something. I went into this having heard a lot about 'the Grado sound', and thinking I'd be left wanting more low-end as I'm a sucker for some silly bass, but... these handle it. Sure, they're not exactly going to rattle the fillings out of your teeth, but the low end on these is -wonderful-. And the high ends? Well, they're what the Grado sound is known for. Cymbals in metal, the timbre of violins and flutes, the fingering sounds of guitars, the reverb of live recordings... They're detailed.The bad - Mouth noises, I guess? You can hear what the vocalist had for lunch in any acoustic/a-capela track you listen to. Any other bad things I have to say about the sound of these is purely down to them being open-backs. They bleed, you can hear everything around you, but you're buying open-backs; what do you expect? You're trading isolation for soundscape.CONCLUSION:Buy these. If you don't like them, the likelihood is that someone you know will love them. Also, listen to Ain't That a Kick in the Head by Dean Martin; that's the song that made me realise how good these were.

Superb set of Headphones. Handmade in the US for under a hundred GB pounds. Whilst some moan about build quality you actually rarely hear of any material faults or headsets failing! Quite the contrary, many decade old ones, bashed about are still going strong and are usually loved by their owners. Yes, they are light weight but no, that is not a problem. Headphone fit is an individual thing, what is comfortable for me may not be for you so I won't say anything other than I can wear these for hours without issues. Now, the most important bit, sound; They sound alive where others can seem to just plod along. They make music exciting to listen to and make different recording qualities sound ... different. They have a slightly up tilted upper mid/lower treble but it is not a 'bright' headphone per se. Treble, on the whole, is actually quite refined and pristine and staging is lovely 'out of the head' whilst still preserving an excellent centre image. Are they 'giant killers'? In some ways, excitement, live staging and cost vs value ... yes they are. In others, ultimate sound and build quality, no, they are not but you'd have to spend considerably more to better them unless Grado's signature sound really offends you. Buy a piece of history and hopefully enjoy them. My other headsets; Beyerdynamic DT 700 Pro X, Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee, Hifiman Sundara. All through Chord Mojo 2.

These headphones are very bright sounding and lack sub-bass, so they are not suited for genres like edm, phonk, etc. However, they are absolutely amazing for rock, metal, classical and acoustic versions of songs.They still have very good bass for things like bass guitar, kickdrums, etc.The construction isn't the best it is incredibly simple but still feels quite robust, once they are broken in they are quite comfortable and I can wear them for hours.I also think they look unique and have a retro, industrial vibe to them.For the price to performance and the fact that their only 36 ohms meaning any device an drive them, mainly your mobile phone, is fantastic.Overall an excellent choice if you want an alternative option and your music preference aligns with the headphones forte.

SR 80 X’s are fantastic budget headphones & can be improved a little with deeper, open centred pads. Base is punchy without being overbearing & simply selecting the “Base booster” EQ profile gives you more of a closed back sound, mid’s (where most of the instruments & vocals are) are super clean & crisp, so well presented & the somewhat boosted high end is super crisp. Wade of DankPods described the high end on SR 60 E’s as “sparkly” with the boosted high end & that sums up audio from SR 80 X’s too. These are my goto headphones because, in addition to the sound quality these headphones are fantastically comfortable to wear, even for long sessions & very adjustable to fit.The only caveat would be that these are fully open-backed, meaning you can hear everything around you & everyone around you can hear what you’re listening to. Some people don’t seem to understand the point of open-backs but that’s the reason the sound staging is so wide, bass isn’t overbearing & sound is so crisp but they’re not for listening to your guilty pleasure trashy pop music on the bus.

Son audífonos abiertos, el sonido no se aísla para nada, necesitas estar en un entorno tranquilo, no esperes demasiados bajos ni un cable desmontable.Sin embargo, si tienes el espacio adecuado, aprecias los detalles, un buen tuning y la naturalidad en las voces. Son unos audífonos magníficos.

These headphones promised high fidelity sound, and they truly deliver. Everyone from my extended family on Christmas absolutely loved the quality of these headphones and the sound they delivered.Keep in mind, though, that to use these headphones for most modern devices, you will need to purchase an adapter that converts a larger jack to an auxiliary jack. These headphones are also designed for stationary usage that also allows you to still be aware of your environment.So unfortunately, if you need headphones you can easily take on the go or need some noise-cancelling potential, these won’t do.But if you’re just looking for a pair of headphones you can use for stationary listening, you honestly can’t do any better than these.

He probado todos los earbuds possibles bose, sony, senheiser, y auriculares que te cubren las orejas de precios desorbitados y os puedo decir que en comodidad nadie se acerca a esta marca, Grado. Son super confortables, no sabes que los tienes. Sere yo mas sensible pero para mi los earbuds y los que te cubren las orejas me los quiero quitar despues de media hora, no puedo con ellos me molestan. Estos he estado 8 horas jugando sin quitarmelos. Calidad de audio es superior a todo lo que he tenido, te van a impresionar 100%, no importa lo que hayas tenido, aunque sean unos Focal de 5000 euros y da igual, te van a impresionar.

Zeer goed bas geluid en dit is redelijk zeldzaam. Open achterkant zorgt voor comfortabel luisteren.Verkoper MaquimSom heeft mij beloofd dat hij voor een betere verpakking gaat zorgen.

***Edit*** Full disclosure. I returned the SR80X and decided to upgrade to the 125X. The 125X has an immediate bump in girth or meatyness for lack of better words. There's a layer of heft behind things like guitars and painos that is noticeable to me, it's warmer and more instrument separation. All these are bumped by about 15%. I also had some disposable income to make the jump, and I'm sure the 225X, 325X, Hemp, etc outperform the previous similarly. That in no way takes away from my review. The SR80X is an absolute game changer for the price and for a lot of people this price is exactly what they're willing to spend on Grado. I love Grado, so I felt comfortable with the additional bump.Original Review:TL/DR: Grado knocked these out the park. They improved on every single category, from build to sound signature, while retaining what makes their cans some of the best on the market. These are game changers.**Let me start by assuming you know what you're getting with these: open back, audiophile sound where you're going to plug these into an AMP and DAC and have no problem owning multiple cans. Not sitting on a bus wondering why you can't hear anything. These are not for planes, they're not for work, if you play these in bed next to your spouse at night, you're gonna get smacked*...anyhowI love my Grado SR60e and have owned them for some time now. I have owned or heard many headphones, including the SHP9500, X2HR, 4XX, M1060C, KHP30i, Focals, HD600, HD6XX among others, and there was just something about even the cheapest SR60e that I absolutely found enchanting despite its flaws. Tonality and energy was class leading. There were certain genres that no matter how good the headphone was, my base model Grado could either compete or outperform it. Guitars, acoustic, violins, jazz just sounds so accurate, energetic and detailed. You put even the cheapest Grado on a good tube amp and play the right music and you would swear you were listening to $1500 headphones.But they're Grado. They had all the design and comfort flaws everyone knows of (though tbh I find them near indestructible and also comfortable in their own weird way). More notoriously, Grados are severely colored with a 2K spike that would make your ears bleed if you turned the volume up or played the wrong song. They also had no bass to speak of. They were really only usable at lower volumes and with certain genres. With other genres they were painful. Massive amounts of people would pick the Hifiman 4XX (or now the 400se) or the Sennheiser 6XX and get a more easygoing, warm sound signature that would play well with all genres. And such was the life of owning a Grado. The gift and the curse.Enter the X Series. The build improvements are subtle but substantial. The headband has been upgraded to be much more padded and comfortable. It feels great. The notorious vacuum cord has been replaced by a much nicer braided cable. The cable is stiff with kinks, but overall, it's a nice upgrade. A lot of people are raging that it is still attached, and while I sympathize with that, I also know from IEMs that cables matter a lot, and if Grado believes their copper cord attached gives them a bump in clarity, so be it. That was never a deal breaker for me.Now for the important part. The sound upgrades. Rumors were floating around that this X Series was going to use either the Hemp Drivers or something similar. That was very exciting because the Hemp was really the only Grado with low end and less sizzle, and as such, the Hemp is one of the best, if not the best sub $500 headphone on the planet. Now while I cannot confirm these are the same drivers as the Hemp, and obviously the premium wood and leather aren't here, I can 100% confirm, the Grado House Sound has undergone a very tasteful remodel. I don't have any measurements to verify this, but the SR80x are nowhere near as spicy as the 60e. It's like Grado lopped off that 2k spike. But not entirely. It still has some top end energy, but it's WAAAAY more relaxed and mainstream. That alone is a game changer worthy of celebration. But it doesn't end there. These new drivers add a very nice dose of much needed low end. After listening to these for a few days, I can 100% say there is no genre these cannot play well with. I can FINALLY listen to hip hop, pop and EDM in these, and they sound quite good. The ear bleed is dramatically reduced, you can turn up the volume and they even play well with clean solid state amps (though they still sound a little better with warmer amps).I'm in love with the Grado SR80x. It has all the magic of Grado, all the energy, all the detail, all the width and airiness. But just in a much more consumer friendly presentation. It's like the old Grado finally got a haircut and a shave and put a nice tie on and payed some child support. Grado was already the most detailed headphones for the price. And now they're just beasts. These destroy the SHP9500, X2HR, 4XX, all those. The sound quality you get for the price is ridiculous.**I should also mention a few tricks I notice with Grado. 1) I like the bigger G Pads the best: they add width, soundstage but maintain detail. Theyre a great upgrade. And 2) tinker around with your amp gain switch. I know it shouldn't matter, but I swear that volume matching on the highest gain produces consistently meatier sound for my Grados. Grado seems to be VERY amp dependent (which makes sense cause theyre so accurate) and I would go so far as to say theyre also gain dependent. So if your Grados sound thin or shouty or piercing, try to up the gain and volume down. It works a charm for me on several amps.