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Sennheiser vs. Grado help
hi,
I own a pair of sennheiser hd497's which are very good but not very warm, so I'm interested in trying out some GRado SR60's, unfortunately I would have to buy them to try them out! I'm curious to know if anybody has any opinions on how these two models compare. One thing to note is that I may be upgrading to a portable headphone amp (this is a portable setup) which I understand the Grado SR60's won't benefit from. thanks |
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Sennheiser vs. Grado help
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 20:12:53 GMT, "Asterix"
wrote: hi, I own a pair of sennheiser hd497's which are very good but not very warm, so I'm interested in trying out some GRado SR60's, unfortunately I would have to buy them to try them out! I'm curious to know if anybody has any opinions on how these two models compare. One thing to note is that I may be upgrading to a portable headphone amp (this is a portable setup) which I understand the Grado SR60's won't benefit from. thanks If you're looking for warm you don't want the Grado SR60. All the Grados, but especially the cheaper models, are noted for a certain brightness that favours rock and can be wearing with other types of music (I had the SR80). Rather than upgrade with a headphone amp why not think about getting a better phone that doesn't really need an amp, like the Sennheiser 555. Having owned the 497 (for a couple of weeks) and being now the owner of a 595 I can tell you it'll be more than a step up, it'll be a giant leap. And warmer. |
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I have a pair of 580's and am very happy with them overall. They are warmer
and darker than the 497. Thanks for the advice about Grado, I go for a dark sound for mostly aucustic instrument listening so I will stick with my Sennheisers. "paul packer" wrote in message ... On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 20:12:53 GMT, "Asterix" wrote: hi, I own a pair of sennheiser hd497's which are very good but not very warm, so I'm interested in trying out some GRado SR60's, unfortunately I would have to buy them to try them out! I'm curious to know if anybody has any opinions on how these two models compare. One thing to note is that I may be upgrading to a portable headphone amp (this is a portable setup) which I understand the Grado SR60's won't benefit from. thanks If you're looking for warm you don't want the Grado SR60. All the Grados, but especially the cheaper models, are noted for a certain brightness that favours rock and can be wearing with other types of music (I had the SR80). Rather than upgrade with a headphone amp why not think about getting a better phone that doesn't really need an amp, like the Sennheiser 555. Having owned the 497 (for a couple of weeks) and being now the owner of a 595 I can tell you it'll be more than a step up, it'll be a giant leap. And warmer. |
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