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sveerhoff
31
Sep 12, 2015
I have a pair of the original Grado 80 series headphones, and love them. The strap design looks to be the same as the ones I purchased when they first came out around 20 years ago. I still use them when playing games.
Sound? Fantastic! I don't think I could have found a better sounding headphone in that price point.
Comfort? About two hours, then they tended to hurt the ears a bit.
Bleed? Grado Headphones are an open back design, which means the sound WILL bleed. I found they were not appropriate for my work situation (yes, I am a Cube Farm dweller)
Should you get them? Give them a shot, they really are excellent under 100$ headphones, if bleed is not an issue.
Note: My primary headphones are now ATH-M50X headphones, which sound good as well, closed back (tend to be a little bassier), don't bleed, more comfortable for long sessions but make the ears more sweaty, but are also more expensive.
MoonShine
5
Sep 14, 2015
sveerhoffOK, since you have both, what's the frequency difference bettwen the old sr80/sr80i and the new sr80e's?
sveerhoff
31
May 26, 2016
MoonShineI don't remember the specs on the original SR 80 headphones, sorry.
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