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The Grado SR60 Headphones produce brilliant sound and offer outstanding listening comfort for a low cost. The SR60s have a flexible, soft vinyl headband. The headband and earpieces are connected by metal height adjusters, which adjust the height of your head with the center of your ear. These nifty adjusters also allow the earpiece to rotate a full 360 degrees, permitting them to lie flat on a surface perfect when packing in a suitcase. The SR60s come with earpads made of soft, porous, open-cell foam that covers the driver much more comfortably than standard foam earpads.
| CATEGORY: | Musical Instruments |
| MANUFACTURER: | Grado |
| FEATURES: | Vented diaphragm, Non Resonant air chamber, Standard copper voice coil wire, Standard copper connecting cord, Mini plug with 1/4 inch plug |
| MEDIA: | Unknown Binding |
| MPN: | SR60 |
| UPC: | 182092000011 |
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SR60 reviews by customers
 Not all that...
These posts claiming to have owned dozens of high end cans from Sennheiser, etc. and "Grado is the best" are laughably fanboyish. Grado cans are good, but the SR-60 is not really high end sound -- not to mention, they're no longer the incredible bargain they used to be with headphones like the Sennheiser HD-497 around.
Grado has been challenged on the lower end in the sound quality department, and in my opinion they have always lacked in build quality. Drivers held together by hot glue, cheap plastic and cardboard "pizza boxes" for the delivery. Not to mention the cord gets tangled easily, and can be a strangulation risk if you fall asleep with them on (I'm not kidding).
They can also be aurally fatiguing for extended listening sessions, with bright/emphasized highs and absolutely zero "soundstage" -- sounds like the audio is being pumped into your head via a couple pinholes. I owned a pair for over a year, and I also noticed a lack of sonic detail compared to many other "high end" headphones. The SR-60 was among the least detailed (and i.e. most forgiving of poor sources and recordings) headphones I've owned.
The drivers have a tendency to pick up a "grattle" (rattling sound) with heavy use at higher volumes, and with the wrong recordings they can actually *shriek* in your ears -- experience this just once and you'll believe it (and probably start thinking about selling yours on eBay).
Not everyone is going to like the Grado sound (particularly classical, acoustic and film soundtrack listeners who value accurate highs, comfort and soundstaging more) so don't believe the hype. Also, even rock listeners should consider the Grado SR-225, which is recognized by many to be the "sweet spot" in the Grado lineup -- SR-60 is simply their entry level can, and is no longer the great bargain it used to be for the price. Compared to most other consumer headphones they are excellent, but if you're willing to put more energy into the search there's better to be had out there, and for similar prices.
 Good, but not perfect.
I read all the reviews here and made the decision to buy these headphones based on them. They're definitely the most comfortable headphones I've owned, but the sound isn't as great as I expected. Sure, they sound good, but my AKG K-26P's sound better for my tastes and they were only $40 (although totally uncomfortable). If you want a less-colored sound, these Grados may be right for you, but if you're looking for impacting sound with more drama and punch, I would go with the AKG's instead.
 A blessing and a curse.
They're a blessing because they bring out hitherto undiscovered facets of my music. Truly, the sound these cans produce is glorious, with that scintillating quality that I haven't heard since the last time I went to the symphony. It fills my head, not just my ears--that's the best way I can describe it. They're a curse because they have revealed a crackle that iTunes for Windows produces during CD playback. The old headphones did not reveal that unpleasantness, and now I'm back to using WMP, which I had previously regarded as inferior. Not that I'm complaining or anything. These headphones frickin' rock.
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