One of my bugbears in life is people who impact on the lives of strangers. This might be littering, smoking or, more to the point, being noisy. At university I was unfortunate enough to live next to a couple of sets of really noisy, inconsiderate neighbours - and it drove me bonkers. It's for this reason, when I decided to buy a flat, one of the first things I shopped for was a good pair of headphones. Being a slight (but only slight) hifi nerd, I thought I'd treat myself to something a little more expensive than I usually spend (I think the most I'd spend previously on headphones was around £40) - reading reviews, it became apparent that the Grado's are the ...  Read the complete review

Hi there, and welcome to my review of the GRADO SR-60 headphones. I have owned these 'phones, also known as 'CANS', for six months now and I have to say that they are excellent....but of course this is subjective! What sounds good to me may not sound good to you! First of all; Build Quality- This is excellent, the SR-60's are built very solidly, they certainly do not feel flimsy. The earcups are of a rigid plastic construction with quite thick foam earpads, (these are replaceable with a number of different types of pad depending on your preference for comfort and overall sound). A point to note is that these cans are ...  Read the complete review

I was recently shopping for headphones for my boyfriend. We live in a semi-detached house, and so we can't turn up our hifi too loud without annoying the neighbours. However, we both like listening to a wide variety of music - and we like it loud! Therefore, it seemed like a good idea to buy him a decent pair of headphones for his birthday. Being an audiophile nerd of disturbing proportions, I auditioned loads of cans costing from around one hundred to five hundred quid, trying to find him the perfect pair. I know that probably seems like a lot of money, but bear in mind that these are in many ways designed for use as a replacement for speakers for a ...  Read the complete review

Audiophiles are strange people; training as a Sound Engineer and working with high end audio equipment I've come across quite a few of them and come to the conclusion that they are, for the main part deluded. Many seem to be under the impression that you need to spend thousands of pounds on equipment to achieve the ultimate audio experience - this may be true for the most part, but it doesn't mean that a setup costing a tenth of the price can't produce similar results. I'm glad to announce that the Grado SR60's are the hidden gems of the headphone world. Costing around £80 online, these headphone punch way above their leauge; sure, you're not going to get ...  Read the complete review

This is a review for the Grado SR 60i, a slightly improved version of the original. I paid £79.99 for these headphones from Richersounds this time last year. I've had a lot of headphones over the years including many of the big German brands. These are the most expensive headphones I have bought but only by a small margin. These cans some how manage to sound very lively without sounding bright or tiring. I listen to mainly rock, pop and punk and these headphones just bring the music alive. I mainly use it with my HIFI separates system but they sound good what ever I use. The higher the volume the more these headphones want to dance and before you know it they ...  Read the complete review