Hi everyone,

I have been reading reviews and doing research for months. Ok the topic is Grado, i tried Grado SR60 and SR80 and they sound wouderful and detail. I have used Sennheiser before and they are just as nice with different flavor.

Finally i bought Grado since they are most suited for Metal music (as they say in the review), did i regret not trying them out for long period of listening...YES..i knew the this before i got them, but i never thought it was this bad....i never imagine anyone could get hurt this way, the pain was confusing and can be mistaken for headache, if anyone has a similar experience...guess no more,its the headphone, finally i bought a new headphone..love the grado sound but the pain...argghhh

The thing is Grado 325i sits on the ear and Sennhieser cover the whole ear which means the padding sits on your head or cheek if you like. I know for sure headphone like Grado 325i will hurt your ear is you wear them for long period of time, my Koss Portapro has the same effect.

Many websites will tell you Grado sounds nice, its true, but as Malaysians are are you willing to mod something after spending $$$$ on, if the headphone needs modding to improve the product even as new, than its clear that it is not a good product or bad design, its like putting on a pair of beautiful, expensive new jeans which doesnt fit.

I think sound is personal, unique and depends alot on personal reference. What ever is good for me might sound horrible for anyone else.
What im trying to say is, some websites offer advice or review which i consider as bias, missleading and over rated.

Modding the ear pad will improve comfort but modding a new RM1000 headphone and ruinning the spec and the warranty is not my cup of tea, and if end users can improve the sound quality of these headphone at home, than surely the manufacturer hads not done a good job of making their product the best possible.

I love the sound of Grados, but its a pain i cant live with when listening to hours of music...its painful..you should try it...its a shame the best set of cans for me also comes with the worse sensation...its like a nagging wife, u love the person but hate the noise, in case of Grado, i love the sound but just cant stand the pain.

This post has been edited by metalmania: Jan 4 2008, 03:58 PM

That exactly what i was trying to say...its new shouldnt need to be mod and its a common complain, grado should redesign it...the sound is good, so what the hell.. ..by the way when and where is the next KL Int. AV 2008

This post has been edited by metalmania: Jan 13 2008, 06:37 PM