iv narrowed my search down to these two cans. revies for both have
been great though iv read more for the grado sr60's. anyone have any
sugesstions.

On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 23:53:05 +0000, cv wrote:

iv narrowed my search down to these two cans. revies for both have
been great though iv read more for the grado sr60's. anyone have any
sugesstions.


How important is it to you/your environment that you have closed
headphones? The open-eared SR-60s are going to give you a more realistic
sound, but this advantage is defeated if you listen in a noisy area (or it
may be irritating for others that they can hear your music). The HD
497s are certainly a decent model and probably one of the better choices
if you need to be sealed off from your environment.

Personally, I selected the SR-60s and have been quite happy.
Comparatively (for me at least) the quality of the Grados is noticeably
better. If you can get away with the open-eared design, I would highly
recommend it.

On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 23:53:05 +0000, cv wrote:

iv narrowed my search down to these two cans. revies for both have
been great though iv read more for the grado sr60's. anyone have any
sugesstions.

How important is it to have closed headphones? Both models are great, but
(IMO) you will get a better, more realistic sound from the SR-60s.
However, if you will be listening in a noisy environment, then the
openness of the Grados is defeated and you'll be better off with the HD
497s.

Personally, I have listened to both, and selected the SR-60s.