"Andy Hewitt" wrote in message
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Hi chaps, Haven't posted here for a while, but here goes. I have checked
out Google, and not much help there on this.

I have a budget of up to about £70 for some new headphones. I like
listening to music in the evenings, so concert levels through speakers
are a no-no. I have a very varied taste, anything from Amadeus Mozart to
ZZ Top.

I've had a search around on the internet for reviews and tests, although
the only ones I could easily find were in the US, so I'm not sure how
valid their hearing tests are compared to ours.

Anyway, I've kind of got my eye on the Grado SR60 phones at the moment,
as their reviews are all good, and they are just under my maximum
budget.

I've got the RS-1's, and borrowed the SR-60's.

Make sure you get the "ring donut" ear pads, as they're alot more comftable
& cooler than the flat foam earpads. One thing I don't like about the
Grado's (both bottom & top of the range) is that they don't have ANY cable
strain relief at all. The cable goes into the unit, directly soldered onto
the back of the driver. If you yank the cable it'll knacker the phones.

Personally I found the SR-60's a bit boomy, the RS-1's are alot better in
this regard, although still not perfect(on some material it's boomy,
compared to myriad of other good audio systems & speakers) could be the
headphone amp though.