The Grado SR80e headphones are recommended as an excellent, affordable entry-level option for open-back audio, offering impressive sound quality and a classic design for their price point.
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hey what is up guys MKBHD here let's
check these out this is a recommendation
for the holiday season in the audio
department so you might remember that
video I did on openback headphones a
couple of weeks ago had a bunch of
different pairs of headphones in that
video but this is an actual
recommendation and a good place to start
these are the gro sr80e part of the gro
Prestige series and overall part of a
pretty underrated brand plenty of people
haven't even heard of Gro but they are
quality so with these you can actually
think of them as an evolution of the s r
80i that I actually reviewed about 3
years ago they have this old school look
looks like something that should have a
tape player on the other end of it not
the prettiest thing in the world to some
but more of a Timeless classic to others
the cable is great it's a thick 4ft
straight cable that splits to connect to
both ears and the build of the
headphones themselves is really simple
you can tell where they saved money on
the build and put that in the audio
quality so a thin wire on the top with
this strip of leather to rest on top of
your head no real cushion here but then
again they are pretty lightweight so
they're comfortable without a huge
cushion and the foam pads on the
headphones themselves are removable and
I checked on Amazon there are
third-party foam pads that you can buy
or even leather ones that are softer or
thicker or even sound different but
these stock foam ones are on ear so they
just rest on your ear and sound good and
like I said this is a great first pair
of open B headphones for all the reasons
described in that explained video The
Sound Stage is wide the sound is
detailed and more natural and actually
think a tiny bit more balanced than
those sr80i the sound leak actually not
as bad as I remember so they're not like
many speakers on your head or anything
but if someone's sitting near you
they'll definitely be able to hear what
you're listening to and also since
they're open back not only does the
sound get out but sound also gets in so
the Ambient sound of your environment
will play a factor in your music or
whatever you're listening to but yeah
overall everything sounds really Punchy
and Rich and that all makes these a
great intro a great first pair of open
back headphones especially thanks to the
price these are all over the internet at
sub $100 and it's worth noting that
these also have a slightly less
expensive a little brother called the
sr60e they're only about 20 bucks less
than the sr80e so not really a whole lot
of reason to get them for big savings or
anything but they make for an even more
budget friendly option I'll link both of
them below so either way this handbuilt
pair of headphones is a great buy and a
pretty easy choice for a gift for
someone who's into audio or a future
audio file in your life or even yourself
so that's been it thanks for watching
this quick review if you pick them up
feel free to let me know what you think
of them on Twitter or in the comment
section below and I'll talk to you guys
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