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2.5 stars
"Uncomfortable But sound good"
Pros: GREAT Sound
Cons: VERY Uncomfortable
Summary: Amazing headphones but what was Grado thinking.. They re so uncomfortable.. even with a sock over the pads its still too uncomfortable. At the beginning I couldn't wear them for more than 15 minutes because the back of my earlobe would be hurting LOTS!... I put a sock over the pads to help with the coushioning but still not so comfortable so I can forget I have them on.... I have to always take them off to massage my earlobes from all the intense pain..
It's pretty sad to make such good sounding phone with such insanely crappy system..
The speaker turns and I believe this is the main cause of intense pain... because they turn they always want to turn towards the back of the head and put pressure on the rear of the ear. Now I gotta figure out how to get them to be stuck in one place and stop turning.
Also the headband even on the shortest setting doesnt even touch the top of my head???.. And I don't have a small head..
This also contributes to all the pressure sliding down on the ears!! I had to wrap some material over the top to get some coushion going so they won't slide down...
To summarize, COMPLETE garbage in sense of any comfort or fit on the head, but good sound...
Makes you wonder, did grado think we'd hold the speakers to our ears with our hands just because it sounds so good?
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man I just got a pair of these headphones and I can wear them for hours and I feel no pain at all. You described the pain as "intense" when you wore them for more than 15 minutes. I really think that you are exaggerating quite a bit. You make it sound like they have metal spikes that shoot out and pierce through your ears. First off the sound is amazing on these, they provide a full rich atmosphere with crisp detail which make them a must buy. I think that caracal223 needs to grab his purse and go ****** one more time if he can't handle the comfort.
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Do yourself a favor, and just buy a couple of sets of the SR-60 pads, and cut a small hole (the size of a quarter) in the middle. A great comfort mod, without altering the sound. I love the SR-80s, and this small change made all the difference comfort-wise.
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