Made in America is, sadly, a label being seen less and less these days, so, it is a breath of fresh air when we come across products made in the US that offer superior quality & value, like all of these headphones from Grado Labs, based in Brooklyn, New York! Grado focuses on open-back headphones almost exclusively, and have it down to a science, with sound quality virtually unmatched at their respective price point.
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Grado Prestige Series SR80e Headphones
Headphone Charts Score (?) : 70
The SR80e has a new driver design, a new polymer to damp resonant distortion in the plastic housing. A great/unique introduction into open back headphones.
The SR225e’s traditional open-back design features enhanced airflow through the rear metal grill, and reproduction that is the definition of high fidelity.
Tonal spread & balance
Bass, midrange & treble are all more wide open
New driver & heavy cable are virtually unaffected by transient distortions
32 Ohm impedance allows use with any audio source with no amp needed
Warm harmonic colors, rich full bodied vocals, and an ultra-smooth top end
Grado PS1000e Professional Series Dynamic Open Air Stereo Headphone
Headphone Charts Score (?) : 90
The PS1000e also has a new 50mm driver and a newly re-configured voice coil and diaphragm design, resulting in unsurpassed speed and accuracy responses.
Exclusive highend headphone
Frequency Response: 5 hz - 50,000 hz
Engineered, designed & manufactured in Brooklyn USA
Aluminum integrated into solid wood for tight, articulate driver responce
12-conductor cable improves the total range of the frequency spectrum