Grado SR60x vs Hifiman Sundara

Just, you know, don't go throwing them against brick walls or anything. Now like all the other Grados, you can swap these pads out relatively easily. ...

This is a planar magnetic over-ear open back headphone that comes in right at around $350. So let's take a look. This review unit was sourced through ...

I love the SR60x for movies and rock/accoustic/live/metal/classical music, HE400SE generally for gaming, spoken word (podcasts, YouTube videos, etc) and some genres of music that lean more towards bass and more electronic sound.

Seriously? For me, however, the dealbreaker was comfort. The housings on these things are very large and the clamping force is substantial. No matter how much I adjusted them, the pads on the housings pressed hard on the back of my ears and the bottom rear of my jaw, and I found that I could wear them for much more than thirty minutes before I have to take them off. This may have to do with the fact that the ear cup housings do not rotate at all, they are fixed perpendicular to the headband, and thus there's no compensation for pressure differences from the front to the back of the ear cups against your head/ears

I’m super picky and sensitive so pretty much everything feels uncomfortable. Really don’t care about sound at this point, just need comfort. Loved the Grados comfort but the cable sucks, and not confident enough for cable mod.

Also these are some of the most open headphones ever. If you can hear your music someone 10 feet away can as well. As far as comfort goes they aren't the worst for me. Their pads are scratchy and slightly small, while the headband is just fine

the people at the store recommend the Hip-Dac as the best option or money, being supposedly the best for a price range under 500 AUD. I ask about the E10K they had planned to show me, they discuss to spend the money and that all others wouldn't be worth it comparing to Hip-Dac.

The Sundara has been out for a while, years actually, and there was even a slight revision to it two years ago where they basically upgraded the pad. ...

Although they have a high sensitivity and will run just fine just connected to a smartphone or directly to a computer, they really shine when complimented by a separate DAC/AMP. IMO, this headphone pairs best with Classical, Jazz or Rock genres. I would not go chasing Rap, R&B or EDM This is my second pair of SR60's in 10 years. My OG pair finally had the pads wear so thin that it justified getting the latest revision of this legendary headphone

I bought these headphones in 2020 about 1 and a half years ago and I use them daily at my desktop for about 8-10 hours a day. After the first year the headband completely shattered one day out of nowhere on the left side and I discovered the band made from cheap plastic and fake metal-plastic with the exception of 2 of the 8 pieces of the band. After gluing it together with super glue and trying to work with it, it has repeatedly broken over and over with no solution and now the ear pads it comes with are COMPLETELY destroyed from just daily wear. For 300$ this is 100% not worth it over the Sennheiser competitor options

Also, the foam is uncomfortable and has no sound-blocking properties at all, in or out. My mic picks up my co-hosts voice through the headphones when I'm recording a podcast unless I set the volume so low I can barely hear them. Pretty disappointed as these were a major investment for me, even at a slightly cheaper price on Ebay.

I’ve had no issues with “build quality” at all. Nothing has loosened and there are no “glued on” parts falling off. The non-swiveling cans are a non-issue to me. I’m using these to listen to music without waking someone down the hall or next door, not to be a DJ in a club somewhere