Clearly we have no sense of proportion
It looks ridiculous, but it’s the best combination we know for listening to music. The wee iPod Shuffle only has an on-off-shuffle button so we don’t spend the next hour searching among thousands of songs for one we want to hear. The Grado headphones are the greatest headphones we’ve ever stuck on our head: you can hear every detail—the sharp intake of breath from the back of the auditorium in a live recording, the drool sloshing around the saxophonist’s spit valve, stuff like that. They hug your head comfortably but never feel constricting, and they don’t slide off.
We’d leave the house wearing this headphone-player combination but we’d feel like pointing at ourself and laughing.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
February 29th, 2012 at 23:13
Is there an authorized Grado retail outlet somewhere in Manila?
I wonder if this would be appropriate for classical music — any idea?
February 29th, 2012 at 23:45
They’re sold in that audio equipment store in Rockwell, the one near the cinemas between the Coffee Bean and the Starbucks stand.
We just listened to Wagner on the Grado and now we’re convinced we understand German.
March 1st, 2012 at 00:13
Thanks for picking quality over what’s “hip” with the kids. Those Beats Audio headphones that all the d-bags have been using as status symbol accessories are overrated. My Sennheiser ear buds can even beat those cans any day.
March 1st, 2012 at 00:28
Two words: Hearing damage.
March 1st, 2012 at 08:36
Thank you for the recommendation, we’ve been looking for good headphones.
My brother has the same iPod Shuffle and it disappeared in our house because it’s so tiny. A year later we found it in the garage (in good condition!) and nobody knew what it was doing there (my brother was so annoyed because he bought an iPod Nano to replace it).
March 1st, 2012 at 09:20
I have yet to use headphones while listening to my mp3 player for fear of singing waaaay too loud. Baka magkariot at masapak pa ako haha.
Although, I will check Grado out. I’m all for excellent sound quality. Hey, if you’re going to destroy your eardrums, do it with the best.
March 1st, 2012 at 12:05
How long does the iPod shuffle’s battery last with those headphones?
I usually can’t stand listening to classical music with headphones because of the hiss. But I don’t know if if’s my gear or the quality of my recording/audio files.
Beats are all bass. It’s quite good if all you listen to is house or hip-hop.
March 1st, 2012 at 12:24
you don’t actually have to show the shuffle while playing. stick it into your pocket, and listen music away.
nothing tells people to “fsck off” than those huge cans. wear sunglasses and walk around the malls wearing that. and even if the music is not playing, people WILL stay away from you. those beats audio headphones really aren’t that good. and besides, there’s a lot of counterfeit models of those running around, so “status symbols” they are not.
March 1st, 2012 at 12:43
Thanks for the lead — will wander over to Rockwell some time soon.
Looking forward to re-listening to period-instrument Handel, Bach, and Vivaldi on some good headphones.
March 1st, 2012 at 18:30
Hello Miss Zafra and friends, here is my take on headphones and small mp3 players: http://artistmonk.blogspot.com/2010/09/diy-mp3-headphones.html
I hope it can help. Enjoy! :D
-a-
March 2nd, 2012 at 15:56
I can’t imagine what the top end Grado PS100 headphones which cost $1,700.00 sound like!
http://www.amazon.com/Grado-PS1000-On-ear-Stereo-Headphones/dp/B002SKKQZO/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1330674583&sr=8-14
There are 7 gushing buyer reviews. Worth the price kaya?
March 2nd, 2012 at 16:01
What a timely post because I am thinking of buying decent headphones for myself.
I’ve heard lots of great reviews about the Grado sr60i but I can’t decide whether to get that or the Sennheiser hd280.
March 2nd, 2012 at 16:08
kermitbutnotgreen: Obviously someone is planning to buy them…
Tip: If the sales clerk says, “We’re not opening the box unless you’re buying it”, walk away.
March 2nd, 2012 at 16:25
Thanks for the good advice. I doubt if that shop carries this model. Must retail here for over 100,000 pesos.
March 3rd, 2012 at 20:54
I am not an audiophile. I am highly content with my Sennheiser earbuds. Plus, those Sennheisers are pretty sturdy; Pioneer, Phillips, and Sony earphones all die on me within six months (I am admittedly very hard on them) while Sennheisers last twice as long. I even had a cheap pair of 500 peso Sennheisers that lasted me three years.
The Sennheiser 280s are also supposedly the best cans you can buy for their price range. According to this Gizmodo review, they beat the Grado SR80i.
March 30th, 2012 at 13:10
I know that the old saying if you are asking for the price you can’t afford it but I’d hate to waste my time going to rockwell and sadly cannot afford it. Anybody know how much it is?
March 30th, 2012 at 13:13
It was a gift from an audiophile friend. You know audiophiles.
Whenever we spot stuff our friends gave us, we’re embarrassed to look at the price tag hihi.