GRADO SR60x Prestige Series Wired Open-Back Stereo Headphones

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There’s something profoundly satisfying in how the SR60xs shape the music with gorgeously warm lower notes and a superb soundstage. It’s something I also found while listening to Psycho Killer from Talking Heads live album Stop Making Sense. Brooklyn-based headphone manufacturer Grado has given its Prestige Series of open-back headphones a significant upgrade. Now housed in a more durable exterior, the 4-conductor cable features a super annealed copper wire for improved purity of the audio signal.If your source has a headphone jack, there is extremely little chance it can’t provide the power necessary for you to listen to the Grado Labs SR60x. It takes me back to 1990s when I started to manage the signal processing team at Microsoft all of whom were using Grados. Celebrating 36 years of business, Kronos AV offers one of the world's largest collections of fine audio products.

The Grado SR60X Prestige On-Ear Headphones are a clear showcase of Grado Labs' unending commitment to audio quality and groundbreaking innovation. The latest version of these award-winning headphones, taking the design of the SR60i and adding tweaks and refinements to make these the best model yet.Because the Grado Labs SR60x has such a high sensitivity and low impedance (38Ω), an external amplifier is not necessary to use the headphones. If you do take the SR60x on the subway, bus, or another commuting method: you’ll hear everything that goes on around you.

Featuring their new 4th generation drivers, Prestige is the best way to experience the storied Grado sound for the first time. The Prestige SR60x headphones from Grado Labs have drivers that are easy to drive and which deliver . The enhanced X Series speaker design includes a new magnetic circuit that’s been updated for improved efficiency.These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Reengineering these components for Grado’s 44mm drivers improve efficiency, reduces distortion and preserves the harmonic integrity of your music. It’s a welcome development from the old SR60e model which could wear on the cable and wasn’t the most comfortable to wear for extended periods. As you will see, I confirm the approximate accuracy of the measurements using Equalization and listening tests.