We recently evaluated one of Grado’s economic headphones, the SR80. We pointed out that the SR80 was an improvement over the SR60 model, but there aren’t a whole of lot of changes in terms of overall design. The only real changes you will note are in performance, which is what counts. Since the SR60 has the same design flaws, we’ll forward you to our SR80 review for detailed information, but in terms of performance, we noticed the bass to be less powerful than the one on SR80. There were also some issues with low pitches and notes, and the results weren’t as effective or as whole as we would’ve expected.

Here’s an overview of our performance paragraph from the SR80 review: "Throughout our testing, the SR80 pair of headphones did quite well. The audio quality was near perfect with clear separation between frequencies. The headphones also did quite well with volume settings, as the sound did not exaggerate even at the highest level. The frequency details, pitches and other such information was fully present in the test samples we used. And those of you who are looking for a pair of headphones for your gaming needs will be pleased to know that the bass of SR80 is robust and powerful, thereby giving you a richer and vivid audio experience. The thing to point out here is that it’s usually better to go with specialized headphones makers such as Grado, Shure or Etymotic instead of opting for the better-known brands. There’s nothing particularly wrong with the world’s top electronics manufacturers, but we’ve found that dedicated earphones/headphones makers tend to do much extensive research, pay particular attention to their products and don’t follow the "sell as many as you can" motto, which turns out to be beneficial to the consumer. This is also the reason why a $700.00 headphone and a $95.00 pair sound so similar to each other."

Please understand that other than the flaws we mentioned above, the remainder of the performance was almost exactly the same as Grado’s SR80 pair of headphones.

The average price of the SR60 is $70.00 and considering that you’ll be missing out on performance quite a bit compared to the SR80 that cost $95.00, we recommend you spend the additional $25.00 and get a pair that offers value at its price range.

Click here to read the full review of the SR80 for a detailed analysis on overall design and performance.