Grado - The White Headphone (WH1)

https://preview.redd.it/ee2yjxossoxf1.jpeg?width=6048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e4af1bba2ed46317192876696ebad24141efb2f6 Oh I am on my endgame already. The White Headphone from Grado. HD800s level of detail with soundstage for days and incredible imaging and separation. Beautiful sound signature thanks to tuning and maple wood. The new Signature Series (HP 100SE, S950, S750) will surely outperform it, but they cost 3-5x as much…

i really can recommend my ie600 for this record, enjoying it with my Grados and Maxwell as well.

The headband on Grados are made from thin metal inside the faux leather exterior and you can bend it out of shape really easily to make it as tight or loose as you like. Mine pretty much sit over my ears and don't squeeze at all.

went from Grados to HD6xx and to this day I wanna return to my grados but can't find someone local to fix my grattle issue.

That’s why you need AT LEAST 10 sets of headphones! The only over/on eras I can wear individually are my 25 year old Grados. The only thing that prevents me from gluing AirPods Pro permanently to my head is battery life.

I have some budget headphones, grado open back and m-audio closed back. I love the grados for almost everything (especially vocals!) and find them non fatiguing and super lightweight so easy to wear for a long time. But, I often want more bass and/or privacy so then I'll pull out the closed back. OP, why not get one of each and still stay in your budget?

I'm a big fan of Sony. The WF 500 earbuds are a very solid budget option, have used mine constantly for well over 3 years and still hold a charge well. And the 1000 xm5 are great over ear noise cancelling headphones that have decent aftermarket support, like cooling ear pads. I love my Grado open back headphones too, but theyre more for dedicated stereo music listening, and don't think they offer anything Bluetooth anyway.

For rock music, there is nothing else like grado, try to find a secondhand one to fit your budget better, but you really need to try it on your own at least once before buying anything else. It's open back, which mean it will leak sound everywhere and much more suitable for home usage. It also doesn't sound that good for most other genre, but man they do the meanest guitar shred I've ever heard