Grado SR80e

545 reviews

Nov, 2024

Positive
sound (368)
price (180)
comfort (141)
usability (77)
portability (58)

Negative
size (10)
noise isolation (4)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 545 reviews of Grado SR80e. The average rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Headphones for all reviews. Reviewers really like the usability and portability. The comfort and price also get good feedback, whereas there are some less positive comments about the noise isolation and size.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Headphones the Grado SR80e is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 86/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Grado SR80e

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of Grado SR80e from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Headphones on Amazon.co.uk. People really like the sound. There are some negative views about the portability.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Grado SR80e

alaTest has collected and analyzed 348 user reviews of Grado SR80e from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Headphones on Amazon.com. Views about the durability and usability are on the whole positive. The comfort and price are also appreciated, whereas there are some mixed opinions about the size and portability. Some have doubts about the noise isolation.

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93% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.ca)

Amazon.ca review summary for Grado SR80e

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of Grado SR80e from Amazon.ca. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other Headphones on Amazon.ca. People are impressed by the soundstage and price. The treble quality and design also get good views.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : What Hi-Fi? (whathifi.com)

Grado SR80e review

An exceptional and exceptionally odd pair of headphones...

Excellent treble and midrange detail ; Lively sound ; Tight bass

Not the most relaxed sound

Open-back on-ear headphones are a rarity, but Grado has knocked this one out of the park

Feb, 2017

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Expert review by : David Carnoy Steve Guttenberg (cnet.co.uk)

Grado SR80e (review): Great headphones for under $100

If you don't need the isolation of a closed-back design or a built-in microphone for cell phone calls, the SR80e is a great headphone for the money.

The Grado SR80e headphones offer impressive sound for the modest $100 price and are comfortable to wear, especially for an on-ear model. Thanks to the open-back design, stereo imaging is more spacious and natural.

Open-back design lets noise in; beefy plug isn't compatible with many smartphone cases.

While the open-back design isn't good for noisy environments, the Grado SR80e headphones sound exceptionally good for $100 and are also comfortable to wear.

Jul, 2014

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Grado SR80e review

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The Grado SR80e headphones are a step up from Grado's basic SR60e models, with slightly different cables and drivers delivering the sound. They share some of the SR60es drawbacks when it comes to features and portable use, but if they sound even...

Nov, 2014

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Expert review by : David Carnoy (cnet.com)

Grado Prestige Series SR80e review

This is the SR80e, Grado's next-gen version of its SR80 Prestige Series on-ear open-back headphone. It replaces the SR80i and at $99 (£99.95 in the UK, AU$179.00 in Australia), it's easily among the best-sounding headphones you can get for under $100 USD.

Open-back design lets noise in; beefy plug isn't compatible with many smartphone cases.

While the open-back design isn't good for noisy environments, the Grado SR80e headphones sound exceptionally good for $100 and are also comfortable to wear.

Jul, 2014

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Expert review by : Sam Vafaei , Marc Henney, Jean-Christophe Lamontag (rtings.com)

Grado SR80e HEADPHONES

The Grado SR80e are decent open-back critical listening headphones, but a below-average choice for everything else. They're decently comfortable and have a well-balanced mid-range and a good bass for an open-back design. Unfortunately, they have a...

Lightweight, comfortable on-ear design. ; Above-average, open sound reproduction.

Very high leakage, by design. ; No isolation from ambient noise, by design. ; No audio controls.

Sep, 2018

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Expert review by : David Carnoy Steve Guttenberg (cnet.com.au)

Grado SR80e (review): Great headphones for under $100

If you don't need the isolation of a closed-back design or a built-in microphone for cell phone calls, the SR80e is a great headphone for the money.

Open-back design lets noise in; beefy plug isn't compatible with many smartphone cases.

While the open-back design isn't good for noisy environments, the Grado SR80e headphones sound exceptionally good for $100 and are also comfortable to wear.

Jul, 2014

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Consumer review (richersounds.com)

Outclasses headphones at 5 times the price

Warm, rich and highly detailed sound. Bass is tight, treble is playful and extremly satisfying. The SR80e's deliver colourful, fun and effortless sound without ever crossing into the common pitfalls of daft, flabby bass or being overly fatiguing or...

Mar, 2021

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Consumer review (richersounds.com)

A Great Intro to HiFi Headphones

After spending the year working from home and finding that I'm likely to be doing so for some time I thought I should look into getting some decent open back headphones (seen as though I don't have colleagues here to annoy). This is a fantastic way to...

Mar, 2021

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Consumer review (richersounds.com)

Great stuff

Got these for home use only as open backed. The sound quality is fantastic, they are easily the best headphones I have and very comfortable too. Only small problem is that each side headphone can turn through 360 degrees and can start to knot the wire...

Feb, 2021

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Consumer review (richersounds.com)

Nice Cans

I bought these heaphones recently as I wanted to do some music listening later on at night whilst not disturbing others and I didn't want to spend a fortune in case my late night listening didn't go to plan. Well, I have to say these are perfect. I use...

Feb, 2021

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