Grado Labs SR60i – Utilitarian Beauty

October 24, 2011

In the world of precision-engineered headphones with premium materials (and price tags), Grado Labs decides to plunk a quality sound driver into a utilitarian housing, and calls it a day. In doing so, they’ve developed an adoring audiophile fanbase myself included for their no-nonsense philosophy. Relying solely on word-of-mouth advertising, these hand-assembled headphones out of a garage in Brooklyn regularly out-perform competing products double its price in a market littered with lavish offerings focusing on the look rather than the sound.  I love using a product honest to its materials and design, and humble enough to do exactly what it says on the box.