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545 reviews
Jan, 2025
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. Reviews about the usability and portability are on the whole positive. The comfort and price also get good feedback. The noise isolation and size get critical views.
sound, price, comfort, portability, usability
size, noise isolation
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.
Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)
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, whereas some have doubts about the portability.
sound
portability
100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.
Consumer review (amazon.com)
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. People really like the durability and usability. The comfort and price also get good feedback. There are some critical opinions about the noise isolation, while the size and portability get mixed comments.
sound, price, comfort, usability, durability
noise isolation
93% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.
Consumer review (amazon.ca)
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. Reviewers are impressed by the soundstage and price. The treble quality and design are also appreciated.
design, treble quality, price, soundstage
100% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.
Expert review by : David Carnoy (cnet.com)
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.
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.
Expert review by : Sam Vafaei , Marc Henney, Jean-Christophe Lamontag (rtings.com)
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.
Expert review by : What Hi-Fi? (whathifi.com)
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
Expert review by : David Carnoy Steve Guttenberg (cnet.com.au)
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.
Expert review by : David Carnoy Steve Guttenberg (cnet.co.uk)
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.
Expert review by (which.co.uk)
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...
Consumer review (cnet.com)
I find this to be a somewhat tough review to write. I think if I had only purchased these headphones and had no other I would rate them higher; probably four stars. But the fact is I also have a pair of Sennheiser Momentum headphones and the...
generally comfortable; "open" sound stage; price; Grado reputation
a tad strident; unpadded headband
Consumer review (head-fi.org)
I had never owned a pair of on ear headphones before. I constantly keep reading posts in forums and people kept referring to Grados. I didn't want to spend a bunch of money and there was a lot of hype about the old model. I spotted them on amazon for...
detail, comfortable, good bass
can be siblant on certain recordings
Consumer review (richersounds.com)
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...
Consumer review (richersounds.com)
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...