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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Accuracy
    5. Mid Accuracy
    6. Treble Accuracy
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Soundstage
    10. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation
    2. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC / PS4 Compatibility
    5. Xbox One Compatibility
    6. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Grado SR60e/SR60 vs Grado SR80e/SR80

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Grado SR60e/SR60
Grado SR80e/SR80

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Variants

  • SR60e
  • SR80e

Our Verdict

Grado SR60e/SR60

Grado SR80e/SR80

The Grado SR80e/SR80 have no significant differences when compared to the Grado SR60e/SR60. They sound about the same, although the SR80 have slightly better imaging and treble mostly due to better consistency in the treble range. However, like the SR60e, they sound sharp. This won't be for everyone, especially on already bright tracks. On the other hand, SR60e are a slightly better value for your money since they have the same performance and overall build quality as the SR80e.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

5.2
5.2
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Grado SR60e/SR60 Design Picture 2
Grado SR80e/SR80 Design Picture 2

Type  

On-ear
On-ear

Enclosure  

Open-Back
Open-Back

Wireless  

No
No

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.0
7.0

Comfort Picture  

Grado SR60e/SR60 Comfort Picture
Grado SR80e/SR80 Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.37 lbs
0.34 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.55 lbs
0.55 lbs
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Controls 
 

0.0
0.0

Controls Picture  

Grado SR60e/SR60 Controls Picture
Grado SR80e/SR80 Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

N/A
N/A

Feedback  

N/A
N/A

Call/Music Control  

No
No

Volume Control  

No
No

Microphone Control  

N/A
N/A

Channel Mixing 
 

N/A
N/A

Noise Cancelling Control  

N/A
N/A

Talk-Through 
 

N/A
N/A

Additional Buttons  

N/A
N/A
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Breathability 
 

8.2
8.2

Breathability After Picture  

Grado SR60e/SR60 Breathability After Picture
Grado SR80e/SR80 Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

2 °C
2 °C
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Portability 
 

6.1
6.1

Portability Picture  

Grado SR60e/SR60 Portability Picture
Grado SR80e/SR80 Portability Picture

 

7.09"
7.09"

 

6.69"
6.69"

 

1.97"
1.97"

Volume  

93.31 in³
93.31 in³

Transmitter Required  

N/A
N/A
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Case 
 

0.0
0.0

Case Picture  

Grado SR60e/SR60 Case Picture
Grado SR80e/SR80 Case Picture

Type  

No case
No case

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

5.5
5.5

Build Quality Picture  

Grado SR60e/SR60 Build Quality Picture
Grado SR80e/SR80 Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

5.0
5.0

Stability Picture  

Grado SR60e/SR60 Stability Picture
Grado SR80e/SR80 Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Grado SR60e/SR60 Angled Picture
Grado SR80e/SR80 Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Grado SR60e/SR60 Side Picture
Grado SR80e/SR80 Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Grado SR60e/SR60 Front Picture
Grado SR80e/SR80 Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Grado SR60e/SR60 Rear Picture
Grado SR80e/SR80 Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Grado SR60e/SR60 Top Picture
Grado SR80e/SR80 Top Picture

In The Box  

In the box Picture  

Grado SR60e/SR60 In the box Picture
Grado SR80e/SR80 In the box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-5.16 dB
-5.48 dB

Treble Amount 
 

0.75 dB
0.87 dB

Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.0
8.6

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.39 dB
0.29 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

7.9
7.8

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.78 dB
2.93 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

46.21 Hz
51.13 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-5.77 dB
-6.1 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

-0.27 dB
-0.61 dB

High-Bass 
 

0.75 dB
0.57 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.7
8.6

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.76 dB
1.9 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.76 dB
0.58 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.1 dB
0 dB

High-Mid 
 

1.25 dB
1.62 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

6.2
6.7

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.94 dB
4.54 dB

Low-Treble 
 

3.53 dB
3.59 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

5.36 dB
4.45 dB

High-Treble 
 

-3.24 dB
-1.63 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

6.8
7.1

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

2.3 dB
2.06 dB

Dips 
 

1.24 dB
1.11 dB

Imaging 
 

8.7
8.8

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.25
0.24

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.9
0.23

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.07
1.91

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

4.41
3.56
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Soundstage 
 

6.7
6.5

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

2.51 dB
2.56 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

1.17 dB
1.33 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

7.62 dB
6.91 dB

Openness 
 

9.8
9.8

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

9.0
8.7
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.8
8.1

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.117
0.085

WHD @ 100 
 

0.283
0.192
Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

0.8
0.8

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-1.17 dB
-1.22 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

0.09 dB
-0.09 dB

Mid 
 

0.66 dB
1.08 dB

Treble 
 

-4.13 dB
-4.44 dB
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Leakage 
 

1.0
1.5

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

65.77 dB
64.08 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

N/A
N/A

In-line 
 

N/A
N/A

Boom 
 

N/A
N/A

Detachable Boom 
 

N/A
N/A

Mic  

No
No
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Recording Quality 
 

0.0
0.0

Microphone Frequency Response  

Grado SR60e/SR60 Microphone Frequency Response
Grado SR80e/SR80 Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech 
 

N/A
N/A

LFE 
 

N/A
N/A

FR Std. Dev. 
 

N/A
N/A

HFE 
 

N/A
N/A

Weighted THD 
 

N/A
N/A

Gain 
 

N/A
N/A
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Noise Handling 
 

0.0
0.0

SpNR  

Grado SR60e/SR60 SpNR
Grado SR80e/SR80 SpNR

Speech + Pink Noise  

N/A
N/A

Speech + Subway Noise  

N/A
N/A

SpNR 
 

N/A
N/A
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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
0.0

Battery Type 
 

N/A
N/A

Continuous Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Additional Charges 
 

N/A
N/A

Total Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Charge Time 
 

N/A
N/A

Power Saving Feature 
 

N/A
N/A

Audio While Charging 
 

N/A
N/A

Passive Playback 
 

N/A
N/A

Charging Port  

N/A
N/A
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App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

Grado SR60e/SR60 App Picture
Grado SR80e/SR80 App Picture

App Name  

N/A
N/A

iOS  

N/A
N/A

Android  

N/A
N/A

macOS  

N/A
N/A

Windows  

N/A
N/A

Equalizer 
 

N/A
N/A

ANC Control 
 

N/A
N/A

Mic Control  

N/A
N/A

Room effects 
 

N/A
N/A

Playback Control 
 

N/A
N/A

Button Mapping  

N/A
N/A

Surround Sound  

N/A
N/A
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

0.0
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

N/A
N/A

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

N/A
N/A

NFC Pairing 
 

N/A
N/A

Line of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Default Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

aptX Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

aptX(LL) Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

0.0
0.0

Non-BT Line of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Wired 
 

9.0
9.0

Cable Picture  

Grado SR60e/SR60 Cable Picture
Grado SR80e/SR80 Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

No
No

Length  

5.6 ft
5.6 ft

Connection  

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS

Wired Latency 
 

0 ms
0 ms
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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC / PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PC / PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox One Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Wireless 
 

No
No

Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

N/A
N/A

USB Input 
 

N/A
N/A

Line In 
 

N/A
N/A

Line Out 
 

N/A
N/A

Optical Input 
 

N/A
N/A

RCA Input 
 

N/A
N/A

Dock Charging 
 

N/A
N/A

Power Supply 
 

N/A
N/A
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SR60e
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SR80e
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SR60e
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