These headphones sound brilliant but they do make you look like a Teletubby!
‘You look like a Teletubby!’ These are words no man wants to hear. I suppose at least they didn’t say I looked like the one with the handbag.
I’ll admit that Grado’s GS3000e headphones are on the large side. OK, they’re gargantuan. But I was hoping I looked like a Second World War radio operator, rather than a gigantic, alarming children’s TV character. The headphones are £1,795, a number that is difficult to explain to anyone unfamiliar with the rarefied world of high-end hi-fi.
Rather like a 50-year-old malt, these cans sit near the pinnacle of the headphone market. Don’t expect to show off your new Tinky Winky look on the bus, though: these are meant for home use, with a massive 6.35mm jack built to plug in to ‘proper’ hi-fi kit
Rather like a 50-year-old malt, these cans sit near the pinnacle of the headphone market. Don’t expect to show off your new Tinky Winky look on the bus, though: these are meant for home use, with a massive 6.35mm jack built to plug in to ‘proper’ hi-fi kit. They’re also open-backed, so if you do go out in public, anyone nearby will hear every cymbal clash as you listen. It’s basically like wearing two speakers strapped to your head.
You don’t need them, of course. They’re meant to be over the top. But in a world where smartphones are £1,500, they don’t seem totally insane
What do they sound like? Divine, obviously: music is incredibly detailed and alive (providing you’ve got a hi-fi fit to feed the Grados).
You don’t need them, of course. They’re meant to be over the top. But in a world where smartphones are £1,500, they don’t seem totally insane.