Wow, These are Great Headphones

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I am admittedly a slight audiophile.  Definitely not an extremist in the area, I just like things to sound good.  All of my music in iTunes is ripped lossless (from CD) when possible, although there are a few 256k and tracks in there (mostly from the iTunes Plus music thanks to gift cards).

Of course, all that time and space spent getting high quality audio into iTunes is pointless unless I can get good sound out through nice speakers or headphones.  I have had good speakers for a long time at home, but I never purchased a decent set of headphones.  I have had a set of Sure in-ear monitors for a long time, which do an OK job.

I went on the hunt for good headphones many months ago.  I worked through a list of manufacturers that I already knew made headphones, reading reviews, and going to a couple local shops that actually have them out to listen.  In the process of researching, I stumbled upon a brand I had no experience with – Grado. More