GRADO SR80e vs Sennheiser HD 559

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Open back headphones often leak sound, however, they also have a lot of benefits. I offer you to compare GRADO SR80e vs Sennheiser HD 559 both of which are open back. The first pair of headphones is on-ear and the second one is over-ear. These devices are wired.

Features

One of the main features which are different between these headphones is frequency response. GRADO SR80e has a range from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, whilst Sennheiser HD 559 works with a frequency response between 14 Hz and 26 kHz. The impedance level in the first case is 32 Ohm and the second appliance has 50 Ohm. Speaking of sensitivity, the headphones made by GRADO are 100 dB sensitive, while the product by Sennheiser has 108 dB.

Sound

These headphones do not have noise-canceling. The wide soundstage and great intimacy of GRADO SR80e result in accurate sound with sufficient space for good separation of sound sources. With this device, you will have clarity and clean sound.

Sennheiser HD 559 offers a great realistic sense of soundstage. You get an excellent level of clarity in the high-mids and highs. It allows a track with serious bass depth to stay balanced.

Comfort and design

Let's start with similarities. Both of them have an adjustable headband that is bulky and simple, with matte black plastic and velvet-like black earpads. There is no way to use these headphones for talking on the phone or via Skype as they do not have a microphone.

Sennheiser HD 559 is equipped with a detachable cable and has a 300cm long audio cable. GRADO headphones are not very heavy as their weight is 230 g.

GRADO SR80e pros and cons

Sennheiser HD 559 pros and cons