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    I'm a big fan of AKG budget offerings.

    Recently bought a pair of K52 for the princely sum of £26 online. They're excellent.

    Within your budget you could maybe get them and perhaps some Koss or Superlux too for a bit of variety.
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    Second hand Grado SR60/80 are worthy buy's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scooby View Post
    I would change the earpads to the ring shaped ones. More comfortable and sound better that way to me.
    Yes the foam ones are like wearing a hair shirt. I changed mine to soft over ear type but the bass is over powering with them covering my ears. What ring type are you talking about
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    Quote Originally Posted by southall-1998 View Post
    Second hand Grado SR60/80 are worthy buy's.

    S.
    I couldn't wear used headphones, the thought of bugs crawling out into my ears gives me the willys, not that is very likely. A bit like wearing used swimming trunks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by paulf-2007 View Post
    Yes the foam ones are like wearing a hair shirt. I changed mine to soft over ear type but the bass is over powering with them covering my ears. What ring type are you talking about
    I bought four sets of these. I have a few Grados and these do them proud.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-Replace...YAAOSwZ4dZNnma

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    Thanks for all your suggestion everyone. I went with the Akg K92 closed backs. Amazon had them for £31.86 on the Amazon warehouse section. They'll be here Monday, thanks again all!!

    http://https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/p...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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    Quote Originally Posted by nuff View Post
    Thanks for all your suggestion everyone. I went with the Akg K92 closed backs. Amazon had them for £31.86 on the Amazon warehouse section. They'll be here Monday, thanks again all!!

    http://https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/p...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scooby View Post
    I bought four sets of these. I have a few Grados and these do them proud.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-Replace...YAAOSwZ4dZNnma
    So a soft foam unlike the originals that were unbearable for any length of time.
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    I can't tell it apart from the official Grado ones that come in that same shape on the more expensive phones. The key thing s that they don't seem to press on your ear on the same way or in the same places. The flat Grado ones supplied with SR 60 and 80 are very uncomfortable and they also muffle the sound. Getting shot of them lifts the cheaper Grados towards the performance of the more expensive ones as Afr as I'm concerned.

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    I use the Sennheiser yellow foam pads (spares for HD4OO/414) - They don't heat up my ears/make them itch as much as the Grado originals or the "doughnuts" which I have also tried.
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