Speakers that sound like Grado headphones?

I would echo that (pun intended). Speakers sound like speakers and headphones sound like headphones. I have Grados as well and they sound great with my vCan headphone amp. They don't sound like my speakers. Both fun and exciting, but different.

Which grado and what is your price range? What part of the sound do you like?

Most good brands (thiel,Wilson, B&W, Focal,dynaudio, etc) will out class your grados. Grados are bright and forward with little bass extention. But they are fast and dynamic.

Look for balanced speakers that lean toward the forward side (Thiel, Wilson Audio, small Focals 1027,1037) for a grado-ish sound. If you are tight on cash give Klipsch a go.

Brands that sound nothing like grados (and more like Sennhiezers) are Dynaudio, Sonus Faber, etc. They are neutral but lean toward the dark polite side.

Studio monitors in the near field.

ATC speakers like the SCM19 will be similar in sound. They evenly excite the room (uniform wide dispersion across all frequencies) so you tend to get a very similar sound to high quality studio headphones. Of course you get a soundstage and image that is not inside your head (as it is with headphones) - so still lots of differences but the timbre will be similar - fast and dynamic.

I stumbled upon this old thread after recently getting a pair of Grado SR 80 headphones. I really like their tonal balance, and I'm guessing that's what the original poster was talking about (rather than spatial presentation).

I must say, though, that my impression of the Grados is the exact opposite of James63's. I find them rich and warm (though not syrupy or bloated), rather than "bright and forward," as James stated (perhaps we're listening to different models).

Anyway, I really wouldn't mind finding speakers that mirror the tonal balance of the SR 80's, so I thought I'd reopen the discussion. Any ideas? THANKS.
-Bob