I used SR-60s for many years until they finally died, and replaced them with SR-80s that were better. After deciding to splurge by buying a pair of Audioquest phones that sounded "meh" (and were promptly returned), I bought a pair of Grado SR-325es with the groovy aluminum housing...300 bucks...astoundingly better than the 60s and 80s in absolutely every way...bass, resolution, ultimate clarity...man....The much larger "G cushion" ear pads they use on the highest cost Grados are 50 bucks, and since I don't like the standard pads on the 325s I sent off to a Chinese company that makes a "G pad" clone and they're GREAT...much better, comfy for hours, and nothing between the ear and the drivers except the thin protective skin on the phones...12 bucks or so shipped. So yeah, more clams for the 325e cans, but so much better they're absolutely worth it.