Sennheiser HD 650 (2003) vs Grado SR125 (2014)

The Sennheiser HD 650 (2003) has done really well in a number of roundups conducted by sources that perform reliable hands-on testing, like PC Gamer, guitarworld.com, and Critical Hit - it ended up getting the "Ranked 2 out of 5" title from PC Gamer, "Ranked 2 out of 8" from guitarworld.com, and "Ranked 3 out of 10" from Critical Hit. That's high praise coming from reliable sources.

As for the Grado SR125e (2014), it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at What Hi-Fi?, Headphone Review, and Rtings enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

We also performed a thorough Sennheiser HD 650 (2003) vs. Grado SR125e (2014) review score analysis - it turns out that all of the sources that have tested both Over-Ear Headphones, including Rtings, preferred the Sennheiser HD 650 (2003) over the Grado SR125e (2014).

Out of all the sources that reviewed them, the Sennheiser HD 650 (2003) turned out to be most loved by Techradar, which gave it a score of 10, whereas the Grado SR125e (2014) got its highest, 10, rating from reviewers at What Hi-Fi?.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Sennheiser HD 650 (2003) earned an average review score of 9.0 out of 10 points and the Grado SR125e (2014) received an average of 7.8, compared to the 7.5 average of Over-Ear Headphones in general.