I received my TTVJ Grado Flat pads today, and they are, indeed, a worthy addition to my collection of Grado pads (comfies modded to the same shape of the Flats, Bowls, squashed Bowls, HD414 pads modded to the same shape of the Flats) - and now, real Flats. The foam in the Flats is slightly thicker and firmer/denser than the foam in the comfies or the HD414 pads. This means that the drivers are stably supported a little further from the ear than with modded HD414 pads, which tunes the sound differently from any of the other Grado pads in my collection. It's closest to the modded HD414 pads, but with the spectral energy shifted moderately from the bass to the midrange and a noticeably wider soundstage. The TTVJ Grado Flats are a worthy tuning tool for a set of ALO-modded SR225's that I find to be the most all-around competent phones I've ever had the pleasure to use in my listening. The Flats are well worth their price for use with these phones.
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Offline Rig: Pioneer DV563A, DV578A (VD David 1.0 PC) -> Sonicwave Glass Toslink -> Headroom 2007 Ultra Micro DAC (Desktop PSU, VD Nite II PC) -> VD Master 2.0 IC -> Mapletree Ear+ Purist HD (VD Nite Platinum PC), -> ALO Modded Grado SR225, Senn HD650 (Equinox Cable), Yuin PK1
Computer Rig: Terratec EWX 2496 (VD Nite Platinum PC) -> Glass Toslink-> Same downstream as Offline Rig
Work Rig: Creative MP3+ USB Sound Card -> Cardas HPI Mini-to-Mini -> Fiio Amp (Eneloop AAA) -> Yuin PK1, Shure SE530
Bedside Rig: 5.5G Redwine iMod -> ALO VCap Dock (VHAudio OIMP) -> VD Nite 2.0 IC -> KICAS Caliente, TTVJ Portable Millett Hybrid Amp -> HD650(Equinox), HD600(Cardas)
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