PICTORIAL: Thumb screws mod from John Grados into Jonathan Grados (No 56Ks Allowed!) - Page 2

I've cycled through the comfies, bowls, and now reside at the jumbos. I didn't like the muddiness of the comfies, although they are very comfortable and are great for the numerous cold days up in Edmonton. The bowls had of course a more open and brighter sound than the comfies, though the comfort was lacking. I flipped between revbowls and regbowls all the time because my ears couldn't happily sit with either. After months of torture I jumped on the jumbos, which I enjoy to this day. Almost immediately after getting them I glue-modded them, as the clear-tape-mod on my bowls had proven so effective. As for the stock jumbos' sound, the highs were in the same league as the bowls, though the bass was much weaker and more boring. That's one of the reasons I didn't pick up on the GS1Ks immediately, it sounded too airy and wasn't really in line with the typical Grado sound AFAI have had experience with. I also experienced this on the SR60s. I didn't think to compare one glue-modded jumbo with one stock, but I like the balance my SR60s have hit. I also rescreened them, so YMMV. At this point, I'm desiring a bit more detail in the highs, but I don't hate them as much as when they had the bowls, revbowls, tapebowls, taperevbowls, comfies, and nickelcomfies. Now all I need is a set each of the flats and HD414s. Does anyone still carry donut pads?

edit: To answer your question, do the jumbos sound better than the bowls is up to you. I tried to describe the sound and my thoughts on the sound differences to give you an idea, but I can't make that judgment for you. I like them. They're the most comfortable so far.

I think I'm okay with the ugliness. Once you try out for Team Grado you immediately forgo the privilege of appealing asthetics anyway

I would have if there were some at the hardware store. I SUPPOSE I could have ordered some, but I wanted a quick and dirty solution to the Grado twisties.

Televator's MS2is: Sorry for insulting your good looks. Clearly beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, even though you're technically part of the Grado family but really you emancipated years ago to pursue your own life.

My home is all about the Canon A series. The pictures were taken by the A620. We used to have a Canon EOS 30 film camera for which my dad traded in his ultimately vintage film camera in, but we had to sell that because film was too tedious. This camera's not too bad. Print quality is pretty good. Nothing compared to those expensive point-and-shoots in the "Post Your Photography Part X" threads.

If you're in the market you should ask people more knowledgeable than I am on this subject. =/ At any rate, you gotta love the macro.