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My grado sr125 mods.

post #1 of 28
10/29/09 at 10:37am
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First post, go easy on me

Ive had these for 4 years or so in stock form, thought about selling them but decided to have some fun in the workshop.







Still a few things id like to do, i need some mesh, and i might recable them. All good fun.
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post #2 of 28
10/30/09 at 2:13am
Nice looking ! How do they sound with those aluminum cups ?
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post #3 of 28
10/30/09 at 2:58am
Very nice! I love the aluminum cup look.
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post #4 of 28
10/30/09 at 10:50am
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Originally Posted by the_equalizer View Post
Nice looking ! How do they sound with those aluminum cups ?
Sound is a tricky one, im a total skeptic, I made these for a bit of fun and so they would look cool. However, im convinced they sound better , bass seems a little better, it seems to have more impact, i wish i had a way of measuring responce before and after.

This is how they started out


i hand turned them on my lathe

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post #5 of 28
10/30/09 at 4:18pm
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The large pads just came from ttvj, and i got the good camera out:



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post #6 of 28
10/30/09 at 4:28pm
Great work on the lathing those cups and enjoy your modded 125's!
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post #7 of 28
10/30/09 at 4:32pm
Wow! Excellent job on the cups. I wish I had the talent and equipment to do something like this. Now you need to come up with a new rod clamp and cup holder assembly to make them all aluminum.
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post #8 of 28
10/30/09 at 4:34pm
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Originally Posted by ecclesand View Post
Wow! Excellent job on the cups. I wish I had the talent and equipment to do something like this. Now you need to come up with a new rod clamp and cup holder assembly to make them all aluminum.
Thats the plan, and a new headband, maybe some pretty cable. I have a design in mind for the rod clamp, maybe using some nice thumb screws.
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post #9 of 28
10/30/09 at 5:15pm
Excellent lathe work! I look forward to seeing the rest.
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post #10 of 28
10/30/09 at 5:20pm
Does anyone know where edd9000 could find a beautiful screen to put into those cups? Something chrome like the HF-2's would look beautiful.
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post #11 of 28
10/30/09 at 5:58pm
Try McMaster-Carr...

McMaster-Carr
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post #12 of 28
10/30/09 at 5:59pm
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Yes, i found what want on mcmaster, but its $3, i just need to beef up the order with something else. Maybe some alu barstock
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post #13 of 28
11/1/09 at 3:53am
ARe those things heavy? Slap on a JMoney V3 headband and you got a winner!
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post #14 of 28
11/1/09 at 11:51am
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certainly heavier than before but dont seem to be that bad. Could certainly do with a more padded head band.
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post #15 of 28
11/1/09 at 12:29pm
edd9000 check out the leather headbands made by Jeremy of JMoney. He has an sponsored thread. Nice work and good luck.
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