Help... my SR60's are "Creaking"
Feb 13, 2004 at 4:57 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 12
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Hi all,

I know that the build quality of the lower-end Grados somestimes leaves much to be desired. Here's my case: I have a pair of SR60's that I've had for around a month or so. Whenever I move my head, these cans make a "creak" noise. I'm pretty sure it's from the wires coming out of the driver assembly, as both sides are extremely loose and can be pushed in and out of the housing (not completely though).

Are most (or at least lots) of these headphones like this? Or did I get a dud pair? They are home-only phones, and as such have not been subjected to bad treatment.
 
Feb 13, 2004 at 5:23 PM Post #3 of 12
My SR225s had the same, but SR80s did not. I found taking electrical tape, cutting it to be half as wide, going around the cord a few times, then gently stuffing it up into the chambers (or opening them and repositioning the cord which is what I did) solved the problem. And it doesn't look bad with the tape barely visible and it black as the cord/chambers anyway.
 
Feb 13, 2004 at 5:45 PM Post #4 of 12
You could cash in on the warranty :wink:. I suspect that the wires-in/out-of-the-driver-housing thing isn't necissarily poor construction. I suppose it would be better if they felt like they were bolted down in there, but it's not like when you move the wire it's pulling directly on the soldered connection to the speaker, at the very least it's pinched on the inside so the solder joint doesn't move very much/at all.
 
Feb 13, 2004 at 7:17 PM Post #5 of 12
Do what I did - I had the same problem with the SR-60. I went to Radioshack, picked up 3 Ferrite Core filters and installed one at the end near the 1/8 jack and two on each side right where the cord enters the driver housing. Pull out the cord lightly (apply tension) and then install the ferrite core - this stops the creaking and clears out the highs (less harsh sounding...)

a two in one solution!!!
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Feb 13, 2004 at 9:39 PM Post #6 of 12
I never got creaking per se, but I did get some other random noises from there. To fix it, I took some Shoe Goo (best thing ever, next to duct tape) and essentially smeared some on the hole and cable. I actually did this mainly because the cord takes little tugs all the time, and I didn't want it to break. I did the same thing with the wires entering and leaving the Y splitter.
 
Feb 13, 2004 at 10:25 PM Post #7 of 12
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Originally posted by gsferrari
Do what I did - I had the same problem with the SR-60. I went to Radioshack, picked up 3 Ferrite Core filters and installed one at the end near the 1/8 jack and two on each side right where the cord enters the driver housing. Pull out the cord lightly (apply tension) and then install the ferrite core - this stops the creaking and clears out the highs (less harsh sounding...)

a two in one solution!!!
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That's an interesting solution.
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I think I will try it out.
 
Feb 13, 2004 at 11:04 PM Post #8 of 12
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Originally posted by gsferrari
Do what I did - I had the same problem with the SR-60. I went to Radioshack, picked up 3 Ferrite Core filters and installed one at the end near the 1/8 jack and two on each side right where the cord enters the driver housing. Pull out the cord lightly (apply tension) and then install the ferrite core - this stops the creaking and clears out the highs (less harsh sounding...)

a two in one solution!!!
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Hm. Just found one of those off of the RCA connector of an old Playstation, and have to say, it works. Was a bitch to get onto the cable, but it's currently sitting right below the Y splitter, and the highs seem nicer now... Probably psychosomatic, but hey, if it works, it works.
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Feb 13, 2004 at 11:11 PM Post #9 of 12
I looked through the mesh of my MS-2's/SR-80's and the cable seems to be glued to the inner side of the chamber.

EDIT: I looked carefully again and there isn't any glue.
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IMHO the cable should be glued along whole lenght of the orifice to prevent both radial and axial movement. Or at least on both sides of the orifice. Trivial mistake.....

The solution here is to buy an appropriate, clear, higly adhesive and elastic glue and apply it to the outer side of the orifice.

Sudennly it's another example of controversial build quality of Grado headphones. What's the problem for Grado to use a glue and apply it properly to fix this small defect??? SR-60's were released in 1994....
 
Feb 13, 2004 at 11:14 PM Post #10 of 12
Quote:

Originally posted by gsferrari
Do what I did - I had the same problem with the SR-60. I went to Radioshack, picked up 3 Ferrite Core filters and installed one at the end near the 1/8 jack and two on each side right where the cord enters the driver housing.


Hey Guru I know where you got that idea from
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Feb 13, 2004 at 11:21 PM Post #12 of 12
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Originally posted by gsferrari
Raul - How can I forget your "Quick Fix" for this problem
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Well as a matter of fact I never had this creak noise problem from the SR60's. I placed the ferrite beads in the headphone cables because I had purchased a bunch of those small and medium beads from Digi-key to put everywhere in the cables of my HT setup. After I placed all I needed I had extra ones, had to start looking for cables at home where to put them at least not to lose them. I thought the headphone cables were a good place for the small ones. Didn't know they would help solving this creak noise problem, so that credit is actually all yours
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