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Grado boxes?

post #1 of 27
6/15/04 at 8:27am
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as title.

i am looking for a wooden or metal box to accomodate my ms-2s. anyone know of anyplace where i could find one?

anyone??
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post #2 of 27
6/15/04 at 8:46am
i was looking for one a while back without avail so i took it upon myself to contact Grado and was told they stopped making them like 3 years ago. Lucky folk that have them wont ever part with them. I would say, get intouch with a local wood mechant, have them make you one. (canadian maple is a nice wood)
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post #3 of 27
6/15/04 at 10:31am
yeah those boxes are hard to come by. I lucked out and unexpectedly obtained one as a part of a transaction for RS-1s on head-fi at a regular market price. To my suprise, when it came time to sell the pair I was given offers of $150+ for the box

sometimes you luck out and find 'em on ebay, but be prepared to pay for the luxury.
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post #4 of 27
6/15/04 at 10:40am
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Originally Posted by Gopher
yeah those boxes are hard to come by. I lucked out and unexpectedly obtained one as a part of a transaction for RS-1s on head-fi at a regular market price. To my suprise, when it came time to sell the pair I was given offers of $150+ for the box

sometimes you luck out and find 'em on ebay, but be prepared to pay for the luxury.
I never saw a picture of the box. Where can I find a pic of them?

Roby
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post #5 of 27
6/15/04 at 10:48am
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damn. my chances do not look good. i may have to get one custom made or comb flea markets.

there was a taiwanese hifi company selling 'imitation' grado boxes made of light maple some time back, but i lucked out - they had just run out of them and dont sell them anymore.

it's quite unfortunate, really, that john grado sells his headphones in boxes that look like crap - i certainly hope the money he saved there went into my headphones!
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post #6 of 27
6/15/04 at 10:48am
Has anyone seen or know the dimensions? I bought some real nice Mahogany and have a friend that is real good at woodworking. The hard part would be the foam insert but that could probably be bought from Grado.


Mitch
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post #7 of 27
6/15/04 at 10:55am
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Originally Posted by braillediver
Has anyone seen or know the dimensions? I bought some real nice Mahogany and have a friend that is real good at woodworking. The hard part would be the foam insert but that could probably be bought from Grado.


Mitch
couldnt you just use the foam that came with your paper grado box?

perhaps you could felt-line the bottom of the box too to prevent oils/acids from the wood from coming into contact with your grados?
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post #8 of 27
6/15/04 at 6:37pm
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Originally Posted by adhoc
it's quite unfortunate, really, that john grado sells his headphones in boxes that look like crap - i certainly hope the money he saved there went into my headphones!
Acutally, he's just being cheap. Why? The RS-1's haven't changed themselves or their pricing, but the boxed have.
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post #9 of 27
6/15/04 at 7:10pm
well, i think he replaced the wooden box with the 15' extension cable and the 1/4"-1/8" adapter. not that that's an equal exchange, but they're useful accessories.
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post #10 of 27
6/16/04 at 12:38pm
I use a Black leather cigar box with rich cherry wood inside lined with silk for my ms-2 (and have used for other grados). It fits the grados perfect .

I was actually thinking of selling it because i'm thinking of spending some major dough on a new can. I'll see if I can find a pic or to of it if any one is interested.
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post #11 of 27
6/16/04 at 2:35pm
Don't forget inflation creeping up.
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post #12 of 27
6/16/04 at 7:03pm
Sorry to thread jack but anyone know if you can hang a pair of Grados from a banana stand?
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post #13 of 27
6/16/04 at 7:14pm
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Originally Posted by highflyin9
Sorry to thread jack but anyone know if you can hang a pair of Grados from a banana stand?
Is this a joke?
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post #14 of 27
6/16/04 at 7:23pm
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Originally Posted by highflyin9
Sorry to thread jack but anyone know if you can hang a pair of Grados from a banana stand?
of course you can. what would matter is whether your stand has enough vertical clearance so that the phones wouldnt touch the ground when hung.
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post #15 of 27
6/16/04 at 7:56pm
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Originally Posted by highflyin9
Sorry to thread jack but anyone know if you can hang a pair of Grados from a banana stand?
Sure works great.
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