[sackley]

Is it worth to remove the button on my SR-225's or is it even possible?

 

[neil]

No, is my opinion. But if you do, definitely do not use a butterknife.

 

[joelongwood]

sackley, please don't go there! I believe it was Neruda who attempted this mod which led to a hilarious thread on Headwize.
Even if you get the buttons off, you'll be greeted with a blob of what looks like hot glue that is interwoven in the screen. If you want to heat it with a hairdryer and play with it, be my guest.
I tried this mod, because I thought it would look better. When I saw the glue, I got out the glue gun and put that baby right back.
As for sound, I personally don't think it makes a difference. I have the MSPs with no buttons and I held some pennies up to the grills......I could detect no difference at all.
Hope this helps.

 

[bootman]

Freeze!!!

Put down the knife and step away from the grados!

But seriously, the mod is not worth the trouble and won't really do much for the sound. (it won't make them into MS-2s!)

 

[Voyager]

I think that if this MOD is done it should be done only to the Grado SR-60, 80 and 125.

 

[bootman]

You mean the "expendable" grados?

 

[Neruda]

oh, it never fails...

 

[JMT]

Poor, poor Neruda.

He just may end up having to explain the "button" incident to his grandchildren.

 

[morphsci]

that's why I love my MS II's, they're buttonless!

 

[KR...]

Will you please leave those poor innocent buttons alone, they never tried to hurt anyone. Oh, and it doesn't make any difference in the sound. But, if you just must have button less Grados, just go here and get one of these :

http://www.alessandro-products.com/headphones.html

 

[Vka]

If the button doesn't affect the sound, why does the MSP and RS-1 sound completely different? In fact, I think they have different drivers which MUST account for the difference in sound. Anyone else have any ideas?

 

[Neruda]

personally I highly doubt they have different drivers. It would have cost too much money to change them, it seems to me, when they could just use the old drivers. Chances are that any change in sound comes from minor differences in the housing or differences in the wiring used.

 

[KR...]

Quote:

If the button doesn't affect the sound, why does the MSP and RS-1 sound completely different?

You are kidding right?

You really think that that little button makes the RS-1 and the MSP sound like two different phones?

come on...

 

[sackley]

It was a good thing I asked. I got bored sitting here at my work computer and began to get curious about it. I know the discussion has come up before and I don't remember what you guys said so I thought I would ask. Thanks.

 

[chych]

The MSP is a re-equalized version of the RS-1, more neutral, I always thought...