[CrystalT]

What do you mean by reverse?

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[zeinharis]

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Circumaural modded my grados. They're extremely dark now. Any suggestions on how to achieve circumaural comfort without darkening the sound?

Also, I modded the comfys, but something seems wrong about them. Overall sound just seems... wrong. Did I expose too much of the driver?

I'm going to buy new comfys this weekend. The stock sound was wonderful as is unmodded.

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perhaps you should check this thread http://www.head-fi.org/t/323271/alessandro-ms1000-and-ms-ultimate-diy-modding-56k-warning or this http://www.head-fi.org/t/508459/sr60-mod#post_6871715
 
awsome work there

 

[Brooko]

What do you mean by reverse?
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You cut a quarter sized hole in the pad - then put the pads on backwards (ie the headphones through the hole you've just made).
 
Here's a good tutorial / demo (with pics) : http://benlimt.blogspot.co.nz/2011/06/grados-prestige-series-model-sr60i-and.html

 

[CrystalT]

This happened this morning through normal use. How were these held in? Just glue, or something? Let me know. I'm going to apply a light amount of super glue when I get to class.

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[Vikingatheart]

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Thanks  I usually keep them in my home office, and a few months ago I picked up the PURE i-20 iPod dock. This PURE gadget has a built in DAC and pulls the bit perfect signal right off the iPod (thus bypassing the lower quality analog output of the iPod), so I was able to hear my apple lossless files in their full glory. Just this very simple system was so enjoyable, and that was due to the A2s more than anything else. If I want to have some good music or watch a movie with better sound at my lady friend's place, it's very easy to take the A2s with me and just run the analog outs of the blu-ray player into them. The audio is fantastic compared to just her tv audio (she doesn't want a full audio rig at her place). I can't really consider them underrated cause they seem to be very popular, so I'll just say that they easily compete with speakers costing just as much, but you have the added benefit of the amp section as well, which puts the value over the top. But I don't have to tell you that since you know just as well as I do how awesome they are  

You totally understand why these things rule! Let me know what happens with Audioengine. I really hope you can get your speakers back through warranty! 

 

[TheMiddleSky]

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This happened this morning through normal use. How were these held in? Just glue, or something? Let me know. I'm going to apply a light amount of super glue when I get to class.
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That's a common problem for Grado, only need super glue and problem solved.

 

[Focker]

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You totally understand why these things rule! Let me know what happens with Audioengine. I really hope you can get your speakers back through warranty! 

Thanks, I'll definitely let you know what they say....hoping to hear back today

 

[Melvins]

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This happened this morning through normal use. How were these held in? Just glue, or something? Let me know. I'm going to apply a light amount of super glue when I get to class.
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yeah man you definitely need to check out the grad mod thread. those look um......really ugly. haha not to be mean. just to be honest. You may as well tear out the remaining white cloth, but that honestly does the least amount of sound change in all the mods. use the hair dryer method to open those babies up and GENTLY press a few holes in the cloth behind the driver. be wary, people press too hard and blow out their driver. Also, look into woodies. those are by far the best mod as far as sound/aesthetics go. happy modding!

 

[CrystalT]

Not to.be rude but I've actually been actively reading every grado modification board for over a year. Yes, it's ugly. I don't care. I went for functionality based off what I had on me.

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[devouringone3]

The rods are pushed/forced in the abs plastic gimbals using a press. There is no glue or anything.

 

[CrystalT]

Upon closer inspection, it seems that the place where the rod was forced in was warped, likely due to the fact that it was 110 degrees in my car, and I left them in there. The Right cup is undamaged, however.
 
I'm gluing the area now, and letting the cup sit. I'm also in the process of acquiring the materials for making DIY bowls using the pizzabox foam, and DIY velour circumaurals with Smeggy's tut. Wish me luck.
 

 

[devouringone3]

Good luck

 

[CrystalT]

So using the pizzabox as material, I constructed two connectors and superglued the pleather circumaural pads to them. Then, I made basically circumaural flatpads. I'm keeping my stock quartermoded comfys until I find some circumaural pads I like before I superglue them to those. I'm also going to order some Senn pads, and some female 1/8th jacks, and two mono male plugs. I don't feel like experimenting with a single entry yet.
 
Oh, and I fixed the problem with the metal arm, too.
 
still looks ugly as ****. Oh well. functionality over asthetics. I only get about $40 from my school as a living allowance twice a month, and I get about $40/wk from plasma donations. I'm hoping once summer break starts next week, I'll find some employment.

 

[devouringone3]

Don't forget to show it to us
 
Man you look low on money... good luck with job finding!

 

[CrystalT]

I've been poverty my entire life. Was homeless for the first 5 months of 2011, too.

To me, buying these grados was the equivalent to someone buying a 1k+ piece of equipment.

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