slick1ru2
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My SR80 are 4 years old and in my rotation of the Ultrasone HFI 780 and Audia Technica A700. Definitely fun for rock, I have them on now.
Indeed.
Grados are some of the easiest headphones to get back up to spec, I find. Grado's customer service is some of the best I've encountered, and their construction is relatively simple (in a good way), so replacing parts is not that big of a deal and relatively cheaper compared to some other companies.
When I got my pair of PS-1s, the little black end-caps were missing, and Grado responded to my e-mail within a few hours, sending out a set of them free of charge. They also offered to recable them for a decent price if I felt the current cable was too twisted up.
I say go for it!
i love the simplicity of the grado design where form follows function. they are deceptively robust and long lasting. it's great that grado continues to service their products long after the warranty has expired.
Indeed.
Grados are some of the easiest headphones to get back up to spec, I find. Grado's customer service is some of the best I've encountered, and their construction is relatively simple (in a good way), so replacing parts is not that big of a deal and relatively cheaper compared to some other companies.
When I got my pair of PS-1s, the little black end-caps were missing, and Grado responded to my e-mail within a few hours, sending out a set of them free of charge. They also offered to recable them for a decent price if I felt the current cable was too twisted up.
I say go for it!
PINK DRIVERS ON A RS2i !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PINK DRIVERS ON A RS2i !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
US $3.25 current bid (3).
The bets are open, I bet one dollar that he won't get more than 100 dollars for it!
So what I'm curious about is, is the "pinkness" the result of oxidation then?
Those almost look like they were just left in the sun or some other abrasive scenario (used as mobiles or something), I've had weather-stripping foam and gasket tape fall apart like that after a year or two riding on my car or garage door or something like that; I mean, I can't even imagine how much abuse you'd have to subject an RS-1/RS-2 to get that result, nothing I'd want near my head that's for sure, but still.
I believe the cheese cloth that covers the drivers on most early John Grado headphones would turn pink or brown after a while. It happened just with normal use.
Yeah but I'm wondering if it isn't plausible that if I left my RS-1i out for a
long enough amount of time, or just wait ten years, will they discolor in the same manner? Is it chemical or physical.
Ladies and gentlemen, the most used up pair of RS2i ever:
an atomic bomb blast radius survivor
There is also a pair of "pink" MS1's for sale on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/230836842219?_trksid=p5197.c0.m619#ht_500wt_1191
Musta found some old cheese cloth lying around.....
If i was cynical i would say that those have been discoloured by the very pink looking foam earpads in the pictures...
They're not RS2i, they're debuttoned old school RS2. If they were RS2i the wwriting would read 'Grado Reference Series' around the top, and RS2 at the bottom. My guess would be they've been used near something that discloured the cloth, cigarette smoke maybe?
So what I'm curious about is, is the "pinkness" the result of oxidation then?
Those almost look like they were just left in the sun or some other abrasive scenario (used as mobiles or something), I've had weather-stripping foam and gasket tape fall apart like that after a year or two riding on my car or garage door or something like that; I mean, I can't even imagine how much abuse you'd have to subject an RS-1/RS-2 to get that result, nothing I'd want near my head that's for sure, but still.
There is also a pair of "pink" MS1's for sale on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/230836842219?_trksid=p5197.c0.m619#ht_500wt_1191
Musta found some old cheese cloth lying around.....