Quote: There's a bajillion things I also still need to learn too. But I did some more checking and you're right. I found this link that asks the same thing about woofers > http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/39120-6-stupid-speaker-magnet-question  It seems it would have to be several...

Quote: Ah...I see...OK. Guess that shield is doing a better job than I thought it could. Or the external magnet you tried wasn't of sufficient strength. Or it still wasn't in close enough proximity to the voice coil. Or both, or ???. I wonder what would happen if you added a couple more...

Armaegis,   Any perceived loudness increase heard at the back of the cup as opposed to the front would most likely be due to the megaphone effect and not necessarily diaphragm profile. Again, when yelling at someone, it's more efficient to have ones cupped hands closer to the mouth than...

Maverickmonk...LOL, I hope those circles wash out in time :). Reminds me of when my AudioTechnica ATH-7 earpads first started to disintegrate. They've got a simulated thin leather covering on the pads that tore off in small sticky bits. I wasn't aware of these bits until I got home from the...

Quote: Say, my bowls are due for replacement and I was thinking of trying the senn 414 pads, can you tell me the brand of dye you used and where you bought it? Anything that might make the pads more comfortable is definitely worth trying I think.

Quote: If you mean touching with a finger I'm not sure that would be a fair experiment. I find any part of my hand near the cup end seems to affect the sound. I was thinking though that the next time I have my cups apart I might try a wooden golf tee cut to the right length between the...

^I was thinking of the toothpick idea too. But maybe a little larger diameter, like about 1/8 of an inch or 3/16ths, and maybe about 4 or 5 of them in parallel fashion. That would (might) keep little wondering fingers away from the diaphragm but might allow them to still be popped out for any...

Bilavideo says     "I still need to screen the front and rear grills.  One thing that's cool about these is the "liberated drivers."  The plastic cage has been replaced by wood.  The only plastic in these Grados is literally in the driver, that plastic basket with the holes.  There's no...

ejs811   offline 39 Posts. Joined 11/2010 Can anyone comment on the change of sound from removing the fine cloth layer directly over the driver, will I notice anything? ^That's a really cute pic...I can imagine two benefits, baby's ears would stay nice n' toasty...and baby...

Quote: That's interesting. I know that straws are sometimes used in speaker ports. I can't remember how though...could be it's just friction. Or perhaps a light spray adhesive before inserting would hold them securely. Don't know what such possibilities would do to any of the wanted...

No no Bilavideo, I really, really do think some resonance is a good thing in the Grado. I think that's one of, if not the, reason they're so expressive and fun. But I think too much could cause a tonal resonate peak if the cup isn't carefully designed and would explain the mass damping ring (the...

This thought about possible standing waves at the cups's open, less mechanically supported, end made me wonder about something else. When I first listened to my longer than stock HeadCoverage cups, besides the increased bass I noticed, I also noticed increased overall detail. Which others, and I...

Thanks Bilavideo for your long reply. Your comments about the passive radiator effect were enlightening. I had always thought increased bass of my aftermarket wood cups was due strictly to the increased length with it's more air flow efficient larger megaphone effect, but now I wonder. However...

Quote: If you're saying what I think you're saying about the cup size of the RS1 I can sympathize. I don't exactly know the RS1 length, but my aftermarket cups are 35 mm long! I'm forever knocking into them...causing them to shift and at times even come close to falling off...which causes...

^ Thanks for clearing that up for me. Interesting what you say about reduced output...but it does make sense when you think about it. So perhaps the ideal might be a combination of the two types of cups...I mean an inside cup surface shaped more like a horn speakers exponential horn starting...