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I had Vinnie (of red wine audio) install the hardwire for me cause i'm a wimp. He and I mulled over the various possibilities for grill "reduction" and agreed that leaving the outside grills intact would not impede any benefits derived from removing the inner grills. he had already done a removal for someone that uncovered the drivers but left grill protecting the delicate wiring at the bottom. I added the suggestion of leaving the outers alone. and that's what I went with. I felt that with my system I would reap any sonic improvement so it was worth trying. If i had a dog or small child I wouldn't have dared uncover the drivers, but I trust myself to be careful enough not to womp them. although I am definately moving about my rig much more slowly/carefully than before!
do i hear a difference from grill removal? beats the hell outta me. since the wire change was accomplished at the same time I can't tell you what's what. I can tell you that I've never heard a system anywhere as transparent as this is now. there is seemingly nothing between the recorded sounds(intentional and not) and my ears anymore. I can hear/feel the timber of hollow bodied instruments pretty much as well as if I was holding/playing them. it's a little weird and a lot addicting. last night I was playing a first (uk) vinyl pressing of cat stevens teaser and the firecat and I could hear him (thru the vocal change) moving further from the mic a bit. never heard that on any phones or speakers before and I've listened to this pressing a thousand times (even have a backup copy) on a lot of great gear.
also heard undertones from heifetz violin that I didn't know where there. can't wait to research and discover if this is wriiten in by Ludwig or a by-product.
also hear throaty almost growly stuff from Cat Steven's voice that my kef 105.2's don't reveal and that grado rs1's and gs1000's and ety's dont reveal.
| Originally Posted by tyloh73 "AKG K1000 (partially nude) w/Stefan Audio Arts hardwire and a pint of Dove butter pecan ice cream" just out of curiousity,what do you mean by partially nude?did you remove the larger or smaller grille? i am not sure about smaller grille,but removing larger grille will result in wider soundstage,clearer sound.but the differences are more noticable if you toe the driver out(as far away as possible from ears). |
I had Vinnie (of red wine audio) install the hardwire for me cause i'm a wimp. He and I mulled over the various possibilities for grill "reduction" and agreed that leaving the outside grills intact would not impede any benefits derived from removing the inner grills. he had already done a removal for someone that uncovered the drivers but left grill protecting the delicate wiring at the bottom. I added the suggestion of leaving the outers alone. and that's what I went with. I felt that with my system I would reap any sonic improvement so it was worth trying. If i had a dog or small child I wouldn't have dared uncover the drivers, but I trust myself to be careful enough not to womp them. although I am definately moving about my rig much more slowly/carefully than before!
do i hear a difference from grill removal? beats the hell outta me. since the wire change was accomplished at the same time I can't tell you what's what. I can tell you that I've never heard a system anywhere as transparent as this is now. there is seemingly nothing between the recorded sounds(intentional and not) and my ears anymore. I can hear/feel the timber of hollow bodied instruments pretty much as well as if I was holding/playing them. it's a little weird and a lot addicting. last night I was playing a first (uk) vinyl pressing of cat stevens teaser and the firecat and I could hear him (thru the vocal change) moving further from the mic a bit. never heard that on any phones or speakers before and I've listened to this pressing a thousand times (even have a backup copy) on a lot of great gear.
also heard undertones from heifetz violin that I didn't know where there. can't wait to research and discover if this is wriiten in by Ludwig or a by-product.
also hear throaty almost growly stuff from Cat Steven's voice that my kef 105.2's don't reveal and that grado rs1's and gs1000's and ety's dont reveal.
