Alessandro MS1000 and MS Ultimate - DIY & modding [56K warning]

[nickchen]

It's not a question of ear size. I'm of the "princess & the pea" sort in respect of amost everything (cloths, bedding, etc.)

 

[jageur272]

Got my jumbos today in the mail ^_^. Another MS1000i has been born! They sound amazing!

[ugly] pics to follow!

 

[LingLing1337]

Care to compare them to the SR225i? Would they be a good companion 'phone for the Grados?

 

[jageur272]

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Originally Posted by LingLing1337 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Care to compare them to the SR225i? Would they be a good companion 'phone for the Grados?

Heh, I've never heard the 225i.

 

[frank2908]

this is my sr125 mod with distancer without G cush, but the soundstage improved a lot, i add polyester fiber( those u can find inside soft toys

and additional pad inside the original pad. it is very comfy now, and the polyester fiber add some body to the sound. To nickchen: since you discribed modding the grado would give the 'sss..booom ' sound, which is a little bit unclear to me. would you like to try adding the fiber and pad to grado with G cush to test the difference? the first pic on the left is my first cup which looks like ps1000 but then i realised it's to heavy so i cut away the large diameter bit

 

[nickchen]

Great piece of work, frank!

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Originally Posted by frank2908 /img/forum/go_quote.gif to nickchen: since you discribed modding the grado would give the 'sss..booom ' sound, which is a little bit unclear to me. would you like to try adding the fiber and pad to grado with G cush to test the difference?

I'm a bit unsure what you mean (fiber? G cush? Me?)

Generally, IMO you have the Grado Ssss-booom problem only if you combine distancers with the big jumbo bowls. Distancers with normal bowls should sound quite nice actually.

 

[frank2908]

i mean can you try the g cush on any grado with distancer, extra pad stuffed with polyester fiber and compare it to ms1000? i wonder if it fix the problem

 

[jageur272]

Wow frank! Where did you get those beautiful cups from? Mine are damaged and I'm looking into a replacement pair.

Here's a pic of mine:

 

[nickchen]

I have no idea what a G cush is. Remember this is a forum with a remarkable non-native-speaker share.

 

[les_garten]

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Originally Posted by nickchen /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have no idea what a G cush is. Remember this is a forum with a remarkable non-native-speaker share.

G-Cushion is what Grado calls Salad Bowls and Bagels.

It's the REAL name.

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

Someone once said the salad bowls were an experimental wood cup, and bagels/donuts are the bigger pads.

 

[frank2908]

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Originally Posted by jageur272 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wow frank! Where did you get those beautiful cups from? Mine are damaged and I'm looking into a replacement pair. Here's a pic of mine:

I made it myself, one thing i'm curious about is how can anyone wear a ps1000 headphone? It would be extremely heavy unless Grado use some kind of lightweight aluminium alloy, i tried to make them but then have to cut it down to smaller diameter

 

[frank2908]

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Originally Posted by nickchen /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have no idea what a G cush is. Remember this is a forum with a remarkable non-native-speaker share.

i'm sorry, i meant gs1000 pad

 

[nickchen]

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Originally Posted by frank2908 /img/forum/go_quote.gif i mean can you try the g cush on any grado with distancer, extra pad stuffed with polyester fiber and compare it to ms1000? i wonder if it fix the problem

Ok then, some thoughts.

I don't know, but I have some doubts that the extra upper mids and highs that you get from "1000ing" can be blocked away sufficiently. We principally have the same problem with the Alessandros, but as they are tamer, it can be solved by felting.

Felting (or other materials) do something, but the effect isn't so prominent to make a shrill sound pleasant. If you use cotton wool or alike, you are likely to block everything totally and end up in the dull lowfi territory, utilizing a stock KSC75 would be easier and cheaper.

 

[les_garten]

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Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict /img/forum/go_quote.gif Someone once said the salad bowls were an experimental wood cup, and bagels/donuts are the bigger pads.

Didn't know that. I always thought the salad bowls were the G-Cushions. Thanx!