[Nakattack]

Hey guys, just letting anyone in the Australia/South East Asia area who wants to try the mod that I am starting production of the distancers again. Shoot me a PM if you are interested in a set.

 

[deaththeorist]

ooo... the same distancers as nick?

 

[apatN]

Last night I taped the drilled holes in my distancers. I had not tried this after I vented the drivers with four holes. I think I like this better.

 

[nickchen]

Should reduce the mids amount theoretically...

 

[apatN]

What I am hearing is a more laid-back sound. I would not say the amount of mids is reduced, they are not recessed at all, but they appear to be less upfront. Another thing, I now use them with unlined pads as the cotton kept falling out and I got tired of that. 

 

[nickchen]

Wow, that is -apart from the punchhole mod- a complete fallback to the v0 state. I personally found that sound too DT770ish or Ultrasonish, voices only had a paperdoll authority back then.

 

[apatN]

I think that we have come so far with the MS1000 that speaking of a fallback is very relative. Especially venting the drivers makes a huge difference and, dare I say it, is absolutely necessary for the MS-1 to sound optimal. Unfortunately I can not speak for other models, but really all the things I read about the mod are positive, with the exception of some people who punched all 10 holes and found the bass a bit too much. For the MS-1, I personally find 4 working very well. I had 5 in my previous model, but the bass was a bit too loose.
 
Anyways, perhaps it is time to pick up an MS-Pro? It is crazy expensive, though...

 

[nickchen]

Principally I could borrow you mine to clarify that question, but I think you are already familiar with its virtues anyway.

 

[apatN]

Yep, I heard Flipjack's MS-U and what can I say. It is just like the MS1000, but better.

 

[papaya]

my MS1 is having problem, i think it had this problem since the start.
 
the left side is louder than the right, or should i say the right side's weaker, tend to bliz earlier during strong bass compared to left.
 
I have tried it on different source & setups, with & without amp, right side still sound softer than left even swapping the sides & tend to bliz faster.
 
can someone tell me if it's the cable problem, jack wiring or the driver's issue? Is there anyway to diagnose ourself? I don't want to change cable/jack & pry open it just to find out it's the driver's problem & can't be fixed just after spending so much money.

 

[apatN]

Could very well be that there is a small difference between the drivers resulting in an unbalanced sound. In theory it could also be a cabling problem, but I don't think that's the case here and you also said that your Alessandros have had this problem since you got them.
 
I don't know where you are located but try mailing Grado to see if you can get them repaired.
 

 

[papaya]

it also burst early when the bass is strong. my location is not possible to send back to grado for repair. The difference is quite noticeable on higher volume.

 

[apatN]

Perhaps a sever case of dirty drivers? You can try to gently suck/blow them out (not kidding).

 

[nickchen]

Built a new photobox yesterday.
 

 

 

[WhiteCrow]

is that the HD25 headband?