Can you identify these Grados?

Oct 1, 2004 at 5:37 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 56
comabereni

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A couple hints in the post below...


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Oct 1, 2004 at 5:39 AM Post #3 of 56
SR-Invisibles?
 
Oct 1, 2004 at 5:41 AM Post #5 of 56
Drool.......
 
Oct 1, 2004 at 5:45 AM Post #6 of 56
I can't see them!


What?!
 
Oct 1, 2004 at 5:51 AM Post #7 of 56
comabereni,

I see the word "Prestige" on the left earcup of the headphones in the "before" picture. That is a giveaway that those Grados are your modded SR-325's.
 
Oct 1, 2004 at 5:55 AM Post #8 of 56
Yes, I call it the 325 "Lite".

I had already modified them internally to where they sounded a lot better than they did originally (see my sig for details), but they were just too heavy to be comfortable sitting on top of my ears. Taking them apart, I convinced myself the aluminum had no effect on the sound (it's a cosmetic upgrade to justify some of the increase in price, IMO). The entire interior of the aluminum chamber is sleeved in plastic.

So I chucked the aluminum enclosures on my lathe and reduced their weight by about half. I reassembled the cans and put them in my MS1 headband--because the leather only adds to the weight, making them more uncomfortable. The completed headphone is now probably only a few grams heavier than the plastic Grados. Ahhh, what a relief. I can hardly tell I'm wearing them.

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Here's a photo of the modified cans in the original 325 leather band. Note the nice metal nuts on the rods--I turned them on my lathe as well, and they are threaded onto the rods. Note that the silver on the "L" and "R" has been carefully removed.

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Oct 1, 2004 at 6:00 AM Post #11 of 56
Quote:

Originally Posted by enzoferrari650
whoa those look sick.


Ah well. It's all about the sound, and the comfort. I notice two pairs of MS2's were sold in the past week due to the fact they were too uncomfortable to wear.

Problem solved.

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Oct 1, 2004 at 6:18 AM Post #13 of 56
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Originally Posted by BowerR64
Has anyone anodized the cans yet? i think colored aluminum looks really cool.


Yes, I thought about that. I have a friend with an anodizing tank who could do any color I wanted. Perhaps violet blue would look nice?

By the way, this mod of mine is proof Grados are high-school metal shop build quality.

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EDIT: MS2 and SR-325 owners will be discouraged to know the inset lettering in the ring around the grills is not cast into the metal and then machined off. It is a plastic insert. The lettering rubs off just like the "L" and "R" do on the headband. What a let down--I thought I'd turn off the tops of the letters to renew them using my lathe, only to discover it is a black plastic ring.
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Oct 1, 2004 at 6:22 AM Post #14 of 56
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Originally Posted by nismo96
I'll trade the band from my sr125.


Thanks Nismo, but I changed my mind about trading bands about 20 seconds after I made the offer. I think it will be fine with my MS1's. Sorry about that.
 
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