[Jazmanaut]

Small hack fo g pads, wich are my all time favourite grado pads.
Just put round of electric tape around outer circle of the g pads. It seals it just so, that you got a bit more tighter sound and ever so slightly punchier sub bass.
Easy to take off, if you dont like the effect.

 

[HungryPanda]

I'm sitting here with my GH1's, G pads with tape mod and very happy listening away

 

[HungryPanda]

 

[DavidA]

you're not alone about the bass on G-pad. i think it's logical, the drivers kinda far from your ears so there's going to be some reduce in bass territory

This is the reason why I like the Earzonk/generic G pads since they will either keep the bass level or in my case increase it a touch due to the foam being a little denser than the OEM Grado G pad while the increase in distance from your ear make the sound stage a little better IMO.

 

[Astral Abyss]

This is the reason why I like the Earzonk/generic G pads since they will either keep the bass level or in my case increase it a touch due to the foam being a little denser than the OEM Grado G pad while the increase in distance from your ear make the sound stage a little better IMO.

This works on the GS1000e also. I replaced the Grado G pad (moved it to the GH2) a while ago and put an Earzonk G on the GS1000e instead. Gives it a bit more bass and makes them sound less "thin".

 

[CH23]

Here's a real collector's item to share with you Grado fans. To my knowledge, this is the earliest wood headphone Grado produced. It has identical gimbals to my HP-1000s, and the brown leather headband and pink drivers of my super vintage RS1. The engraving on the buttons matches the logo of the earliest ~50 RS1s given as samples to distributors. In years of following Grados closely here and elsewhere, I've never seen another pair.

They came with a box and warranty card which don't divulge a model number but place the headphones in the early '90s.

I'm pretty stunned by the sound. I prefer it to all other pink driver Grados I own, including SR-100, RS-1, and the aluminum SR-325. Very immediate and delicate, great bass, and the kind of "first-row" feel that John's early headphones do so well.

those look really nice. i wonder why the cymbals are put on reversed though?
could you take a pic from the side, or without pads?
you sure did get a very unique headphone here!

 

[Blazer39]

i remember seeing a mod on the G pads where the pads are sliced slightly..makes it so the driver comes closer to the ear..and yet you still retain the G pad comfort.

 

[Sherwood]

those look really nice. i wonder why the cymbals are put on reversed though?
could you take a pic from the side, or without pads?
you sure did get a very unique headphone here!

The gimbals *are* reversed, which interested me, too. They weren't really designed for the headphone, and the cup depth is too shallow. If I reverse the gimbals, they are angled such that the back cup doesn't clear appropriately. I don't think this model was around long enough to warrant designing a proper gimbal, so they used an old HP-1000 gimbal.

 

[joseph69]

I wonder why the cymbals are put on reversed though?
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Good eye! I now see the cut outs for the cables on the gimbals are facing outward.
Looks as if the gimbals were inserted incorrectly into the L/R rod blocks. The rods are also angled coming out of the gimbals, so being this way, the fit should feel awkward as well.

 

[wormsdriver]

As far as the gimbals go, like @Sherwood said they're not really designed for the cups so I guess they just used what they had. Open gimbals would be more appropriate in this case

 

[Sherwood]

As far as the gimbals go, like @Sherwood said they're not really designed for the cups so I guess they just used what they had. Open gimbals would be more appropriate in this case

It's worth pointing out that the "reversed" gimbals don't have a negative effect on driver angle, comfort, or durability. The cord doesn't rest against the gimbal, and when worn the drivers are on your head the angle is correct.

 

[DaemonSire]

Small hack fo g pads, wich are my all time favourite grado pads.
Just put round of electric tape around outer circle of the g pads. It seals it just so, that you got a bit more tighter sound and ever so slightly punchier sub bass.
Easy to take off, if you dont like the effect.

That's a good idea. I've done the tape mod in the past to the L-cush but never thought to do it to the G-cush

 

[Lavakugel]

I'm sitting here with my GH1's, G pads with tape mod and very happy listening away

How do you do this mod? Any pics?

 

[HungryPanda]

Here if you can see it:

 

[Lavakugel]

you did it just around the cup...nice and easy done...i'll try it!