[Stevko]

Damn it, stop making me want to buy a pair...!

same here, but hard to find a new...

 

[majo123]

I actually misinterpreted the first post. .oh no this means the only way to balance 325x is remove cable or Y split .... damn grado actually told me otherwise! .... so guys there you go 2 pairs to confirm.

Joint in the middle of Y split ....

If they had sheathed the 2 seperate left and right blue it would of been ok ...so if you want to keep as original as possible you will need to take off Y split desolder then seperate left and right, resolder and sheath joints with new Y split , you would keep original wire then..

Edit ..for balanced.

 

[InLoveWithHeadphones]

I admit I'm intrigued by them. Still leaning towards the newer driver in the RS1x though, I think.

Just one little detail I recognized with the White Headphone:
With the PS2000e and GS3000e Grado changed the cover of their 50mm drivers.
I mean this metal plate with holes which point to the ear.
As far as I know all Grado drivers have same number and layout of holes here since a long time (for 44mm drivers as well as 50mm drivers), but the PS2000e and GS3000e are different, they have more holes and different layout.
The White Headphone has same number of holes and layout as PS2000e and GS3000e.
Not sure if that does mean anything, I just recognized it.
The 50mm driver in new RS1x seam to have the "old" layout again, from whatever reason.

 

[ledzep]

I'm hoping all X series aren't made this way ...I know @TheRealDz balanced his rs1x though.

I guess an easier way to tell is cut off the plug and meter the grounds if not all connected your good to go balanced if all connected it's either back to single end or cut above Y or open up. I've just had the cups in at 80°C for 10 mins and they just pulled apart easily, this is going to be the easiest mod I've done

Time to clean off the glue and get the connectors ready !

 

[UntilThen]

Not only look .... also sound gorgeous
But I fully agree to what you told.

GH1 can be powered by an iPhone but when powered by Odyssey, it will moth into Godzilla. There's urgency in the song and drum solos will rock your brain. The power tube in there is the Tung Sol 6550 made in USA in the 1960s. Not the reissue made in Russia.

 

[majo123]

I guess an easier way to tell is cut off the plug and meter the grounds if not all connected your good to go balanced if all connected it's either back to single end or cut above Y or open up. I've just had the cups in at 80°C for 10 mins and they just pulled apart easily, this is going to be the easiest mod I've done

Time to clean off the glue and get the connectors ready !

Now that is excellent for future reference , I reckon 80 on a heat gun then....

 

[JaquesGelee]

I guess an easier way to tell is cut off the plug and meter the grounds if not all connected your good to go balanced if all connected it's either back to single end or cut above Y or open up. I've just had the cups in at 80°C for 10 mins and they just pulled apart easily, this is going to be the easiest mod I've done

Time to clean off the glue and get the connectors ready !

Hope you haven't damaged the drivers. Good luck.

 

[Luckyleo]

Well, in the US it looks like the RS1x is in stock: https://4ourears.com/products/rs1x?variant=39786182017072

I'm also very happy with what I have. But the RS1x is intriguing to me. I'd like a Grado with a 50mm driver. But only if it'd really be an upgrade to my Hemps.

I have both and can say that the RS1x's are better in almost all regards. Incrementally! That being said, on a scale of 1-10, depending on what I'm listening for, the improvements could be anywhere from 1-3 over the hemps. This is based on my 67 year old ears... YMMV. Not a huge difference at all. It's up to you whether incremental improvement's are worth the money.

 

[majo123]

Another shameless plug
https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/sabaj-d5.28325/

 

[ledzep]

Has to break off from the mod, had to actually do a bit of work but I'm close to the finishing line. Was going to wick off some of the deluge of solder they've applied but thought best not as I'm not sure how well the coils are fiited so just fluxed up and soldered in the new ones and applied a touch of anti vibration silicone to the wires and sealed in the jack's with clear epoxy then dremeled the aluminium holes a touch more to take the jack's flush.

 

[majo123]

Has to break off from the mod, had to actually do a bit of work but I'm close to the finishing line. Was going to wick off some of the deluge of solder they've applied but thought best not as I'm not sure how well the coils are fiited so just fluxed up and soldered in the new ones and applied a touch of anti vibration silicone to the wires and sealed in the jack's with clear epoxy then dremeled the aluminium holes a touch more to take the jack's flush.

Lol it did look a bit thick but didn't have my glasses on so I wasn't sure.. nearly there.

 

[Zachik]

I guess an easier way to tell is cut off the plug and meter the grounds if not all connected your good to go balanced if all connected it's either back to single end or cut above Y or open up. I've just had the cups in at 80°C for 10 mins and they just pulled apart easily, this is going to be the easiest mod I've done

Time to clean off the glue and get the connectors ready !

What did you use to heat the cups?
Also, what are you using to clean the glue without melting the plastic parts?

 

[ledzep]

What did you use to heat the cups?
Also, what are you using to clean the glue without melting the plastic parts?

Test oven at work set at 80°C for about 10 mins then they literally slide apart, the majority of the glue stays inside the cups, once it cools I just peeled off. They driver housings are ABS plastic they can take around 120 140°C before they start to buckle so at 80 your well within the danger zone.

 

[TheRealDz]

I'm hoping all X series aren't made this way ...I know @TheRealDz balanced his rs1x though.

I may have just got lucky with a non-standard unit, but it was pretty straightforward so long as you use a volt meter to distinguish which of the blue wires get connected together.

 

[majo123]

I may have just got lucky with a non-standard unit, but it was pretty straightforward so long as you use a volt meter to distinguish which of the blue wires get connected together.

Yep it should be straight forward like yours. ...why do it only to 325x ??? Very strange...
Unless me and @ledzep both had a dodgy batch? .. grado INSISTED it was straight through ..
But both of us agree about the cable usage as in harder to do straight through with the cable they used,. easier with joint at Y split.