[whirlwind]

Today I installed the Beautiful Audio Grado kit on my GH 1. Ladies and gentlemen,boys and girls, this little jewel is the real deal!

It took a little over an hour to do it and the weight loss is dramatic! The python cables are history and the connections are clean and there is no change in the volume levels or the quality of the sound.

The web site shows the application being the SR series only, but after doing this conversion it appears to me that it will work on everything except the RS1 and etc. larger drivers.

Check out the web site at Beautifulaudio.biz for more details and pictures. I am attaching a few pics so you can see how clean an application it is.

Grado Lovers rejoice! You can finally ditch those heavy black cables.

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Very nice.
Seeing those Grado cables in the last pic....it would pass as a power cord

 

[makan]

Just picked up a GH1. Wow? Very balanced sound signature for a Grado...almost a non-Grado sound to me in my opinion. I have the PS1000 which has a wider soundstage and a more typical Grado exciting treble. The best part of the GH1 is that it is darn light.

 

[Geezer Rock 001]

Just picked up a GH1. Wow? Very balanced sound signature for a Grado...almost a non-Grado sound to me in my opinion. I have the PS1000 which has a wider soundstage and a more typical Grado exciting treble. The best part of the GH1 is that it is darn light.

Congrats! Try them in the Grado G cush. They really make a good thing better for me.

 

[Geezer Rock 001]

Today's project was to install the Beautiful Audio connector kit on my GH 2 s. Based on what I learned yesterday it went faster. The pictures show the contents of the kit and two close ups so you can see how the gimbals work with the connector ring. The gimbals are Shipibo Audio metal gimbals. I need to touch them up a bit to replace the black that was worn away. They cut easily with a Dremel and a cut off disk.

The weight reduction is significant and the comfort is excellent with the adapter kit. Might be the best $50 I spent since I wandered into this headphone rabbit hole.


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[Rwit]

My new RS2e have gray or silver drivers, not the original red ones. Is the entire e series no longer using the red drivers, or just some models? I can take a picture later if anybody is interested.

Re-upping this. Anybody know when the e series stopped using red drivers? Any sonic differences?

 

[Moak]

Hello,

I bought a Grado RS325e used. I am excited about the Grado 325e. Very good!
He is only 1.5 years old, well maintained, especially his ear pads stink of cigarette smoke.
Airing was unsuccessful.
I have the opportunity to get new ear pads from a newly purchased Alessandro MS-2. The owner said he did not like the original ear pads that are on the headphones. They are too hard for him and he would not need this pair of ear pads anymore. He would like to order softer imitation products from Amazon and would sell me the original ear pads. He said that the ear pads of Alessandro MS-2 and Grado RS325e are identical.
Is that correct?

Best regards
Olaf

 

[trellus]

Hello,

I bought a Grado RS325e used. I am excited about the Grado 325e. Very good!
He is only 1.5 years old, well maintained, especially his ear pads stink of cigarette smoke.
Airing was unsuccessful.
I have the opportunity to get new ear pads from a newly purchased Alessandro MS-2. The owner said he did not like the original ear pads that are on the headphones. They are too hard for him and he would not need this pair of ear pads anymore. He would like to order softer imitation products from Amazon and would sell me the original ear pads. He said that the ear pads of Alessandro MS-2 and Grado RS325e are identical.
Is that correct?

Best regards
Olaf

The stock ear pads that come with Alessandro MS2 and Grade SR325e are identical, yes.

 

[Moak]

The stock ear pads that come with Alessandro MS2 and Grade SR325e are identical, yes.

Oh, super. Thanks for info.
Both are from Grado and made of the same material (same article/number)?

 

[trellus]

Oh, super. Thanks for info.
Both are from Grado and made of the same material (same article/number)?

As far as I know -- I don't know that you can buy genuine Grado cushions from Alessandro directly, I am pretty sure you would just buy these:

https://www.4ourears.net/Grado_L_cushions_p/4e-lcush.htm

The Alessandro MS2 are basically the SR325 tuned differently, same ear cushions, headband, etc.

 

[whohasaquestion]

Curious if this https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-4-pin-xlr-to-2-5mm-trrs-adapter/talk#discussions will work with SR 325e?

Not sure what 2.5mm TRRS is. But does look like the plug on SR325e

 

[Shane D]

Curious if this https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-4-pin-xlr-to-2-5mm-trrs-adapter/talk#discussions will work with SR 325e?

Not sure what 2.5mm TRRS is. But does look like the plug on SR325e

The SR325e's have a fixed cable. Are you planning to change it?

Shane D

 

[whohasaquestion]

Wait this is a 2.5mm adapter? Grado has 3.5mm? Is that why you ask about changing the cable?

 

[Shane D]

Wait this is a 2.5mm adapter? Grado has 3.5mm? Is that why you ask about changing the cable?

Sorry, my mistake! I should have clicked on the link first.
The item in question is a 2.5mm to XLR converter. Your cable is a 3.5mm so it won't work for you.

Shane D

 

[whohasaquestion]

So I should be getting like this instead? https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...Qm9shuHzq4SopKvWqs8mg3LHdjyulQthoCjoEQAvD_BwE

Curious...if I do the mod from beautiful audio just to get balanced output, what's the diff than just getting this adapter?

 

[Shane D]

So I should be getting like this instead? https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/VXLR--rode-vxlr-3.5mm-to-xlr-adapter?mrkgcl=28&mrkgadid=3274408772&rkg_id=0&product_id=VXLR&campaigntype=shopping&campaign=aaShopping - Core - Accessories&adgroup=Accessories - Cables&placement=google&adpos=1o1&creative=249895767051&device=c&matchtype=&network=g&gclid=CjwKCAjw1KLkBRBZEiwARzyE774TOkwFKVJyCW_-0tXdtXQm9shuHzq4SopKvWqs8mg3LHdjyulQthoCjoEQAvD_BwE

Curious...if I do the mod from beautiful audio just to get balanced output, what's the diff than just getting this adapter?

With the mod you could use a balanced cable vs just an adapter. If you are like me and own a few balanced cables for my phones/DAP (dual 3.5mm to 4.4mm), it would work out well.

Shane D