Heyyoudvd
500+ Head-Fier
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So I’ve got a bone to pick with my Grado Hemp.
I’ve posted here many times how much I love the Hemp, in terms of both sound and aesthetics, but I’ve noticed that something seems to be going on with the wood. It’s becoming white, as though it’s drying out. Is this a problem inherent to the hemp wood? Because These are less than a year old, and take a look at this photo:
That shouldn’t be happening, right? Because I take immense care of these headphones. I’ve never even taken them outside, they’ve never been subjected to any weather conditions, and they simply sit on a hook attached the shelf in my office room. And I only bought them 8 or 9 months ago.
Given that I spent I believe $600 CAD on these, I’m extremely disappointed. My SR60 have held up for 20 years, but not even a year in and these far more expensive headphones already aren’t looking so great.
I‘ve got an update on this.
I contacted Grado to inquire about this problem, and since I’m located in Canada, I was referred over to Grado’s Canadian distributor. I contacted the distributor and they’ve been super helpful. I explained the issue and so they tried to reproduce it themselves to come to a solution. They were able to reproduce it, and then apparently solve the issue by applying a certain type of wood oil to the headphone.
So now they’ve not only explained to me how to apply the oil, but they’re sending me some in the mail so that I can apply it myself, rather than having to spend the time and money to ship in the whole headphone. Now I’m waiting for the shipment so that I can try it out myself. I’ve got my fingers crossed. The gentleman I’ve been in communication with has been extremely helpful. Hopefully this oil does the trick.