[Zachik]

Job done

Very impressive craftmanship!!!

Need another project now

That's easy - make another one (for me!)

 

[iFi audio]

Hi Mr IFI
Still running the Go Blu.

Hiya, thanks and may it serve you well

 

[Joaquin Dinero]

Worth 200euro?

I would get them for the collectable factor; probably not as a new everyday pair (no idea what that model sounds like)

 

[quentinspriggs]

Following on from the first post on the 500e mod, sealed in the female 3.5's with epoxy glue on the threads and inserted into the holes and then added some around the backs of the jack's inside the cups, had to put the cup mesh in the ultra sonic tank at work to get rid of the old glue, could have left it and just added extra over it but I'm too much of a perfectionist to do a half arsed job. Dremeled the cup holes on the metal cups an extra 1mm so the jack's would go through with a slight gap, both sets of mesh cleaned up nicely and I put them both back in the cups and added some hot glue around the edges to secure in place. There is more of a gap on the woods as opposed to the plastic driver cups on the 325x so added a ring of hot glue about 1cm in at the top of the metal cups and pushed in the woods to the bottom making sure the 3.5mm holes are central, then I added a slight ring of glue between the metal cup edge and the wood and smoothed around to create a leak proof filetted edge, you just want the sound coming out of the back and front, wether this would affect the sound if you didn't do it I'm not sure but there was one originally so let's keep it as grado do. Finally I wiped over the metal cups with ipa to clean off any stray glue and grime, plugged in a bare jack and made sure I'm still getting the correct ohm reading. Job done and while I wait for the glue to fully cure I knocked up a Mogami quad cable 4.4mm to 2x 3.5mm, nice cable to work with, good quality copper and sheilded braid and soft and flexible and only 4.8mm in diameter, added some paracord from the Y split to the 3.5's to give it a professional look. May build fully up later or wait for the shipibo gimbals and locks and pads due anytime. Here's the pics of the final product!
Need another project now

What did you use to make the wood look so dark and nice??

 

[Knee Deep In Epoxy]

Listen to Betting on You by Simeon Hammond Dallas on Qobuz https://open.qobuz.com/track/164210744

My new reference track for female vocals. Stunning on my SR6OX. Looking forward to running the track through my collection and even more to seeing her live in London in a couple of weeks time.

 

[ledzep]

What did you use to make the wood look so dark and nice??

After scraping off the old glue ( think it had some sort of latex in it ) I'd left the odd mark or two on the wood so used a bit of mahogany grain guard mixed with a bit of tung oil and wiped over the woods, left it for a few hours and then just wiped over with a soft cotton cloth. You don't see the woods once the pads are on but it's just a nice finishing touch I guess. Once I'd worked out how to get the cups open as the glue isn't just a standard hot glue type and they don't just slide apart like the 325x's as the woods go all the way down inside the metal cup to the mesh, which makes sense as your creating a wood chamber for the sound. The end of the woods had become stuck to the mesh grills ( or they had glued the grills to the end of the wood ) so you have to warm the mesh and slightly push on them and then it comes out in one piece, after that it's plain sailing, quite an enjoyable mod with excellent results.

 

[ledzep]

Now what's really grabbing my attention at the moment is the custom build of grado / grado style headphones, as we all know the custom parts are a bit thin on the ground in general, shipibo aren't doing the woods anymore and other sellers do the woods but not gimbals which means I'd have to buy from various places and being in the good old UK shipping and possible import duty is crazy and sometimes doubles the cost of build. Had a browse and found some of these, some are full builds Inc drivers some just shells. I would be using only grado drivers, anything from 60's up to 225's ( e / i / x ) and just using the woods and bands and gimbals that are grado style to keep in with the official look and using grado drivers I'm still buying grado so there's no need to revoke my membership to the club, here's a few pics of the parts I'd be using maybe a few from different sets to create a custom pair. Anyone had a go at this ? worked out I could make up a set of say 80's in wood with metal gimbals etc for around £130 - 160 all in. What's your thoughts ?

Those Rosewood's look stunning imo

 

[majo123]

Now what's really grabbing my attention at the moment is the custom build of grado / grado style headphones, as we all know the custom parts are a bit thin on the ground in general, shipibo aren't doing the woods anymore and other sellers do the woods but not gimbals which means I'd have to buy from various places and being in the good old UK shipping and possible import duty is crazy and sometimes doubles the cost of build. Had a browse and found some of these, some are full builds Inc drivers some just shells. I would be using only grado drivers, anything from 60's up to 225's ( e / i / x ) and just using the woods and bands and gimbals that are grado style to keep in with the official look and using grado drivers I'm still buying grado so there's no need to revoke my membership to the club, here's a few pics of the parts I'd be using maybe a few from different sets to create a custom pair. Anyone had a go at this ? worked out I could make up a set of say 80's in wood with metal gimbals etc for around £130 - 160 all in. What's your thoughts ?

Those Rosewood's look stunning imo

Maybe you have come across these already but these seem to do some nice cups , Though I have never actually tried them as a supplier , did mail them once though to ask a few questions a d seemed quite helpful.
https://www.rholupat.com/grado-parts

 

[rocketron]

Agree with you the Rose woods look stunning.
I just received a pair of SR125i very cheap.
Came with the 1/4 inch tow cable.
I have been looking to use some of SKY Audio cables as there very nice and flexible.
The pricing is very good as well.
Been using one of his cables on my HD800S for a few years and very happy with it.

For my next build I would like to try some of those 3d printed cups that were around.
I think you can still download the plans??

 

[ledzep]

Maybe you have come across these already but these seem to do some nice cups , Though I have never actually tried them as a supplier , did mail them once though to ask a few questions a d seemed quite helpful.
https://www.rholupat.com/grado-parts

Yeah I've messaged them on buying a few sets

 

[majo123]

Yeah I've messaged them on buying a few sets

I like the mushroom rosewood special they do.....very nice

 

[Zachik]

I like the mushroom rosewood special they do.....very nice

If only they offered in non-glossy finish........

 

[majo123]

If only they offered in non-glossy finish........

Could rub them down with fine sandpaper but more work....

 

[ledzep]

If only they offered in non-glossy finish........

Ultra grit 8000 wet or dry paper will sort that out or acrylic spray satin clear finish

 

[BobG55]

Came across on Canuck Audio Mart for $215 US :


https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649729690-grado-ra1-headphone-amplifier/