Grado Flats - What's the deal?

[KidA]

My local dealer sells 'official' (eg. Grado brand) flat pads for about 20 bucks canadian. Only thing is, they don't have the hole in the middle that the flats in the Grado pics have. If i were to pick these up, would i have to cut a hole in the middle? is this a new design or what?
Are these recommended for an RS-1?

 

[Enverxis]

they arent Flat Pads they are the Comfy pads - not worth it

only Todd the Vinyl Junkie sells Flat Pads

 

[apostate]

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Originally Posted by KidA My local dealer sells 'official' (eg. Grado brand) flat pads for about 20 bucks canadian. Only thing is, they don't have the hole in the middle that the flats in the Grado pics have. If i were to pick these up, would i have to cut a hole in the middle? is this a new design or what? Are these recommended for an RS-1?

My guess is those are the comfies from the SR-60. To the best of my knowledge only Todd sells the flats.....

Ant

 

[Jahn]

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Originally Posted by KidA My local dealer sells 'official' (eg. Grado brand) flat pads for about 20 bucks canadian. Only thing is, they don't have the hole in the middle that the flats in the Grado pics have. If i were to pick these up, would i have to cut a hole in the middle? is this a new design or what? Are these recommended for an RS-1?

imho i wouldn't recommend them for anything except maybe the SR60...and I'd still go with Senn modded pads there.

The pads you are referring to are "Comfies" - arguably the worst sounding Grado pad out there. The only place left to get Flats are from Todd the Vinyl Junkie, who gets them made from the manufacturer who made the original flats Grado used to order.

And no I wouldn't recommend comfies for the RS-1.

 

[ajt976]

Yea, I was under the assumption that Todd was the only one authorized to still sell the old Grado flat pads. Don't waste you time with the comfies, they aren't what you're looking for.

 

[kramer5150]

IMHO bowls rock... I love the presence and "airy" sounds they project.

Garrett

 

[milesbeyondjazz]

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Originally Posted by kramer5150 IMHO bowls rock... I love the presence and "airy" sounds they project. Garrett

Your not alone their.I have the flats and so far I'm more impressed with the bowls.

 

[Beagle]

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Originally Posted by milesbeyondjazz Your not alone their.I have the flats and so far I'm more impressed with the bowls.

I prefer the bowls and the flats for jazz and classical and the flats and the bowls for rock and vocal music.

 

[Blitzula]

Maybe it's the type of music I listen to (rock/metal), but I don't know how anyone listens to the ear bleeding screech of the bowls. But I do realize that we don't all hear the same.

 

[South_Korean]

um... just a thought, you may want to correct the owner lol.