DjAmTraX
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I think that the lower end Grado cans are kinda cheap looking when compared to Denon and Sennheiser. Is the GS1000i a lot better considering it's price tag?
Grado GS1000i build quality?
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kite7
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I've seen them in store, they don't look better in quality than a RS-1 non i; you see more wood and that's about it. Is someone going to be looking at you while you wearing your headphones? I honestly think the load of plastic used on sennheisers for example looks cheap compared to wood chambers and leather headband, how's that?
DjAmTraX
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Please don't get me wrong, I like the wood and it's design, but parts of the cans feel cheap.
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The actual wood and drivers are sound, but yes, the build quality for the remaining components appears 'cheap'. The grills let you see everything, but the cables are electrically secure. I love them, don't get me wrong, but I did make a few changes to improve my satisfaction:
1) I pulled the old rods off and epoxied (JB Weld) 1/8" I think (or 3/32") threaded rods to the little mounting nubs. After running them back through the plastic 'holders' on the headband I but two brass crown bolts to provide adjustment. They swivel great and don't constantly fall down. (Mind you there will be a little playing around to secure the rods into the mounting nubs; you may have to tap it out a little or use a screw extractor to ream it a little.)
2) I carefully moved a 1-hour epoxy about in the hole where the cable comes out of each can to provide a secure fasting to the wood. (Use a needle and Q-tip for clean-up). This reduced the tendency of the cables to run in and out (to Grado's hot glue stops). I didn't like that much since it seems like it could work the cables a little much near the solder points.
3) -is yet to be done, but I am actually considering putting a mini mono TS jack on each side. Then I would run a longer lead over the headband to the other side and have an AKG-ish set-up... although a bit frankensteined. But since these things look so funky to begin with, who cares? I am still working out the details on this since it requires a heck of a lot more surgery.
1) I pulled the old rods off and epoxied (JB Weld) 1/8" I think (or 3/32") threaded rods to the little mounting nubs. After running them back through the plastic 'holders' on the headband I but two brass crown bolts to provide adjustment. They swivel great and don't constantly fall down. (Mind you there will be a little playing around to secure the rods into the mounting nubs; you may have to tap it out a little or use a screw extractor to ream it a little.)
2) I carefully moved a 1-hour epoxy about in the hole where the cable comes out of each can to provide a secure fasting to the wood. (Use a needle and Q-tip for clean-up). This reduced the tendency of the cables to run in and out (to Grado's hot glue stops). I didn't like that much since it seems like it could work the cables a little much near the solder points.
3) -is yet to be done, but I am actually considering putting a mini mono TS jack on each side. Then I would run a longer lead over the headband to the other side and have an AKG-ish set-up... although a bit frankensteined. But since these things look so funky to begin with, who cares? I am still working out the details on this since it requires a heck of a lot more surgery.
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