[Deaj]

It looks like they might be 3.5mm TS or TRS connectors.

This is what I'd prefer to use but I haven't found a quality, robust female connector that may be removed from the cup and replaced should it fail.

And on that note does anyone know of a quality, robust female 2.5mm or 3.5mm connector that may be installed securely in wood cups, and removed from the cup and replaced should if fail. I would MUCH prefer to use a phono type connector.

 

[wje]

This is what I'd prefer to use but I haven't found a quality, robust female connector that may be removed from the cup and replaced should it fail.

And on that note does anyone know of a quality, robust female 2.5mm or 3.5mm connector that may be installed securely in wood cups, and removed from the cup and replaced should if fail. I would MUCH prefer to use a phono type connector.

You might try checking on Aliexpress.com. They do have the following 3.5mm female in 10 packs for about $3.50 - and a wait on shipping from China. Not sure if this is what you were thinking of?

 

[wje]

I also found this option - a chassis mount that may work inside a wooden cup.

 

[wje]

Also, found this option too -

 

[Deaj]

Thanks for the replies!

Unfortunately none of these jacks have a threaded barrel/collar long enough to extend all the way through the wall of a wood cup or provide enough thread for a retention nut.

 

[DavidA]

Thanks for the replies!

Unfortunately none of these jacks have a threaded barrel/collar long enough to extend all the way through the wall of a wood cup or provide enough thread for a retention nut.

I've been using SMC jacks and you can find some that will have a long enough barrel to extend through the wall of most wood cups but I've also just used hot glue for instances where the barrel is not long enough, just incase I want to remove them.

 

[wormsdriver]

For what it's worth I have a pair of ps1ke that were modded by Moon Audio with Hd800 jacks and they also look to be hot glued in.

 

[wormsdriver]

Another thing worth mentioning is that Moon Audio does an impossibly clean job doing the mod which makes me wonder how the hell they do it? I mean, not one scratch on the drivers? Really?

Makes me wonder since they are authorized by Grado if Grado gives them the headphone without the drivers glued in or what?

Any other conspiracy theories out there?

 

[wje]

Another thing worth mentioning is that Moon Audio does an impossibly clean job doing the mod which makes me wonder how the hell they do it? I mean, not one scratch on the drivers? Really?

Makes me wonder since they are authorized by Grado if Grado gives them the headphone without the drivers glued in or what?

Any other conspiracy theories out there?

I had a pair of RS-2 Grados a few years back that I took out the drivers to repair the cups and refinish them. It was pure hell removing the glue around the drivers.

 

[Deaj]

Interesting approach. Thanks for the information!

I have a wood cup on hand that arrived with gimbal holes drilled too large. I think I'll order up a few jacks and experiment with hot glue for jack installation.

 

[Deaj]

I had a pair of RS-2 Grados a few years back that I took out the drivers to repair the cups and refinish them. It was pure hell removing the glue around the drivers.

Agreed - that job is no fun at all.

 

[DavidA]

A while back a headfi poster helped me take out the drivers of my RS2e by suggesting the use of vinegar to dissolve the glue and it made it quite a bit easier and trying it on a friends GS1000e using vinegar to start with it was much easier to do.

 

[Geezer Rock 001]

I can't go into great detail at this point. But... there is a product in the works to allow you to ditch the Grado python cables and replace them with detachable cables and without having to liberate the drivers to complete the conversion.

If you can hold off for a bit, it may be worth the wait.

 

[Riviera72]

I finished another project 2 driver in series, its very surprising never heard sound like this

 

[DavidA]

@Riviera72, love the cups used. Are they much deeper than standard one driver cups?