[meesha]

Hello,
I have a pair of sr60's and have been noticing that the tightness of the adjustable ear phone part has been lessening. This is only after about a week of use. Is this a problem with grados I should be aware of? Is there a chance that it will totally lose its grip and just fall to the bottom?

Im gettin a wee bit worried...

 

[skitlets]

the headband is made of metal and easily bends looser or more tightly.

 

[meesha]

Sorry, if my description was confusing.
I meant the part where you push the sides up or down, not the head band..

 

[ayt999]

mine are still fine... though it is the PS1 so it may have a different construction. (I think it does.)

If you are not satisfied with the adjustable rods, how about calling grado labs and seeing if they can fix it?

 

[Permonic]

Since this metal rod - plastic holder is a friction type of a joint, it is normal that once you start to use your headphones, lessening occurs. So don't worry. It happened to all my Grados.

However in the case the lessening will gradually increase, you should either contact Grado Labs or input a sealing (something like Teflon tape or a thin layer of epoxy glue) in between a metal rod and a plastic holder to decrease the movement.

 

[AuroraProject]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Permonic Since this metal rod - plastic holder is a friction type of a joint, it is normal that once you start to use your headphones, lessening occurs. So don't worry. It happened to all my Grados. However in the case the lessening will gradually increase, you should either contact Grado Labs or input a sealing (something like Teflon tape or a thin layer of epoxy glue) in between a metal rod and a plastic holder to decrease the movement.

They're a week old! He should return them.

 

[dffman2001]

my 325s got pretty loose after a while (they would fall down when held by the band) but when in use, the friction of your head and the clamping force is more than enough to keep it into place when listening. It shouldn't really be a big problem.

 

[Puddleglum]

MY SR80's got loose after a matter of days, but not loose, loose, they just don't grab like they used to. I actually found that makes them adjust to my head better. I wouldn't return them because they're all like that, unless you want a new set of cans, but I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[Permonic]

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Originally Posted by AuroraProject They're a week old! He should return them.

Well, he bought them one week ago, that doesn't mean that the product itself is one week old.

What we don't know is the proportion of the lessening. As for me, I experienced that all my Grados were not easy to adjust when they were straight out of the box. After several days, the friction lessens to a certain level (then it stopped). The level for me is that it keeps in desired position and I need slight pressure to move it up or down.

If the original poster experiences this kind of lessening, IMO it should be ok. However (as I said) if this lessening would continue to the point that he might not be able to hold it in desired position he should follow the steps I described above.

BTW the drivers can't fall down unless you loose those black plastic caps which are mounted (glued) on the tip of each metal rod.

 

[AuroraProject]

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Originally Posted by Permonic Well, he bought them one week ago, that doesn't mean that the product itself is one week old.

Yeah, good point.