[supertrichi]

The Ypsilon drivers exceeded my expectations. The person for whom these were a gift has better ears and more experience with decent audio equipment and he was ecstatic. Even to my ears the detail was incredible.

Hi,
Where did you buy cups?
The drivers are very efficient, with which amp do you drive them?

 

[DavidA]

Hi,
Where did you buy cups?
The drivers are very efficient, with which amp do you drive them?

He noted that the cups are from Rholuplat but they are also available at times from Turbulent Labs
The R1 driver is fairly efficient and don't really need an amp but I do use either the headphone output of my Teac UD-301, Project Ember or Lyr2 when listening in my living room, in my bedroom I use a Asgard2 or headphone output of my Sony HT receiver and if I'm traveling then a Fiio X3 or X3ii work great for me.

 

[anothertwilight]

Hi,
Where did you buy cups?
The drivers are very efficient, with which amp do you drive them?

As DavidA mentioned, the cups are striped rosewood and purchased from www.rholupat.com. I've made several purchases from there and have always had excellent service.

I use an objective2 amp. The current owner has a more dedicated set up but I couldn't tell you what he has.

 

[supertrichi]

As DavidA mentioned, the cups are striped rosewood and purchased from www.rholupat.com. I've made several purchases from there and have always had excellent service.
.

mmmh ?! The rosewood cups seem to be finished. I sent him several messages without getting a reply.

 

[anothertwilight]

mmmh ?! The rosewood cups seem to be finished. I sent him several messages without getting a reply.

They are made in batches. I've waited a couple of months, checking the site every few days, before they were re-stocked.

 

[javertim]

Has anyone ever done a Grado mod to keep the cups from being able to spin endlessly? I like very much that they can lay flat, but those poor cables seem to scream for their lives when things get twisted around one too many times...

 

[anothertwilight]

Has anyone ever done a Grado mod to keep the cups from being able to spin endlessly? I like very much that they can lay flat, but those poor cables seem to scream for their lives when things get twisted around one too many times...

Single side cable mods will do this. The cable running from one cup over the headband and into the second cup will act to limit the amount of rotation (be sure to use some kind of strain relief on both ends of the headband cable).

I've used shaft collars like these;

The grub screw on the collar protrudes slightly and is stopped from completing a revolution by the headband.

 

[wormsdriver]

Also using the Sony 7506 replacement headband will eliminate this problem.
https://www.trewaudio.com/product/sony-7506-hdbandcup/

 

[DavidA]

Has anyone ever done a Grado mod to keep the cups from being able to spin endlessly? I like very much that they can lay flat, but those poor cables seem to scream for their lives when things get twisted around one too many times...

You might want to consider a mdr 7506 headband or the other mdr headband that some modder use in place of a Grado style headband

Damn @wormsdriver, was on my phone so you beat me to the mdr-7506 headband. Do you know what is the other sony MDR headband that some modders use?

 

[fleasbaby]

You might want to consider a mdr 7506 headband or the other mdr headband that some modder use in place of a Grado style headband

Damn @wormsdriver, was on my phone so you beat me to the mdr-7506 headband. Do you know what is the other sony MDR headband that some modders use?

I use the 7502 headband often BUT, the diameter is a little bit smaller than a standard Grado cup and the 7506 cup. I have to custom turn my cups a little narrower to accommodate this.

The benefits: the 7502 headband is lightweight, comfortable, simply designed, practically indestructible and with a light pair of cups makes for a great portable build you can take anywhere without worrying something will break in a messenger bag, etc...

 

[wormsdriver]

You might want to consider a mdr 7506 headband or the other mdr headband that some modder use in place of a Grado style headband

Damn @wormsdriver, was on my phone so you beat me to the mdr-7506 headband. Do you know what is the other sony MDR headband that some modders use?

Haha. I remember using another Sony model headband on a previous Magnum build, but don't recall which model it was. I'll see if I can find that info

 

[dwinnert]

Great thread!

I have SR80i's and plan to mod, but looking through these sea of posts, I am not sure where to start.

 

[larry piencenaves]

Great thread!

I have SR80i's and plan to mod, but looking through these sea of posts, I am not sure where to start.

ive done some easy to do mods in my sr60e and so far the hole venting and dampening the inside of the cups with some high density foam are the best in upgrading the sound, ive tried dampening the driver with blu tack but i didnt like how it sounded, yes it sounds more tigther but thinner, and didnt also fixed the sibilance anyway so ive removed it. last thing you want to do is liberating the drivers and replace the whole cup with wooden ones. also try using l-cush. best pads for the prestige series imho.

 

[dwinnert]

ive done some easy to do mods in my sr60e and so far the hole venting and dampening the inside of the cups with some high density foam are the best in upgrading the sound, ive tried dampening the driver with blu tack but i didnt like how it sounded, yes it sounds more tigther but thinner, and didnt also fixed the sibilance anyway so ive removed it. last thing you want to do is liberating the drivers and replace the whole cup with wooden ones. also try using l-cush. best pads for the prestige series imho.

Do the l-cush change the sound and if so, how? The hole in the l-cush should solve an issue I have with the stock pads. Extended use causes my right ear to hurt. Combo of my alien ears and wearing glasses..... I don't want the Grados to become brighter.

 

[larry piencenaves]

Do the l-cush change the sound and if so, how? The hole in the l-cush should solve an issue I have with the stock pads. Extended use causes my right ear to hurt. Combo of my alien ears and wearing glasses..... I don't want the Grados to become brighter.

the l-cush doesnt makes the grados brighter. instead it reduces the mids 2k peak, gives a cleaner bass response and somewhat better imaging also adds a lil bit of sound stage but still relatively narrow. about the comfort tho. its terrible, but after weeks of use Ive my ears manage to adapt to it, but I still have my limit for about 5 hrs of use