[przem]

They look mad. I wonder if they weigh less than plastic ones. I've seen them on few occassions, but never found out who is/was making them.

On the topic of rodblocks - if anyone has the rodblocks manufactured by Spin AF, I'd pay handsomely for them.

 

[cathee]

Folks - Where can I get these rodblocks? (I neeed them!)

Judging by how much custom work is on those babies my guess would be OP made it him/herself. Where did you get the picture from?

 

[Alu]

Looks like shipibo.audio just launched their new website, and it looks great.

20% off launch sale until 9th Jun.

 

[iFi audio]

Judging by how much custom work is on those babies my guess would be OP made it him/herself

Looks like quality DIY alright.

 

[ill Kabong]

I’m just about to liberate my sr80e drivers. I have been advised that flush cutters are probably the best route as I don’t need to save the sleeves. I would like to save the sleeves if at all possible. I picked up some ca debonder at hobby lobby. Do you guys think this would work, ie be safe enough to use sparingly and not let any in the driver? Has anyone ever tried anything like this? I haven’t seen or heard of anyone doing this yet. Here’s a pic of what I’m referring to.

 

[iFi audio]

I’m just about to liberate my sr80e drivers. I have been advised that flush cutters are probably the best route as I don’t need to save the sleeves. I would like to save the sleeves if at all possible. I picked up some ca debonder at hobby lobby. Do you guys think this would work, ie be safe enough to use sparingly and not let any in the driver? Has anyone ever tried anything like this? I haven’t seen or heard of anyone doing this yet. Here’s a pic of what I’m referring to.

Bob Smith Industries surely sounds like an audiophile manufacture

 

[przem]

ill Kabong, maybe first try it like in this video:
Hairdryer and scalpel usually do the trick for me.

 

[ill Kabong]

ill Kabong, maybe first try it like in this video:
Hairdryer and scalpel usually do the trick for me.

Ah thank you! That was the video I was looking for, I had seen it the other day and forgot which one it was, thank you thank you for saving me a headache!

 

[ill Kabong]

Well that was easier than I thought, more to come!

 

[ill Kabong]

Ok so this was unbelievably easy to do, in fact I now have a near mint set of cups and sleeves from an sr80e if anyone wants to purchase them. I used 2.5mm mono jacks inside the headphone to make them detachable. Currently running them with a Dyson audio Gotham GHC balanced cable. The cups are walnut, from Vibro Labs, they are incredible looking. Liberating the driver was easy and soldering isn’t hard either, having done that too many times before. I’m using a Turbulent Labs headband. I added some dynamat to the backs of the driver magnets and there are four holes vented from the factory on the sr80e drivers that I used. Well I’m very happy with how this all turned out and and absolutely blown away by how good these sound now. What do you guys think of my first time woody?

 

[przem]

Beautiful build! These cups match perfectly with the headband.
Glad I could be of help with the video, it's very beginner friendly!

 

[Konstantin690]

Ok so this was unbelievably easy to do, in fact I now have a near mint set of cups and sleeves from an sr80e if anyone wants to purchase them. I used 2.5mm mono jacks inside the headphone to make them detachable. Currently running them with a Dyson audio Gotham GHC balanced cable. The cups are walnut, from Vibro Labs, they are incredible looking. Liberating the driver was easy and soldering isn’t hard either, having done that too many times before. I’m using a Turbulent Labs headband. I added some dynamat to the backs of the driver magnets and there are four holes vented from the factory on the sr80e drivers that I used. Well I’m very happy with how this all turned out and and absolutely blown away by how good these sound now. What do you guys think of my first time woody?

Nicely done, the Dynamat on the magnet cover looks like it's blocking the two tiny holes there, it should not.

 

[ill Kabong]

Nicely done, the Dynamat on the magnet cover looks like it's blocking the two tiny holes there, it should not.

Just fixed that, not sure why I didn’t pay attention to those holes. Uncovering them fixed the harshness of the highs! Thank you so much for the advice. This whole thread is awesome and I’ve fallen in love with these. I think I might actually like these better than my Nightowl’s.

 

[BrianKT]

Nicely done, the Dynamat on the magnet cover looks like it's blocking the two tiny holes there, it should not.

Good catch! I looked these pictures over and didn’t even see it.

 

[ookic]

Judging by how much custom work is on those babies my guess would be OP made it him/herself. Where did you get the picture from?

The photo is from the one and only Post Your Grado Mods thread on Head-Fi! I tried messaging the user a year ago, but it seems he's left the site. Are you saying the rodblocks were machined by hand?