post your grado mods....

[thelostMIDrange]

how would you know the difference of drivers being wrapped in foam vs direct mount? meaning, if the driver opening is wide enough to accomodate foam, how could it also be small enough to be a tight fit without it? and therefore how could an a/b listen be performed....am i missing something...

 

[Thade]

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Contact Jin. He's extremely friendly and helpful. And the padding should face down, onto your head.

So I took your advice & contacted Jin. He was very helpful, entertained all of my concerns, photos etc. until I asked for a replacement... He told me "the headband was fine & all of his headbands are the same"
 
Perhaps for another thread/review but this headband is so crooked and so badly stiched ... I sincerely hope they are not all the same. Anyhoo, for the cost, shipping time and the fact that same vendor deals in high priced drivers and cables I would be very nervous about future purchases but no doubt there are better headbands out there

 

[fleasbaby]

Sorry, should have been more specific...the changes were compared to stock 225i, not a direct mount, woody cup.
 
The foam wrap with a woody cup provided these "improvements" (subjective notion, so not sure if I can strictly call them improvements) over a stock 225i.

 

[wolfetan44]

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Contact Jin. He's extremely friendly and helpful. And the padding should face down, onto your head.

So I took your advice & contacted Jin. He was very helpful, entertained all of my concerns, photos etc. until I asked for a replacement... He told me "the headband was fine & all of his headbands are the same"
 
Perhaps for another thread/review but this headband is so crooked and so badly stiched ... I sincerely hope they are not all the same. Anyhoo, for the cost, shipping time and the fact that same vendor deals in high priced drivers and cables I would be very nervous about future purchases but no doubt there are better headbands out there

Demand a replacement then, man.

 

[PintoDave]

Pair of cups in working on to replace the oak ones on the Sr-60 cans. Zapote wood. Done with the drill press I got for x-mas.

 

[Joelby]

They sound great and the wood seems easy to finish, especially with such a small project.

 

[7keys]

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Pair of cups in working on to replace the oak ones on the Sr-60 cans. Zapote wood. Done with the drill press I got for x-mas.

These look great!
What size hole saw's did you use?
 
Are you on O/C.com?

 

[PintoDave]

7keys, I am on the OC Forums! I go by Celeron_Phreak, over there.
 
For the smaller outside diameter I used a 2 1/2" hole saw, and for the the larger outside diameter I used a 2 5/8" hole saw. For the inside diameter, I used a 2 1/8" forstner bit, and for the outer screened hole I used a 1 5/8" forstner bit. Then I cut the "formed" cup off the "base" of the wood, slightly shallower than the depth of the outer screened hole and sanded them to prep for finish.
 
No where near perfect, but they are decent enough to wear. One of the cups are slightly off center, the wood burned some from the hole saws, and I didn't install them with the grain the the same direction, but, they sound great!
 
I deffinitly prefer the wood lathe process as I used with my SR-80i cups using Padauk wood, and I think I'm going to get a lathe from Harbor Freight when taxes come back. It's easier to get things precise and uniform, so long as the tools remain sharp!
 
I took them into work today and everyone was drooling over them. They haven't seen my SR-80i yet.
 
Here they are finished and on the SR-60:
 
 

 
 

 

[7keys]

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7keys, I am on the OC Forums! I go by Celeron_Phreak, over there.
 
For the smaller outside diameter I used a 2 1/2" hole saw, and for the the larger outside diameter I used a 2 5/8" hole saw. For the inside diameter, I used a 2 1/8" forstner bit, and for the outer screened hole I used a 1 5/8" forstner bit. Then I cut the "formed" cup off the "base" of the wood, slightly shallower than the depth of the outer screened hole and sanded them to prep for finish.
 
No where near perfect, but they are decent enough to wear. One of the cups are slightly off center, the wood burned some from the hole saws, and I didn't install them with the grain the the same direction, but, they sound great!
 
I deffinitly prefer the wood lathe process as I used with my SR-80i cups using Padauk wood, and I think I'm going to get a lathe from Harbor Freight when taxes come back. It's easier to get things precise and uniform, so long as the tools remain sharp!
 
I took them into work today and everyone was drooling over them. They haven't seen my SR-80i yet.
 
Here they are finished and on the SR-60:
 
 

 
 

What kind of driver fit are you getting with the 2 1/8" forstner bit?

 

[PintoDave]

Perfect fit, snug but not really tight. Still use a spoon to seperate them

 

[7keys]

How's the fit of your ear pads? I had to glue little feet on the bottom of the cup so the ear pads wouldn't come off.
 

 

[PintoDave]

Actually the driver cup fit in the inner chamber and it uses the original pad lip. Non-liberated drivers.

 

[7keys]

How about the headband?
 

 

[PintoDave]

Exactly what do you mean?

 

[jaimerod]

Hey guys,
 
I have a pair of modded SR-80's:

• pleather pads over L-Cush foam pads
• Custom Black mesh
• 4 holes punctured in felt for better base
• removed old cable
• added mono jacks to bottom
• Litz round braid removable cord
• A bit of green paint for a custom look
• Felt behind driver and around cup to control treble