[bananaman22]

hey guys

as it is on all grado's, my sr-80is have this grill thing on the back that lets air out(hence the name open headphones)

i was just wondering if i should cover these headphones when not in use.....would it do any harm if dust or sumthin got in there....i haven't had any trouble, but i was wondering what i should do.


so, leave it uncovered on my head/stand or cover when on my stand and not in use?

help appreciated

 

[dan1son]

If some dust or a hair gets in there it's possible to get a little rattle. I've never witnessed it myself, but I've seen many posts on here about it.

I usually keep mine in a drawer or on a stand and haven't had any problems.

 

[tintin47]

The grattle comes from hair going into the front side of the drivers, not the back.

OP, if you are letting your cans sit for a long period of time, I would cover them to keep dust off in general, but you shouldn't have much to worry about if they are your day to day cans.

 

[bananaman22]

alright then, thanks

BTW: if dust/hair/grass/wool/string/whatever gets in the driver housing (thing that holds driver), is it possible to get it out?

 

[kmhaynes]

I keep my MS1 in an old (clean) toiletries type pouch, in a drawer when not in use -- which is almost every day -- but I don't mind the hassle in order to protect them from curious kids, dust, etc.

 

[limpidglitch]

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Originally Posted by bananaman22 /img/forum/go_quote.gif alright then, thanks BTW: if dust/hair/grass/wool/string/whatever gets in the driver housing (thing that holds driver), is it possible to get it out?

I get the grattle almost on a daily basis, and it's always a hair that has found its way through the grille. To fix the grattle I just hold the cup upside down and blow gently through the grille.

 

[revolink24]

Same here. It comes and goes, and is my fault for having long hair. It goes away. There are some people that claim you basically have to rebuild the phones, I disagree unless they had a vastly different problem.

 

[CrazyRay]

I went to the dry cleaners by my house I had a cover made for all of my headphones.
It was inexpensive and keeps out all of the dust.

 

[OutdoorXplorer]

Luckily I am bold and no hair to get in touch with the Grado drivers... So no rattling for me..

A bald head is a "Borned Head-Fier"

 

[tenzip]

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Originally Posted by OutdoorXplorer /img/forum/go_quote.gif Luckily I am bold and no hair to get in touch with the Grado drivers... So no rattling for me.. A bald head is a "Borned Head-Fier"

Ah, but what about the hair growing out of your ears?

Some say that you don't actually lose hair, it just migrates.

 

[uberburger101]

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Originally Posted by CrazyRay /img/forum/go_quote.gif I went to the dry cleaners by my house I had a cover made for all of my headphones. It was inexpensive and keeps out all of the dust. http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/8...n0895small.jpg http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/873...02go5small.jpg

Personally, I wouldn't cover such gorgeous headphones.

 

[parhelictriangle]

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Originally Posted by CrazyRay /img/forum/go_quote.gif I went to the dry cleaners by my house I had a cover made for all of my headphones. It was inexpensive and keeps out all of the dust.

You have some serious paraphernalia, sir. I'm duty-bound to confiscate some of it.