AHorseNamedJeff
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Let me share my project. The Drogo cups for SR60 and SR80
Nice! Very cool man!
Let me share my project. The Drogo cups for SR60 and SR80
Very nice job arbiche . I like the colours in the wood, they look amazing. I also love the nice aged look of the headband, is it an older Grado headband, or one you modded?.
How do they sound?
I feel greatly inspired by nice work like this. Hope to do something similar in the near-ish future.
I custom made those headband.
I used Mahogany wood on those cups. Vented the driver and put some blutak on the back magnet plane. The cups has a spacer between ears and driver so I think it got the sweet listening spot. It is full bodied, bass is more punchy than the stock , but still retains its treble and I feel it is much smoother. Mids are a little forward but not overpowering. I tested it on Dubstep and hiphop with the Fast and Furious 6 album. and was amazed by how well it handles those sub-bass rumble. I thought that grado's are only best with acoustics, rock and classical but now I can enjoy more.
I custom made those headband.
I used Mahogany wood on those cups. Vented the driver and put some blutak on the back magnet plane. The cups has a spacer between ears and driver so I think it got the sweet listening spot. It is full bodied, bass is more punchy than the stock , but still retains its treble and I feel it is much smoother. Mids are a little forward but not overpowering. I tested it on Dubstep and hiphop with the Fast and Furious 6 album. and was amazed by how well it handles those sub-bass rumble. I thought that grado's are only best with acoustics, rock and classical but now I can enjoy more.
This is how my final mod looks
Your cups and the headband are looking excellent! I have a pair of mushroom cups in Padauk that I'm reworking so they're a bit less red, and should take on a hue more like yours, but maybe even a bit darker. I'm using Polyshades (stain and satin poly in a single can). The color is Dark Mission Oak - yet on the Padauk, it's really changing it over from the red hues quite a bit. I plan on about 5 coats and in between each coat, I'm taking down a bit of the poly and keeping a bit of color with 400 grit paper and 000 steel wool. Quite a few steps, but it's getting to where I'd love them to be. My motto is: "No 2 cups alike".
You could use the head band from Sony mdr-v150.
This thread is a little old, but i have a question and feel that this is the best place to ask. What is the best kind of wood for Sr60i's? Im my opinion, best would be somewhat easy to work with, yet good sound with more bass and warmer mids than the plastic i have now, at a realatively cheap price. I've narrowed it down to mahogany or cocobolo, but i really like the color(s) of bloodwood and found a 1ft length of 3" square for $14, so i could make a few cups out of that and not have to worry about making mistakes. Is bloodwood good for the price or would i better off looking for some cocobolo or mahogany?
I love my walnut. I don't know how easy it is to work with or pricing but for bass response and overall presentation over plastic I found it incredible.