KneelJung
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I just ordered 4ft of 4 braided silver wire and some nylon mesh from Homegrown Audio. Dismantling, punching holes, and recabling to commence soon
This is an absolutely awesome thread. Thank you Bill for all of the great documentation.
I modded these for a (very patient) friend who said he didn't want the silver wire, since the 225i comes with the four-connector cable, but on my other projects I'm going to make silver a mainstay. I can't convince everybody that this is good stuff but I just love it. I feel like I've walked into a debate between silver fanatics and silver skeptics, with the fanatics giving testimonials over the benefit of their $500 cables and the skeptics laughing at $500 wire. For $50, I made my own four-braid 99.99% silver cable and it was the best $50 I ever spent. If it cost me $500, I'd choke and sputter, too, but what's $50 in this hobby?
Quote:I modded these for a (very patient) friend who said he didn't want the silver wire, since the 225i comes with the four-connector cable, but on my other projects I'm going to make silver a mainstay. I can't convince everybody that this is good stuff but I just love it. I feel like I've walked into a debate between silver fanatics and silver skeptics, with the fanatics giving testimonials over the benefit of their $500 cables and the skeptics laughing at $500 wire. For $50, I made my own four-braid 99.99% silver cable and it was the best $50 I ever spent. If it cost me $500, I'd choke and sputter, too, but what's $50 in this hobby?
hi billavideo, i really enjoy your thread
may i know where did you buy those 24awg 4 braided silver wire?
Hey everyone, this is my first post here. Great thread, lots of very good information here.
I recently bought a pair of SR-80i brand new and decided to do some of the mods in this thread.
- Removed the button and plastic grill and replaced it with a black metalic mesh
- Removed the white silk like lining
- Punched all 10 holes in the back of the driver
- Quarter modded the s-cushion pads
- Removed the vinyl headband and replaced it with a brown JMoney lambskin headband.
I have a question though... this thread mentions damping the interior of the enclosure and the driver with some felt to attenuate the HFs but I haven't really had the need to do that, is that normal? The headphones definitely have more refined bass, a bigger kick but the highs and mids are still as sharp as they were before the mods... Maybe I did something wrong? Any ideas?
I'm mostly listen to FLAC files on my Sansa Clip+ and music just sounds amazing...
The end result is this...
Quote:Hey everyone, this is my first post here. Great thread, lots of very good information here.
I recently bought a pair of SR-80i brand new and decided to do some of the mods in this thread.
- Removed the button and plastic grill and replaced it with a black metalic mesh
- Removed the white silk like lining
- Punched all 10 holes in the back of the driver
- Quarter modded the s-cushion pads
- Removed the vinyl headband and replaced it with a brown JMoney lambskin headband.
I have a question though... this thread mentions damping the interior of the enclosure and the driver with some felt to attenuate the HFs but I haven't really had the need to do that, is that normal? The headphones definitely have more refined bass, a bigger kick but the highs and mids are still as sharp as they were before the mods... Maybe I did something wrong? Any ideas?
I'm mostly listen to FLAC files on my Sansa Clip+ and music just sounds amazing...
The end result is this...
I found the highs to be sharp, so I damped the interior with dynamat (similar to felt) and it helps get rid of the plastic sound that the grados have. It doesn't get rid of it, but it makes it less blaring.