[malldian]

Just post it here

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

My photos show my former SR-325i (mine till last Monday) at the bottom left of this photo:

And the top right on this one:

 

[GreatDane]

Hey! people actually take me seriously. I was joking but I love to see pics and collect them.

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These were mine new.

Then the mod.

...and recable.

 

[gasstronamicle]

greatdane im curious, did you notice any improvement from the recable? would you need an amp to notice the improvement or would an ipod be enough?

 

[GreatDane]

Quote:

Originally Posted by gasstronamicle /img/forum/go_quote.gif greatdane im curious, did you notice any improvement from the recable? would you need an amp to notice the improvement or would an ipod be enough?

I didn't recable thinking it would change the sound, I just hated the stock cable. To be honest I don't hear any difference. Even if a new cable was noticeable they will still be great with an iPod.

 

[yukihiro]

lol, i want to recable my 325i's too. not to improve the sound, but to replace the stupid heavy twisting grado cable. i'm too scared to mod my 325i's though since they were so expensive (to me).

 

[gasstronamicle]

Quote:

Originally Posted by yukihiro /img/forum/go_quote.gif lol, i want to recable my 325i's too. not to improve the sound, but to replace the stupid heavy twisting grado cable. i'm too scared to mod my 325i's though since they were so expensive (to me).

shouldnt be too hard, actually from my understanding, and i could be wrong! but grado recables headphones too. try to shoot them an email and ask them to do it for you? also you can have other places recable it for you too.

 

[GreatDane]

It was fairly simple to disassemble the cups. Hot water or hot air will soften the hot glue and allow the metal to separate from the plastic.

I used a cable from APureSound

APureSound - Where The Music Is Always Pure - APS Audio LLC.

This pic shows one cup apart. I decided to throw some Blutak on the driver housing.I used a Black Sharpie to color.

A closer view

I used boiling water to loosen the back plastic ring with the lettering, then easily pry out. I used Goof Off (solvent) to dissolve the black paint from the stainless steel mesh after removing from the cup.

The stock cable was still in use after this mod. I later took them apart again and recabled.

edit-will try to replace pics

 

[electropop]

^^

That's it!

I'm calling the sr325i-rights department and have you locked up!

 

[gasstronamicle]

did you put the whole headphone in hot water?! that sounds a bit scary....

 

[yukihiro]

you just submerge the cup portion, not up to the drivers though... that definitely would be a bad idea haha

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

Quote:

Originally Posted by gasstronamicle /img/forum/go_quote.gif did you put the whole headphone in hot water?! that sounds a bit scary....

No, you take a shallow pan and pour boiling water to a about 1/8-1/4" high water level, and set the headphone cups down on the hot water till the cups get hot enough to soften the hot glue so you can pull them apart.

I used a blow drier to get the cups off my HF-1 to install woodies.

 

[electropop]

Awww ****.. My 325i's are broken. Today when i was listening on slightly louder than normal levels, I noticed the bass to cause jitter/distortion on the right phone..

I took them along when i visited a friend of mine, kept them around my neck (it was less than zero celsius outside) so they got cold. Of course when i got inside, the water condensed immediately. I didn't plug them in as i was afraid they might short-circuit or something. I got a ride back home, so it couldn't have happened again (might have done worse). Two days after, having let them dry in peace, I started listening and here I am.

Could the condensed water have done something to the glue, like maybe loosening a wire attached to the driver or something else?

I am a sad owner of a pair of 325i's labeled 7009

If someone has a take on this, please shoot!

Thanks

-K

 

[rasmushorn]

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreatDane /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yes, but first you must submit a cool pic of them with your best piece of gear...source or amp.

No problem - I havn't taken the pics yet. It will be here in a few days. In the meantime here is a thread of my other gear. (In a Danish Head-fi forum though...)

HIFI4ALL.DK Forum: Rør, LISA III, iQube, Headsix

 

[moogoob]

Quote:

Originally Posted by electropop /img/forum/go_quote.gif Awww ****.. My 325i's are broken. Today when i was listening on slightly louder than normal levels, I noticed the bass to cause jitter/distortion on the right phone.. I took them along when i visited a friend of mine, kept them around my neck (it was less than zero celsius outside) so they got cold. Of course when i got inside, the water condensed immediately. I didn't plug them in as i was afraid they might short-circuit or something. I got a ride back home, so it couldn't have happened again (might have done worse). Two days after, having let them dry in peace, I started listening and here I am. Could the condensed water have done something to the glue, like maybe loosening a wire attached to the driver or something else? I am a sad owner of a pair of 325i's labeled 7009 If someone has a take on this, please shoot! Thanks -K

Could be simply "grattle". Do a search for it, might just be a hair that's caught laying against the driver.