Tech2
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No lengthy review, I'll defer to a more experienced member since I'm fairly sure that Cody has sold some of these cups to others. I'll comment on craftsmanship and installation.
The cups arrived on my porch today. I couldn't get the box opened fast enough. I was immediately impressed with the quality of the cups. They are well made and fairly priced, IMO. Also included in the box was some detailed installation instructions with pictures.
I set the cups aside and and grabbed my SR60s from the drawer and began disassembly. This gave the cups time to come to room temp. I'm in Michigan and it's very cold today.
The tools:
- My wife's blow dryer
- A spoon
- Masking tape
- Green felt dots
I after removing the plastic cups from the headband I set one cup, driver side down on a wood cutting board and began heating it with the dryer, set to high. I heated the plastic housing from the sides, not wanting to heat the driver directly. After just a few minutes of heat I grabbed the spoon, and separated the two halves of the driver housing. I won't ry to explain the spoon method, but you can find it at Headwize, under the Grado mods.
Once the outer housing was separated from the driver housing, I applied several layers of tape to the driver housing and tested the fit to the new wood cup. Finding that there was still much room, I decided to use some green felt dots, cut in half and equally spaced around the circumference of the housing. When I tried again I got a nice snug fit. I used this method rather than hot-glue in case a ever want to use the woodies on another pair of Grados. Cody explains both installation methods in his instructions. The other cup went on effortlessly and I was done in around 10-20 minutes total.
They sound great, and are a great value for anyone wanting to try woodies at an affordable price.
Beauty shots:
The cups arrived on my porch today. I couldn't get the box opened fast enough. I was immediately impressed with the quality of the cups. They are well made and fairly priced, IMO. Also included in the box was some detailed installation instructions with pictures.
I set the cups aside and and grabbed my SR60s from the drawer and began disassembly. This gave the cups time to come to room temp. I'm in Michigan and it's very cold today.
The tools:
- My wife's blow dryer
- A spoon
- Masking tape
- Green felt dots
I after removing the plastic cups from the headband I set one cup, driver side down on a wood cutting board and began heating it with the dryer, set to high. I heated the plastic housing from the sides, not wanting to heat the driver directly. After just a few minutes of heat I grabbed the spoon, and separated the two halves of the driver housing. I won't ry to explain the spoon method, but you can find it at Headwize, under the Grado mods.
Once the outer housing was separated from the driver housing, I applied several layers of tape to the driver housing and tested the fit to the new wood cup. Finding that there was still much room, I decided to use some green felt dots, cut in half and equally spaced around the circumference of the housing. When I tried again I got a nice snug fit. I used this method rather than hot-glue in case a ever want to use the woodies on another pair of Grados. Cody explains both installation methods in his instructions. The other cup went on effortlessly and I was done in around 10-20 minutes total.
They sound great, and are a great value for anyone wanting to try woodies at an affordable price.
Beauty shots:
