Grado Modifications?

[Mironov]

anybody here modified their grado's? please upload your pics here hehe

i want to see some modified sr60i's

[Portmanteau]

I haven't modified my SR60i... yet

The only modified Grado that I've seen upclose is Jolo's SR80. Oh, and some of Sir Ken's Grados, as well.

[Za'afiel]

More like a gallery of Grado mods? Well, this probably won't fit into the DIY section since modifications could be commissioned, so this sounds like a good idea. Here are a couple of "open-faced" ones I was able to take photos of:



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Ed's


JoLo's

[jcruiz]

there's loads of pictures of modified grados in the team grado pilipinas thread and sr60 - sr80 thread but the thread's long and you'd have to scour to every page just to see them. this might be a good thread to compile them and put them in the first post.

[marcusd]

Grado Preference Series 325w - "The Harrelson"

rs1i clone mahogany cups
sheepskin headband
dampened drivers
dual entry denko cable terminated to mini xlr to y junction
single ended and balanced switchable cables
comes with g/l/s pads

Nice

[prawncrackers]

ehehe here's mine...

[john victor]

"Darth Magnum" (SR80 Aluminum Mod)


"Yoda" (SR60i Woodie)

[giedonas]

since the title of this thread is Grado Modifications, I'd like to take this opportunity to ask a weird question.

Is it possible to modify a Grado into a closed headphone (to remove/greatly decrease sound leakage)? Does it even make sense to do it?
I like how light and comfortable Grados are, so I was wondering if there is a modified Grado that can prevent sound leakage.

[cdarcc]

The resulting sound will not be good, bass will be affected much, making it thin sounding, honky and lifeless. Unless you know of a way to mod the drivers itself to adjust to a closed cups, don't even bother.

[prawncrackers]

it is possible to have a closed back mod for grado, but to give you an idea on how it sounds, try covering the headphones with your hands. the bass zeroes and the mids get honky. you will need to enlarge the cups greatly.

[Za'afiel]

since the title of this thread is Grado Modifications, I'd like to take this opportunity to ask a weird question.

Is it possible to modify a Grado into a closed headphone (to remove/greatly decrease sound leakage)? Does it even make sense to do it?
I like how light and comfortable Grados are, so I was wondering if there is a modified Grado that can prevent sound leakage.

The resulting sound will not be good, bass will be affected much, making it thin sounding, honky and lifeless. Unless you know of a way to mod the drivers itself to adjust to a closed cups, don't even bother.

It's possible, but that would mean the cups would be about six inches away from the drivers. The way Grados operate require an open space for resonation. Putting a closed palm directly in front of the driver grills kills the sound. Try moving it further away until the sound is almost normal. That's how far the "cup" will have to be.

it is possible to have a closed back mod for grado, but to give you an idea on how it sounds, try covering the headphones with your hands. the bass zeroes and the mids get honky. you will need to enlarge the cups greatly.

What he said.

[cdarcc]

Yes, bigger cups will probably work but there will still be a compromise to the stock sound, the Grado drivers are tuned to have open cups. Besides using bigger cups defeats what giedonas like about the stock Grado, light and comfortable (that maybe can be use as portable headphones).

[wednesday]

225.

If only I could get my dad to give it back.

[kenrs1]

My grado Sr325i woody w/sommer cable:


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[blackwing]

^ It has a built in distancers pala, very nice sounding 325 

my woodie ms1:





woodie appreciation