Grado Product Owners
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Grado Product Owners
Anybody here actually own Grado headphones, namely the Rs-1/2 models?
How about the headphone amp...if so, what differences do you notice if you have
A/B'd the amp to a standard receiver's headphone amp?
I have read the raving reviews about the cans. Just wondering if anyone can quantize the amp's performance.
How about the headphone amp...if so, what differences do you notice if you have
A/B'd the amp to a standard receiver's headphone amp?
I have read the raving reviews about the cans. Just wondering if anyone can quantize the amp's performance.
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i use preventitive measures. you know, wash my ears and stuff. mr. dirty head.inverseroom wrote:Hey, how do you guys clean the pads? Mine are getting a bit crusty. Can you remove them and wash them with dish detergent or something?
i bet you could take them off soak them in acetone overnight. that should take care of them. i mean, there will be no more crust. then just pour the liquid into an ear pad shaped cast (i recomend using the "lost wax" method like how ming era bronzes were made).
I own a pair of SR-80's as well and love them. If you are interested in headphone amps, you can make one for next to nothing. Visit headwize.com and search for the Chu Moy or 'cmoy' headphone amp. I believe the Grado, like most other 'hi-fi' headphone amps, are based on inexpensive opamps.
hope that helps
hope that helps
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what i wanna know is how to keep the cords straight. i ruin more headphones by kinked cords than anything else. my grados are starting to cut in and out if they get real tangled.eeldip wrote:i use preventitive measures. you know, wash my ears and stuff. mr. dirty head.inverseroom wrote:Hey, how do you guys clean the pads? Mine are getting a bit crusty. Can you remove them and wash them with dish detergent or something?
i bet you could take them off soak them in acetone overnight. that should take care of them. i mean, there will be no more crust. then just pour the liquid into an ear pad shaped cast (i recomend using the "lost wax" method like how ming era bronzes were made).
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Re: Grado Product Owners
Did someone actually write "quantize the amp's performance."cetanorak wrote:I have read the raving reviews about the cans. Just wondering if anyone can quantize the amp's performance.
Oh...that was me. I just read that and have no idea where such phrasing came from. Interesting.
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I've got a pair of RS1s and they're the only headphone that I'll use to reference a mix. You can hear grass grow with these, the detail is amazing. They take a bit of getting used to as they are a bit bright.
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