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Post by ericn on Jan 17, 2018 4:02:49 GMT -6
After the move and the unpacking I have been living with the Kids Beats and all I can say is they want how much for these? I swear a pair of $10 Targets are the exact same thing!
Well I found one of my 3 pairs of Grado SR60's and let's just say music doesn't hurt, now if I could just find the STAX insomnia wouldn't be all that bad!
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Post by iamasound on Jan 17, 2018 7:05:56 GMT -6
Horrid stuff. I went into a store about five years ago and just out of curiosity put on my head a costly Beats model and was instantly confused. They sounded so bad for 300 buck cabs that I grabbed a salesman, a 40-ish year old fellow and asked for a different pair as I felt that they were defective. He thought so too, so brought out a new box...same thing. Hmmm....Enjoy the Grados!
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Post by nobtwiddler on Jan 17, 2018 10:04:27 GMT -6
Funny,
Eric, keep digging, you'll find it...eventually!
Haha
I have a few pairs of Grado RS-1's and don't really enjoy them at all.
Although I DO find them very useful for editing, and or critical listening while mastering for any extraneous noises.
But I love my Sennheiser HD600, 650's!
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Post by ericn on Jan 17, 2018 11:08:18 GMT -6
Funny, Eric, keep digging, you'll find it...eventually! Haha I have a few pairs of Grado RS-1's and don't really enjoy them at all. Although I DO find them very useful for editing, and or critical listening while mastering for any extraneous noises. But I love my Sennheiser HD600, 650's! Yeah I have to head over to storage today, as I have said before more and more of my work is esoteric soloist and acoustic stuff where the talent likes the GRADOS or if I really Likey the STAX. As a former Endorser I do love the sound of the Senn, BUT my totally fucked up right outer ear not only sits funny in them and Beyer's if anybody else uses them I end up with an outer ear infection 😪 |
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Post by jeremygillespie on Jan 17, 2018 11:13:54 GMT -6
I really enjoy the Grado sound but they are just unbearable to wear for more than 10 mins at a time. It must be how they sit on my ears but I can’t get over it.
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Post by ericn on Jan 17, 2018 11:21:35 GMT -6
I really enjoy the Grado sound but they are just unbearable to wear for more than 10 mins at a time. It must be how they sit on my ears but I can’t get over it. Since they sit almost perfectly on my totally fucked up outer ear ( my reconciliation guy talked me out of trying to repair it when his first sentence was " Ears are Funny" followed by "well we would need a flap from your forehead attached to the ear for 3 months first, same reason the nose still looks like this and in both cases I can't remember where they would have taken the cartlidge but it wasn't fun anyway I totally get that! |
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Post by nobtwiddler on Jan 17, 2018 11:26:41 GMT -6
Hey guys, there are replacement (after market) foam pads for the Grados, that make them at least 75% more comfortable.
Grado also used to make a bigger more comfy pair I think as a alternative to the stock ones.
Anyhow, I bought a pair, "much more betterer" !
Haha
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Post by ericn on Jan 17, 2018 11:58:04 GMT -6
Hey guys, there are replacement (after market) foam pads for the Grados, that make them at least 75% more comfortable. Grado also used to make a bigger more comfy pair I think as a alternative to the stock ones. Anyhow, I bought a pair, "much more betterer" ! Haha I think I have those on all mine, I needed a new pair and the local guy wanted as much as the 3 or 4 I bought! They also take disinfectant much better, I complained to Joe's son years ago about how I couldn't find a good way to disinfect the stock pads ( hey I have weird issues I am no clean freak) ! You know Joe was originally a watch maker & Operatic singer! The funny thing is he is most well known for his moving iron phono cartridges but holds the original pattens for the moving coil cartridge, God I must be getting old I'm starting to go off on an audio tangent like my old boss Jonathan Lipp! Oh well that's the source of a good mount of these tangents might as well continue the tradition! |
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Post by massivemastering on Jan 18, 2018 0:13:13 GMT -6
I put the ("G" Series?) cushions on my 225's -- Comfort level up to about 9.6 (+/- 0.1). Had the same issue with the ("L" Series? - the smaller ones...) with damn near "pain" after wearing them for awhile. No such issue with the G series. Total game-changer.
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Post by reddirt on Jan 18, 2018 3:59:19 GMT -6
i have the PS 500s and for me they are more natural than most alternatives; the newer version of this model (es) is even better with a more correct upper bass. As to the comfort ; yeah those foam pads are shit; if they didn't sound so good i'd be outta there. The larger more comfortable pads actually change the sound too much to my ears.
Cheers, Ross
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Post by johneppstein on Jan 18, 2018 16:44:26 GMT -6
After the move and the unpacking I have been living with the Kids Beats and all I can say is they want how much for these? I swear a pair of $10 Targets are the exact same thing! Not the same thing at all. The Targets don't say "Beats" on them! I have an old set of Pioneer electrostacics I'd like to get working but lack an appropriate amp at the moment... |
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