Disintegrating Grado earpads

[davide256]

unless you are a sweat less android, ear pads deteriorate. +1 to the Sennheiser yellow ear pads, I have them on my SR225's.  Now if only we had a good intervention to

the eventual wire detachment inside Grado earphones...perhaps a glue gun to provide the stress relief missing at the point of wire entry?

[davide256]

5 hours ago, audiobomber said:

I heard the Senn 414 pads decrease bass vs. original Grado pads. Opinions? 

 

I need new pads for my old SR60 (original flat pads). I tried a couple pairs of very inexpensive Amazon pads but neither is satisfactory. I tried third-party G cushion pads, they sound horrible on the SR60. A friend has a pair of RS2e (L-cushions), which I found very uncomfortable. Sound didn't change much though.

the pads don't change the bass... Grado's are open back. I find the Sennheiser pads less damping to treble detail  than the soft Grado pads... while the original Grado pads were completely cut out in the center/no treble attenuation/ the stiff foam was very harsh on the ear for comfort.

[davide256]

3 hours ago, audiobomber said:

Pads can definitely change the bass on open back phones. My DT 1990 Pro come with two sets of pads, Analytical “A” version which features a neutral frequency response and a Balanced “B” version, which give a slight bass boost. 

 

Thanks for the opinion on the 414 pads. I think treble attenuation is a good thing with my old Grados. BTW, the existing pads on my SR60 do not have the center hole, they are flat (I believe they are referred to as Comfort or S-pads).

When the 60's eventually break, its worth the ~$30 more for the SR80's. I also have SR225's, kind of an SR80 sound on steroids, I would not buy again given price point competitors.