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RayF
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Jan 13, 2021
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Does anyone imagine that in the world of mid to relatively high-end headphone manufacturers that there exists any effort to design a set of cans without concern for end-user comfort, such that adding another ten-dollar (at cost) comfort enhancing doo-hickey couldn't make it into the final build? And what makes anyone think this particular forty-dollar doo-hickey will accomplish what the OEM manufacturer couldn't?
I think this is the kind of the equivalent of putting one of those fancy BMW license plate holders on one's BMW, and expecting it to go faster and drive better.
And speaking as a person who has done so, I can tell you, neither was the case ;- )
ihtrq
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Jan 15, 2021
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RayFTo be fair, Grado's are known for their indeviating philisophy towards ergonomics, or lack thereof.
Also, there's a huge cottage industry for people who want to make Grado-esque headphones without buying a single thing from Grado, like some kind of penny-pinching ship of Theseus (made of the finest mahogany wood, of course) in a sea of snake oil, with their own drivers, cups, and gimbals. I myself am buying these because I honestly can't find a cheaper grado headband out there, even on Ali, and I want to make a Grado-adjacent headphone with the Nhoord drivers. Maybe even the Turbulent X drivers that Turbulent Labs themselves make.
The irony, of course, is that much of these $40-$60 accessories cost just as much as a second-hand sr60e, though.
vylliki
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Sep 28, 2021
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RayF ...in the world of mid to relatively high-end headphone manufacturers that there exists any effort to design a set of cans without concern for end-user comfort...
Grado headbands & L-pads come to mind. I almost believe whoever designed them read Dr Mengele's biography & it inspired their design. But honestly in the world of audiophile cables, tuning stones, $350 black walnut headphone racks, $4200 per speaker isolation feet, etc calling out a $50 leather headband--which ok, I admit to really liking & buying--is a random hill to fight the battle of excess & frivolity on. 😀
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