tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 (edited) finally got my BLACK soft pads for the SR-80 actually they are still the same 414 pads for Senn cans, dyed black bought this fabric dye from a tailor, cost : $2.50 per tin, its a power form, mix with hot water, the instructions also says add salt, not sure what the salt is for but i add it anyway let the pads soak for about 5 mins, making sure that every part has being dyed, squeeze out the access and leave them to dry for about 20 mins. then rinse off with clean water. now the pads are black before and after new black pads with the original "donuts" i decided to leave the centre of this new pair of 414 pads uncut, i prefer the way they sounded without the center hole, the previous pair that i had with the cut-out sounded too bright for me they were sold off one last shot, i think the Grados look best from this angle Edited March 1, 2004 by tropicalrips Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmk 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 Impressive man! Great work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 now i need to do some extensive testing/listening to make sure the pads don't turn my ears black i think they should be quite safe, after washing them with clean water, the black dye still stays on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 Hey, they look pretty good from the photos actually. I was considering this but was unsure if the dye would stay on in the long term. Keep us posted of your ear colour! Hehehe! This is another DIY mod I wanna try! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 (edited) i think the trick is in the hot water & salt, my mom says to use vinegar in the mixture to make the dye stay on, i thought that was a little too extreme so i just add salt N@Z there's also a "coffee" color dye, i think that will look good on your RS-1 i also saw dark blue and few lighter colors. the dyed pads actually do look good, u won't be able to tell they use to be yellow Edited March 1, 2004 by tropicalrips Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 How hot does the water need to be? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 i use boiling water to dissolve the dye & salt, then just throw the pads into the mix need to squeeze them a little to get them to absorb the mixture i use about 1 teaspoon of dye with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, (didn't really follow the instructions ) with about 2 glasses of water sounds like a recipe for making bread after about 20-30 mins, the pads drys off a little and u will find theres quite a lot of extra dye on them, need to rinse them out with clean water, the color looks a little lighter after this process, i think if u like them more "black" u can repeat the dyeing process again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rameish 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2004 Hmmm...in b&w photography the stop bath is made from acid to sTop THe dev process. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2004 update : after about 4 hrs of testing/listening & field test today, my ears hav not turn black sweat on the black dye pad also did not cause the color to drop or fade Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yekim 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2004 tropicalrips - well done my experience is kinda funny - i used the same dye and my yellow senn pads turned green!! i could have used more water or less salt or done something wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absolute0 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2004 Perhaps you used blue dye since green = yellow + blue... tropicalrips: The dyed pads are really pretty, but somehow I still prefer them yellow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2004 tropicalrips - well done my experience is kinda funny - i used the same dye and my yellow senn pads turned green!! i could have used more water or less salt or done something wrong. i put the mixture in a small pail, i think if u can't see the bottom of the pail though the black mixture, it should be thick enough. did u let it soak for about 20 mins before rinseing off with water? i guess u can try it again to make it more black, don't think it will turn more green Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tropicalrips 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2004 another mod for the SR-80 decided to take the SR-80 modding another step further, removing the "SR80" badge the color of the grills where the badge used to be was a little different from the rest of the grill, i use a black marker to paint over the whole grill i don't think this actually improves the sound, but at least it improves the look of the headphone makes them look more "pro" like next step : replacing the whole grill and maybe change the stock cable as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2004 Makes it look more like tropicalrip'ssandro' Mod! Removing the badge didn't change the sound even a little bit? I just noticed something, does the current line of SRs have that 'blister' (just above the word Prestige)? I didn't have that on mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites