Grado L-Cush Large Replacement Ear Cushions

by Grado

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0006GCCO0
• Item model number: L-CUSH
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #40 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Audio & Video Accessories > Headphone Accessories > Earpads
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 13, 2004

Product Description

Designed to fit Grado headphone models; SR225i, SR325i, RS2i and RS1i. This lightweight sponge foam cushion provides a comfortable fit for long listening sessions. Features Nothing puts the crimp in a headphone listening session as quickly as a worn-out earpad. Bring back the comfort with a pair of Grado Replacement Earpads. Made of soft foam that feels good to the touch, Grado earpads install easily, stretching to fit over Grado headphone drivers. Large size ear cushion for Grado SR225i, SR32.

Features:

Color - Black

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Put these on your SR-60s, May 6, 2007

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Matthew Pearson (Omaha, Nebraska United States) - See all my reviews
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The pads that come on the SR-60s are terrible, just awful. They hurt my ears after not too long. I replaced them with a set of these and, wow, they really helped out in more ways than I had anticipated. They get the driver closer to your ear so it really feels like the headphones are on your ear instead of just near it. They also seem to help the bass response a little bit-- I can't prove this empirically, but I think that they help to focus the sound a little better than the foam covers that the SR-60s come with. Also, there is nothing between your ear and the driver, so no layer of foam to affect sound in any way. If you bought the 60s and are thinking of getting something like the 80s or 125s, try this as a $15 upgrade first. Yeah, I might still get the 125s or 225s later, but swapping the pads is a great help, too!

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy Replacement, April 4, 2006

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Alan Seals (Midland, Texas) - See all my reviews
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These are easy to use and fit very well when placed. I do wish it was easier to find a replacement for the pads of my old Grado HP-2's, but these work great for the SR-80. I bought them just to use when the ones that came with them wore out. I put them on to see how easy it was to replace them, and I had no problems.

36 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars They don't wear out, they DRY out, June 16, 2007

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PH-50-NC "PH-50-NC" (Southeast USA) - See all my reviews

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If you are looking at these replacement ear pads, you might already know that the foam they are made from will over a period of 3-4 years dry out and cause the pads to crumble upon handling. Some users recommend shampooing the pads regularly (too much trouble for an occasional user like myself).

Other users had done various 'mods' (see the site headwize-dot-com), including rolling up the cut-off tube of a sock and shoving it over the pads (done primarily for comfort, though I'm doing this to avoid the foam crumblies going all over my head).

Considering that Grados are mid-priced (low-end audiophile, not mass-market junk), and that the replacements themselves are $16 or more, I'd expect the pads to a little more durable. Plenty of people still use 'phones like AKGs from the 1970s--I'd figured on similar long-life when I bought my Grados.

Perhaps this foam fragility is the trade-off for comfort, or perhaps this is intentionally done to create a revenue stream for Grado. I don't know. Just be aware that lifespan of the pads isn't terribly long.