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Grado L-CUSH Pair of Large Grado Replacement Earpads | 
 enlarge | Brand: Grado
Category: Musical Instruments
Buy New: $16.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
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 SR-80, SR-125, SR-225, RS-1, and RS-2.
Model: LG Cushions
EAN: 0182092000592
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
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 SR-80, SR-125, SR-225, RS-1, and RS-2.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 They don't wear out, they DRY out June 16, 2007
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
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.
 More comfortable than you've heard and great for sound stage! February 25, 2007
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
Grado has a world wide reputation for the best sound reproduction in their cans (audiophile speak for headphones) and they have the awards to back them up! Too often though, I've read reviews where comfort is criticized and that these ear cushions are allegedly to blame. Nonsense!
It is true that Grado cans are supraural (on the ear) as opposed to circumaural (around the ear) so you will feel the unit against your ears. These cushions were redesigned back in 1998, offering greater thickness and distance from the transducer so that you feel more comfortable while listening through your cans AND the design allows for a greater soundstage for the magnificent Grado cans to impress you with. These cushions, called "L-Cush" here, can be used on every single pair of current Grado cans except perhaps the $1000 set. I use them on my SR60's, which come with a standard foam cushion that covers the whole transducer and it made them sound quite nearly as good as the SR80's! I recommend them to you wholeheartedly! If you google "The Listening Station," that is the place to purchase any Grado product from!
Easy Replacement April 4, 2006
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
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.
Put these on your SR-60s May 6, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
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!
 so soft June 15, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Got these after ordering the sr60 because of the reveiws saying they lack comfort. Well the sr60 are comfortable enough without the L-Cush. The L-Cush do make them a lot more comfortable. Plus the standard on the sr60 there are no holes cut out and on these there are. Buy these you will be happy.
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