Velor Replacement Ear Pads for HyperX Cloud & Alpha, ATH M50X, Steelseries Arctis, Logitech G Pro & More Headphones, Soft Velour, Memory Foam & Long Lasting Earpads by Brainwavz - Black

At this point the Brainwavz earpads are well known and well regarded in terms of comfort, quality, and sound. There are many reviews for the pleather and velour versions of these pads, which you can find here: Brainwavz HM5 Velor Memory Foam Replacements Earpads - Suitable For Many Other Branded Large Over The Ear Headphones - AKG, HifiMan, ATH, Philips, Fostex Brainwavz Replacement Memory Foam Earpads - Suitable For Many Other Large Over The Ear Headphones - AKG, HifiMan, ATH, Philips, Fostex There was also a post about those earpads on Cnet's Audiophiliac blog. I was looking into these to use with a newly purchased pair of Audio Technica ATH-M50x, which you can see here: Audio-Technica ATH-M50x Professional Studio Monitor Headphones Basically, I was having an extremely hard time deciding between the velour and pleather options. On the one hand, pleather makes my ears sweat a lot, which is extremely uncomfortable. On the other hand, velour provides less noise isolation, and I intended to use these headphones almost exclusively on the go. Velour also reduced bass response compared to pleather. For me this was a concern, but a secondary one to comfort. I went back and fourth for a while, but eventually found this hybrid pair on Brainwavz website. They have velour where they touch your ears, and pleather on the inside (perforated) and outside. These are very similar to the earpads that Hifiman is using on their newer high end models, and they are called focus pads. In any case, these seemed like they would offer the best of both worlds for my needs, and were only slightly more expensive than the non-hybrid versions, so I bought a pair. I have to say, I am extremely happy I made this choice. As many others have noted, the difference in comfort is day and night. I found the stock pads on the ATH-M50x to be okay, but not very comfortable. They didn't fit completely around my ears, and they were relatively shallow, putting pressure on my head. The small pleather pads also made my ears sweat quickly. After only one day with the stock pads my Brainwavz already arrived so I switched immediately. The process of swapping the pads is not super easy, but pretty much anyone can do it with a little fiddling. With the Brainwavz on, my Audio Technica's easily became the most comfortable headphone's I own. Before the pads, they were only slightly (though still noticeably) more comfortable than my Monoprice headphones which cost less than $20. The Brainwavz earpads are nice and thick, and extremely soft. They really do feel like pillows on your head. The velour feels great against my skin, and the noise isolation is completely adequate for my needs. You still hear everything around you, but it's muted enough to enjoy the music. As for sound, I think most people make a slightly bigger deal about it than they need too. Yes, the sound is slightly different, but the difference is not huge. It is definitely not better or worse though, so whether you like it more or less is really up to your personal preference. As others have noted, the bass is slightly less strong. There is more room between your ears and the drivers with this pad, and the perforated pleather probably also softens it a bit. The drop in bass is only slight, and it isn't any less accurate. For me the Brainwavz pads also made the mids a little more smooth. Ultimately, YMMV. But the most important thing I can say about the sound is that you shouldn't worry too much about it (for what it's worth I don't know if the same can be said about the velour pads, I haven't tried them myself). Get these if you want to exponentially increase the comfort of your headphones. A short anecdote. I recently took these on a flight with me. The flight was delayed for 5 hours so we got on the plane tired from sitting in an airport. Then we found out the air conditioning on the plane wasn't working so it was extremely hot. The plane took off and I put on my Audio Technica's. (For those curious I was listening through a Fiio E17 connected to my iPhone digitally using Apple's Camera Connection Kit). After a few minutes, I was completely into my music. The pads blocked out just enough of the engine noise to let me hear my songs, and they felt great on my head. I listened for at least 2 hours straight, and despite the plane being extremely hot, and listening to my music relatively loud (to compensate for the engine noise), I was still feeling comfortable at the end. The velour kept my ears from sweating and the headphones didn't even feel stuffy! The sound quality was great and honestly, after that flight I knew 100% that I had made the right decision. Conclusion (TLDR): These are extremely satisfying earpads that will transform the comfort level of any headphone you put them on. Additionally, if you like the feel of velour but prefer the sound/isolation of pleather, these hybrid pads are literally perfect. It's totally worth the $25 I paid and I will recommend these to all my friends.

I have been into audio for decades. Honestly, the stock Meze 99 Neos disappointed me at first. I love a warm sounding set of cans, fan of the V shape sound profile, but out of the box the bass was too loose. It bled all over the midrange and buried female vocals. I almost returned the cans, but these Brainwavz Hybrid pads combined with some EQ work completely turned them around. The Pads The stock Meze pads are just too shallow. My ears were hitting the drivers. These Brainwavz Hybrids (Black PU/Velour) give my ears room to breathe. Since they are hybrids, the leather sides maintain the seal for bass impact - very "punchy" bass depending on your cans, but the velour face smooths out the sound and is much cooler on the skin. Just swapping these in cleaned up a lot of the mud immediately. The Tuning (EQ APO + Peace) The pads fixed the physical issues, but the software dialed it in. I used Equalizer APO with the Peace interface to finish the job. - The EQ: With the pads clearing up the bloat, I was able to boost the sub-bass while cutting the mid-bass slightly. Now the drums punch hard. I mean physically hard. But they stop fast without lingering. - The Crossfeed: This was the key for the vocals. I turned on the Crossfeed feature in Peace (0.2/Jan Meier). It centers the imaging so it sounds more like stereo speakers than headphones. Female vocals that used to sound distant are now front and center. They are lush and crystal clear. Bottom Line If you want to keep that deep, punchy bass without losing the detail in the vocals, get these pads and spend ten minutes tuning them. It makes a massive difference. It keeps smooth, non-fatiguing sound many would appreciate. These and Equalizer APO + Peace saved me $600+ from buying Denon D5200s, which are probably similar. TL;DR - These are worth the money at $25, very comfortable, and won't mess up your cans, even if you don't EQ them (but you should).

Had these velour pads for years. Used to use them on my AT ATH M50x, where they fit perfectly. Eventually I replaced them with Meze 99 classics, which I didn't like the stock earcups for. So I transferred these over to it. They're a bit big but they do stay on, they just rotate a bit. It barely matters though, because they are so incredibly comfy. My ears never get sweaty, because they are nice and breathable. They're soft, and deep enough so my big ears don't press against the inside of them at all. I could wear these headphones for functionally unlimited time without any discomfort. My only issue is that they do use some of that fake leather vinyl on the part that connects to the headphone. That stuff never lasts, and sure enough, after a few years it's starting to degrade on my pair. I would probably just purchase them again, but it sucks that they can't just use a material that would last. If they did that these would be perfect.

I bought these to replace the ear pads on a Razer Blackshark V2 Hyperspeed gaming headset. The material that fits into the slot around the headphone was cut to a smaller diameter than Razer’s but there is enough give in the material that it does indeed fit. Installing them is definitely one of those things you have to “hold your mouth right” and be patient with it. Once the lip is seated in the slot, a little shimmy helped seat everything into a neat, relaxed position. These pads look and feel better than OEM. Time will tell if they hold up. They’re comfortable and have enough loft to them that the ear is not touching the inside face of the headphone - perfect for long periods of use.

I got this to replace my disintegrated earpads on my Creative SXFI Theater headphones - and they fit! Sort of. They fit after you trim a little bit of the pleather and after that they fit just fine!

They fit shure srh1840. Definitely improves the sound on the headphones, the bass is improved and almost no distortion now, but you loose a tiny bit of the top end .The comfort is also a lot better and would recommend .Update i have now fitted a set to sennheiser hd58x and it has improved the base and seal and would definitely recommend for these headphones aswell

Great replacement for stock audio technica leather ear cups, much comfier, fits nicely and is more breathable. I am not sure how it will wear over time but the stitching is firm and seems like it will hold up. 5/5

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These are comfy, changes the sound though. Bass is reduced and soundstage has improved. It's worth the trade off. Now these feel like proper monitoring cans. They don't heat up like the stock ones. The velor quality is good for the price I'd say. Fit is good, again better than stock ones, stocks were too small for my ears. And they're way to easy to install unlike some people been saying. Took me like 8-10 seconds to put them on