XL Large Replacement Memory Foam Earpads - Suitable for Many Other Large Over The Ear Headphones - Sennheiser, AKG, HifiMan, ATH, Philips, Fostex, Sony (Black Pleather)

Originally I bought these for my Monoprice Modern Retro Headphones, but decided to try them on my AKG K702's. Glad I did. The 702s original ear cushions are comfy, but I wanted to see if these would tweak the sound (they do). First, as far as comfortable - even more so than the originals. Like soft light pillows on your ears. They are big enough for sure. They go on easy. At first, I didn't understand how they attach since the old ones were clipped on (these have no clips). On the inside / back of the ear cushion, the extra pleather material is long enough to stretch the material around the OUTER EDGE / outer ring of the headphone ear cups (cans). So you don't have to clip anything. It's super easy (that's why I was dumbfounded at first). You still have to be patient when you stretch the material around the outside of the cans. For me, it was easier to start on the top of the can and work around the sides towards the bottom. If it seems like there won't be enough material to stretch all the way around - I wouldn't worry...just be patient and take it easy, pulling and stretching it around - it will fit. This should fit just about any of the large round headphones cans (not just AKG). I will get another set to put on my Monoprice set that I originally bought them for. Now - as for sound - I personally think it's a big improvement. Out of box, my main complaint (along with the majority of k702 owners) was it didn't have enough bass. I know these aren't supposed to blast bass like a pair of Skullcandy Crushers, but it's definitely much leaner on bass than most high resolution open back reference headphones...which are by design going to be light on bass. I found myself cranking up the bass way high just to get them to be usable for music. Some say they aren't capable of playing music at an enjoyable tone whatsoever (I always disagreed with that ...but you definitely have to strongly EQ them). With all that said - these BrainWavz XL ear cushions change the sonic values. Bass does get directed towards your ears instead of all leaking out. They're still not bass cannons, but they are absolutely better with low end response. This makes music more enjoyable. I still add a little extra bass (unless I have the Loudness button on) when using them - usually through my amp(s)...but I don't have to crank it way up. Definitely an improvement. Some people may not need to change the bass tone at all, depending on whether you're into bass or not. Again, it's not a huge massive change, but it's absolutely noticeable and absolutely worth it to change out the original pads for these. I do notice a little more isolation in sound (not talking about sound leakage outward, that's probably about the same. I mean when listening with them on) It still maintains an open air feeling, but it's a tad more closed off (not closed off enough to make me upset...still sounds like a pair of open back headphones) --- these are extremely open and wide by default, so losing a little bit of width is still an open and wide feeling. The soundstage is still big and fairly wide, but it's not quite as wide. Matter of fact, considering the extreme width of the soundstage by default, it is almost better (I'm on the fence with this part, not disappointed... indifferent would be a better way to describe my feelings on the slight soundstage change) - maybe kinda sorta - usually, I do like the extra extra wide soundstage they have by default, but it's almost too much sometimes. These cushions do close it in a little. Which is better in some ways. Again - I'm kinda on the fence regarding this aspect. You just have to hear it for yourself. Everyone has different opinions on what type of soundstage sounds better (as with all audio aspects). Don't misunderstand me - they don't make the soundstage small or narrow or limited - they just wrangle it in a bit...not in a bad way. Anyway, these BrainWavz cushions leave most of the soundstage, but do taper it some (which is arguably better). Since the cushions are solid and don't leak like the velor, it does make a difference as to where exactly your ear placement is within the large interior cavity. I have medium sized ears - lots of space. Big eared people may not have quite as much room to move around, but there still should be plenty of room for comfort - even radar dishes! Those with average sized ears will have a ton of extra room inside the ear cushions - almost swimming around in there lol. ***There is a "sweet spot" to have your ears positioned within the coushins. If the headphones are more forward on my head, where my ears on towards the back of the interior cavity, you have less treble / high end frequency sound, with a more closed off sound. If your headphones are positioned a little further back on your head, where your ears are toward the front of the interior cavity space (or close to center depending on ear and head shape / size), you will line up better with the actual driver (speaker) in the center of the can / ear cup --- and the treble/ high end response is much better, while also giving you a more open sound. *** So ear placement within the interior space of ear coushin DOES MATTER. Before the cushion/ pad swap, it didn't matter as much (there was always a slight difference in sound depending on ear placement, but not as much bc the velor pads leak.) Bottom line - it's worth it to buy these. You will get better low end response, and the sound is a little more contained, while still giving you a nice soundstage and openness. Comfort is definitely improved. Easy to install. Lots of room for your ears. P *** Pay attention to headphone placement / ear placement within the interior of ear coushin & cup for best sound response.

To be specific: the Brainwavz Round XL Memory Foam Earpads perfectly fit the AKG-K55x series headphones. Their 110mm diameter exactly matches the 110mm diameter of the AKG-K55x series earpad mount. Indeed, just like the AKG pads they are a loose enough to freely rotate during use and cleaning. I chose the Sheepskin Leather version because something in the oils of my skin seems to devour "pleather," and I did not want "velour" because it is difficult to clean. In terms of comfort, I much prefer these to the original AKG pads. It is difficult to put in words the comfort difference. Right from the package they are clearly more "substantial." In service the memory foam and leather combination is a bit firmer than the AKG pads, yet they were still plenty supple to conform comfortably to my head in a gentle way. With the AKG pads I sometimes felt like the memory foam had compressed completely, and that my ears were just barely touching the backing-mesh. With these, I feel like the headphones are better and more comfortably supported around my ear, and that my ear has a bit more space between it and the backing-mesh as well as between it and the inner edge of the earpad. They also seem cooler and dryer; perhaps the "additional space" and the leather allow for a cooler and dryer environment? These differences also affect the sound, as other reviewers have noted. What I experienced was a slight attenuation of the bass, most likely due to my ear being a bit more distant from the driver; yet a slight increase in my experience of spaciousness, perhaps due to the "additional space" that these earpads provide. In large part I purchased the AKG-K550s for their sound -- warm and articulate, with extended bass. I did a lot of early-on experimentation with equalization, but returned to "flat" input to the AKGs to enjoy their designed sound. With the Sheepskin Leather Brainwavz Round XL Memory Foam Earpads, I chose to create and apply a very slightly increasing equalization curve below A-440 to compensate for the bass loss from these earpads: +1dB at 240Hz, +2dB at 135Hz, and +4dB at 76Hz. (10dB is considered to about double the volume psycho-acoustically. I was originally too assertive with my adjustment, and backed down to what I just shared.) What resulted for me was very close to the original listening experience with a bit more spaciousness -- BETTER for me. A note on installation... There is a very good video on YouTube about replacing the earpads on the AKG-K550s. During the installation of the second pad, the presenter mentions a "notch" that was "undoing" his work. Although he warns the installer of this inconvenience, I figured that I could use it to ease installation; I thought, "If it can undo what he is doing, it can help me do the installation." The material that mounts the Brainwavz is a bit thicker and wider than the original earpads. Using the "notch" to feed the mount behind the plate made installation trivial. In the YouTube video the presenter uses fast-forward during his mounting process; making the notch to work for me, I had the whole thing done real-time quicker than his fast-forward. Having similarly struggled before, like in the video, with replacing the earpads on my Senns, I was super grateful to AKG for providing that little notch.

PROS: Almohadillas de buena calidad, buena textura de piel y están bien acolchadas. Colocadas en unos auriculares SoundMagic HP 151. Son muy cómodas. CONTRAS: Dependiendo del auricular, serán mas fáciles o difíciles de poner. En unos SoundMagic HP 151 cuestan un poco ponerlas, pero con un poco de paciencia, se consigue perfectamente. Recomendadas.

Wunderbar komfortable Ersatz-Ohrpolster für meinen AKG K702 Kophörer. Die Polster sind etwas dicker als die Original-Polster, aber da der K702 ohnehin recht locker auf dem Kopf sitzt (zumindest auf meinem Schädel) hat dies kaum Auswirkungen auf den Aufdruck des Kopfhörers und ist daher auch über längere Zeit sehr angenehm zu tragen. Auch das Kunst-Wildleder trägt sich außerordentlich angenehm und fühlt sich keineswegs künstlich an. Es hat eine sehr feine, weiche und fast etwas kühlende Haptik und trägt ideal zum angenehmen Tragekomfort bei. Auf die offene Kopfhörer-Charakteristik des K702 haben diese Ohrpolster so gut wie keinen hörbaren Einfluss, aber der Tragekomfort des ohnehin sehr bequemen Kopfhörers wird durch den Kunst-Wildlederbezug zusätzlich verbessert. Der höhere Preis für diese Polster lohnt sich definitiv, daher habe ich die Polster meines Audio-Technica ATH M50X ebenfalls gegen diese ausgetauscht. Definitive Kaufempfehlung für Leute, die viel mit Köpfhörer arbeiten oder einfach nur mit hohem Komfort Musik hören wollen!

Como muchos dicen, son muy cómodas y el sonido me gusta. El problema es, que parecen de distintas consistencias y al ponértelas una queda más fina que la otra.

Testati su: Audio Technica ad500x, ad700x, ad1000x, akg k701, k712pro.. Posso solo che definirli una presa in giro. Progettati senza il minimo riguardo verso la qualità audio. Mi chiedo se esistano cuffie full size che non vengano completamente degradate nella qualità audio usando questi Brainwavz XL. Io ho preso la versione in microfibra e la qualità costruttiva è molto buona. Il materiale che va a contatto con la pelle è uno dei più confortevoli che abbia provato e l'imbottitura in memory foam è ottima. Peccato che siano inutilmente, esageratamente grossi e spessi. In tutte le cuffie sulle quali li ho testati si montano in 2 minuti e non c'è modo che si tolgano da soli, ma in tutte la qualità audio viene compromessa. I driver si allontanano troppo dalle orecchie e il maggior spessore dei pad aumenta anche la forza di clamping in zona tempie-mandibola. In generale ho percepito un nettissimo peggioramento nell'imaging di ogni cuffia, ossia l'abilità di collocare con precisione i suoni nel soundstage, andata quasi completamente a farfalle. La spazialità aumenta un po' per via del maggior volume creato tra orecchie e driver, ma si fa surreale.. si perde consistenza "al centro", col suono che si sposta più alle estremità, dando la lieve impressione che il suono provenga da un tunnel a sinistra e da un tunnel a destra. La maggior pressione attorno alle orecchie ha aumentato in tutte le cuffie la presenza dei bassi e con le versioni in pelle di questi pad sarebbe ancora peggio. I medi (le voci) si allontanano. Se non volete peggiorare la resa sonora delle vostre cuffie, ve li sconsiglio caldamente. Acquistate solo pad originali.. mentre se vi piace avventurarvi in qualche test con pad alternativi, scegliete qualcosa che abbia misure di poco differenti dai pad di serie, perché basta davvero poco per modificare pesantemente la resa sonora delle cuffie e si rischia di fare più danni che altro.

Installés sur un Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO. Très confortables, ne colle pas trop à la peau (on ne fait pas de miracle, quand on sue, ça colle), et ils ne grattent pas non plus. Coussinets bien aérés, ils limitent la sudation des oreilles, ils ne sont ni trop durs, ni trop mous.