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

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).

I bought these as a replacement pads for my Audio-Technica ATH M50s. Here's my take on them: Comfort: Man these are amazing. Amazingly soft, like 3-ply Charmin Ultra Soft but for the ears. The velour part that touches the ears is really nice. I was watching episodes for 3-4 hours, and I didn't take them off at once. They don't really heat up, 10x less than the originals. Installation: These are a tight but perfect fit for the M50s. You will have to stretch them a bit to get them on, but once they get put on, they fit better than the original pads, in my opinion. It took me about 5 minutes to take off the originals and install these. Sound - Signature: Okay, now to the important stuff. For those who don't know, the M50's sound signature is already relatively flat compared to your mainstream headphones, although they definitely still have a bass boost. These pads will completely change that. Since these are much thicker pads than the stock M50 pads, they push the drivers much further away from your ear. As a result, the headphones end up with a lot more of a flat, neutral sound signature. In comparison to the originals, mids are stronger, bass is very much recessed, the mid-upper range is leveled off as well, and the general volume is lower. As a classical and jazz lover, the flatter signature is nice (although EQ tweaking was still necessary). As a person who also listens to a lot of rap, it definitely isn't as fun with the recessed bass. Nothing that a little EQ tweaking can't solve, but for some, the new signature might put them off. Sound - Stage: The soundstage is a bit bigger in these than the originals. They're by no means comparable to open-back headphones, but I definitely appreciate the larger soundstage. Sound - Seal and Noise Cancellation: This is the beauty of the hybrid. These have really good seal (an attribute typically of pleather/leather pads), and very little sound leak. Also, these have a lot better noise cancellation, which I really love. The problem is I don't hear fire alarms anymore - so I just hope they are all drills.

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.

The fit is perfect and the comfort difference is immediately noticeable. Because the Brainwavz earpads are a bit taller and softer, and perhaps a smidge widger in diameter, my headphones are incredibly comfy now. I love my DT770s, but OEM earpads were just a bit hard and pressed just a bit on the earrings in my ears. Now there's no pressure on my earrings. I use these headphones for audio mastering, so I needed earpads that wouldn't change the sound. The headphones are open-back so noise cancelling isn't the issue. Sound reflections and motion noises made by the material could be. The original OEM earpads are velour, which helped me decide on going with the Brainwavz velour. The red is gorgeous, too. Installation: Removing the DT770 earpads is easy: just pull them off. Then after applying a bit of heat using a hairdryer to soften the Brainwavz material, I slipped the new earpads on, working the leathery material around the headphones' lip. Altogether it took me maybe five minutes. Note: Beyerdynamic's liners are clipped in separately from the earpads. My headphones are new and I didn't want to add another layer between my ears and the diaphragms, so since I was leaving the original liners alone, I cut out the liners sewn into the Brainwavz earpads first. If your DT 770 liners are worn, you probably want to keep the Brainwavz liners for protection. (There's a youtube video that shows how to remove the DT 770 liners.)

The installation process is not really that hard, I would recommend to stretch it a little bit and then try to apply it if you think it doesn't fit from the beginning. I use these on Hyperx cloud flight and they are 10 times better than the original ear pads. They don't really overheat they only get a little warm, they block outside noise really nicely, they change the sound signature really slightly and the base will feel a bit different so be ready for that. Also don't expect it to be a really tight as these are not original ear pads for your specific headset, its a bit loose but nothing serious it still fits really well. The only thing is, at first after installation and first use the material might feel a bit rough on your skin, but after using it for like 5-6 times it gets super smooth and comfortable and it feels really nice on your skin. The pads are actually deep and I don't think your ears will be touching the inner drivers. I wear these for 5-6 hours sometimes and it rarely gets irritating, the originals became unbearable after like 1 hour, it would give me a headache. In conclusion, it is a great product and works just as advertised, comfortable, nice feeling on your skin, and with good noise isolation. It's great and all but not perfect so keep that in mind.

Some background first: I'm a full-time music producer, who has been using the ATH-M50x's in my studio for the past 6 years. My ear pads were completely worn down and I purchased these as a replacement, due to the inability to receive the OEM ear pads in a timely matter (COVID-19 Pandemic). I use these headphones daily, and rely on their sound profile to accurately record and mix audio. General Install/Feel: Installing the Brainwavz ear pads is straightforward and easy, takes a few minutes. After installation I began testing the headphones/earpads for fit, comfort, and audio quality. I immediately noticed that the velor material is quite itchy on my head, although less hot and sweaty than the OEM pleather ear pads. They definitely feel a lot more comfortable sitting on the head, due to the increased size of padding and wider ear opening. I've found them to be quite uncomfortable after about 10 minutes due to the itchiness of the fabric. Audio Quality/Sound/Noise Isolation: After testing out the sound profile with the Brainwavz installed, I found that the signature balanced sound of the ATH-M50x's had completely changed, due to the increased size and openness of these ear pads. Highs and mids are very accentuated, almost too much in some of the examples I tested. Lows are severely lacking, and I feel that this has pretty much ruined the sound profile of the M50x's. Bass response is very poor, and it almost sounds like I am using an open backed headphone with these pads installed. As far as noise isolation goes, the ATH-M50x is already lacking in that area, but the openess of these pads really seems to amplify that, as background noise is much more present (this is to be expected with the size of these pads). Overall, I would not recommend these as a replacement earpad for anyone using the ATH-M50x's in a professional recording/studio environment. The sound profile has drastically changed to the point where I would even recommend against them for the average consumer. The brainwavz pads do make the headphone much more comfortable on the head, but at the cost of itchy fabrics (in my case, everyones skin is different so YMMV).

These pads have allowed me to actually enjoy a pair of headphones I'd nearly given up on. I have a pair of Audio Technica ATH-AD700 headphones that I've tried my best to love for a number of years. I really appreciated the sound, but the fit and [dis]comfort of the ear pads was borderline criminal. How the shallow, beveled, design of the stock pads ever passed a focus group is beyond me. I don't have large protruding ears, and the stock pads were so shallow as to allow my ears to come in contact with the metal grill over the drivers. The beveled shape of the pads meant that instead of spreading the pressure of the headphones, it was instead concentrated on a much smaller circle of skin around each ear. All combined, it was maddening. I could enjoy having these on my head for no more than about twenty minutes before something hurt, and made me want to fling them across the room for having spent my hard earned money on such a poor design. Thankfully I made it a point to search for an aftermarket pair of replacement pads that would actually fit these monster cans. My most recent perusal of Amazon turned up a review for these pads that finally claimed what I'd been waiting to hear -- they fit my model headphones, albeit with a bit of effort. I can attest to the fairly substantial effort required to get these on a pair of ATH-AD700s. After wrestling the first pad on, I took it upon myself to give the second a good stretching, going so far as feeling like I was just short of the limits of the fabric. I did this for about 2 mins, then attempted to put it on the can. Much easier this time around. I highly suggest doing this stretching step if they'll be placed on a larger headphone, or probably any at all for that matter. It cut the application time in half, although I definitely had a better strategy after my experience putting on the first pad. I sat there for a moment looking at my headphones, now graced with something that looked like it was made to fit a normal human head and ear. I slipped them on, and for the first time, they felt comfortable. They were floating nearly weightlessly on my head; the way I had wished them to fit all these years. I finally had the pair of headphones I had wanted, thanks to Brainwavz. I haven't sat with these for any really extended sessions yet, but I literally wore them around the house for about half an hour with no music playing just to revel in the new comfort. There were none of the problems I had before. These were the pads I needed all this time. Music quality seems just a little bit better now having something that actually seals properly around my ears after a few minutes given for the memory foam to warm. I could be all in my head though now having headphones that aren't causing me physical pain. I'd recommend these to anyone looking for replacement pads, under the assumption this particular model fits. It's important to note that the ATH-AD700 is a round as opposed to elliptical design headphone can, yet these elliptical shape pads have plenty enough flexibility and stretch to play either role. It was with much gusto that I chucked the old ear pads in the trash. Good riddance. Brainwavz saves the day.