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Good, but budget friendly M40x pad replacements (feddit.nl)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/budgetaudiophile

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I have a pair of Audio Technica M40x and while I like the sound decently enough, I find the pads very uncomfortable. They hurt after a while and my ears get quite warm. So I'd like to replace the pads. I've seen Brainwavz and Dekoni recommended before, but the former is not available in the EU (for a reasonable price that I can find anyway) and the latter is quite pricy. Are there any other recommendations?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well, I got them today (Elite Velour) and will be sending them back. I knew I'd give away some of the sound quality/signature, but this was way worse than I thought it'd be. They were very tinny and hollow with the dekoni pads. Perhaps their own fake leather version would be better but idk if I want to take that risk again.

[–] CsXGF8uzUAOh6fqV 2 points 2 days ago

Yea, it was the same with the brainwavz ones. Actually I'm listening right now to a very jerry-rigged version of the M40x, I might post it somewhere on lemmy. It has the original pads, but the fake leather started to crumble heavily. I decided to rub it all off turning the faux leather pads into plain fabric ones. It doesn't really change the sound at all. So I don't think the leather version would solve the issue. Essentially, the M40x drivers need to be really close to the ear to work properly as the sound thins out significantly with every additional millimeter of distance. Deeper pads without destroying the sound is not possible in my estimation. Side note: mine are open-back now (lol) but it doesn't change the sound?!