Yes. My Alessandros (Grado) where the foam just wraps around the earphone parts and my AKG K550 where it has a notch that you slide the back lip over and then just turn it and it basically does it for you as you turn it. No idea what I'm supposed to do with the Beyerdynamics. I think the lip...

Hi. I'm trying to change the cushions on my headphones but had no idea how. It seems the flap on the back of the cushion has to go inside the very thin channel on the headphone, but I have no idea how to get it in all the way around. I got these from eBay. Thanks!

Thanks, but I already made a decision.

I think it did, yeah. I have a narrow face and have found no problem with lack of seal/clamping at all since they can now sit on my head comfortably to sit around my ears and do their job. The Sennheiser cushion is pretty cheap, so if you can find a set of the K550 and just stick something in...

Followup. I decided on the K550mkiii. I had to mod the headband with the Sennheiser HD-580 headband cushion. It now fits and sounds great. Still getting used to the feeling of the comically large ear pads on my head, though.

I've been searching for sealed headphones to use at work that are as similar to my Alessandros as possible, and am quite happy with the AKG K550. Only problem is that they're huge on me. I need about half an inch padding under the headband to actually have it sit properly on my ears. It seems...

They also do something interesting with vocals in certain situations. If you have access to any music services, check out the song Hisingen Blues from Graveyard. The vocals, especially in the second verse, sound sort of compressed, or almost over the phone, where they sound more live in other...

Yeah, my wife was across the room and said she could hear them almost as loud as my Alessandros. Too bad.

@humzebra I've been listening to the Phonons. They sound great, but leak like crazy.

I like the sound from the HD-598CS a lot, but they're too "relaxed" to really make me happy. The K550 sound more aggressive, while still sounding relatively neutral, which I like. Looking forward to trying a couple others.

Ok, that's pushing it on price for me. :)

Thanks. I'll definitely have to try these out since I really liked the sound from the AKG K550mkiii.

Thanks. Those sound really good. Do the ear cups and headband use real or synthetic leather?

Are these headphones semi-closed and will leak?

Also, unfortunately headphones using real leather is a non-starter for me.