[Ashade]

Thank you! I never did it before! No... I mean, I suppose you are asking about the cable. I will explain it with another picture:
 
 

 
 

 
It didn't fit in my case with the cable...
 
EDIT: 
 
I was going to put XLR 3 pin instead, but unfortunately it didn't fit. Putting this one was already a nice work inside the cup.

 

[HeavenNotes]

Ah Ok, I got it.


You would try a better cable.

 

[Z Naught]

Anyone use the hifiman velour pads? Do they improve seal?
 
I just got these headphones and the seal is broken below my ear at the jawline.

 

[conquerator2]

Anyone use the hifiman velour pads? Do they improve seal?

I just got these headphones and the seal is broken below my ear at the jawline.

I did.
I didn't find the velours to my liking.
The HIFIMAN pleathers did it for me though.

 

[Z Naught]

I did.
I didn't find the velours to my liking.
The HIFIMAN pleathers did it for me though.

What didn't you like about it?
 
Did they improve the seal for you?

 

[conquerator2]

What didn't you like about it?

Did they improve the seal for you?

They did improve the seal somewhat but the resulting sound was too mellow.
The pleather Hifiman are bigger than the stock, seal like the velours and sound great better IMO...
Definitely cheaper than the suggested L3000 pads.

 

[Z Naught]

They did improve the seal somewhat but the resulting sound was too mellow.
The pleather Hifiman are bigger than the stock, seal like the velours and sound great better IMO...
Definitely cheaper than the suggested L3000 pads.

How is the quality of the pleather? I know on my ATH-M50s pleather deteriorated quite quickly.
 
Also, where can I buy them?

 

[conquerator2]

 
How is the quality of the pleather? I know on my ATH-M50s pleather deteriorated quite quickly.
 
Also, where can I buy them?

Very good, I've owned a bunch of them.
They are a bit harder than your regular pleathers but in return they keep their form exceptionally well.
There is a foam ring in each, which helps the pad to retain its shape and make them firmer, but you can remove them at any time to make the pad softer and shallower [I actually used these foam rings with a bunch of pads to improve depth]
 
You can buy them off head-direct.com or headphone.com, if you have a local HiFiMAN dealer chances are he will have some to sell as well [20 bucks for a pair].
They have them elsewhere too, no doubt :] just look.

 

[Smugsie]

  Very good, I've owned a bunch of them.
They are a bit harder than your regular pleathers but in return they keep their form exceptionally well.
There is a foam ring in each, which helps the pad to retain its shape and make them firmer, but you can remove them at any time to make the pad softer and shallower [I actually used these foam rings with a bunch of pads to improve depth]
 
You can buy them off head-direct.com or headphone.com, if you have a local HiFiMAN dealer chances are he will have some to sell as well [20 bucks for a pair].
They have them elsewhere too, no doubt :] just look.

I think you just unintentionally helped me out!

I got rid of the HE-400 pleathers because I have a large head and the a900x stretches too much when the pads are being used.

I took out the rings and they fit just like the original pads, but without the small hole issue!
 

 

[Jodiuh]

Curious...the Hifiman velour's touch my ear...well, the little mesh covering the metal grill does. What do I have to lose if I just cut that part out?

 

[Smugsie]

  Curious...the Hifiman velour's touch my ear...well, the little mesh covering the metal grill does. What do I have to lose if I just cut that part out?

Well based off T50RP modding, I believe that mesh acts as a small treble filter and a dust filter.

 

[Jodiuh]

Hmmm...the dust filter aspect seems like a solid reason to keep it. I don't know if I can remove the grills to really clean the headphones...or that I'd want to.

 

[conquerator2]

 
I think you just unintentionally helped me out!

I got rid of the HE-400 pleathers because I have a large head and the a900x stretches too much when the pads are being used.

I took out the rings and they fit just like the original pads, but without the small hole issue!
 

Great then :]
You're welcome of course

 

[Z Naught]

So do you guys all generally prefer the seal of the Hifiman pleather to the velours? I want to get a better seal than the stock pads.

 

[Smugsie]

I wish I had another pair to compare the a900x with... I'm not sure if I wore out the bass in these cans because they don't feel as punchy anymore... Maybe I've been wearing the Q701's too long? @_@

 

  So do you guys all generally prefer the seal of the Hifiman pleather to the velours? I want to get a better seal than the stock pads.
 

I can't say much about the velours, but I can say that the pleathers don't seal for me. Probably because I have a gigantic head and the thin stock pads are a better fit. Plus the mids sound a tad hollow (quite the difference when I listened to these for over 4000 hours!) and sounds very awkward to me. 

Believe it or not, the stock pads seal in my case.