i contacted audeze and guess what, they suggested me buying either of those: Brainwavz, CALs, Aliexpress and some generics. I already got all them yet and none comes close to either sound and comfort. secially in soundstage depth, layering and imaging. Basically another 500 EUR Audeze product to throw into the trash can after 3 years because of their accessory policys that are worse than any smartphone manufacturer regarding sustainability. They say that the supplier doesnt make these anymore or they got a new supplier, but if they really wanted to they could easily find another producer, that does the exact same pads again for a few cents. i mean if you look back in this thread alone for how long people are trying to find alternatives, one could think audeze hates us.
definetly my third and last audeze product ever. they scammed us with with cypher cables as well, many drivers break after warranty ended, you wont find accessories anymore and so on. honestly i dont think it will become better with Sony in the lead at all. One of the cables of my 2.000 EUR/$ MDR-Z1R broke and i contacted Sony, guess what....