Fair enough) mine did not crack up until I have started to move them around a lot. but pads are not the real upgrade. The real updgrade is an LCD-X.

If you are serious about sound forget them. I finally went with the original ones. Oppo still sells them for 39$. It`s not that much of a difference in price..

Thanks for the advice! Because of your post, I've bought these pads.. But I must say, I don't like the sound. It has less bass. You have mentioned that the sound got brighter. At first I didn't pay much attention to your comment. The are too many myths and false beliefs in our hobby. So I...