Earpads are available in Japan. For example this website: http://www.yodobashi.com/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC-SONY-X25935181-%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%83%83%E3%83%89-%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3/pd/100000001003370349/       Also searched information from Amzon's...

There are replacement ear pads. Search:sony X-2593-518-1

Hello, my mdr-1000x also had a creaking issue on left ear cup, just like the post #918 (page 62).   (wonder left side creak problem happens more ? ) I searched and found some people use lubricant to fix the problem on headphones, like this page: http://chage.exblog.jp/22043932/ So I bought...