My wife has a trusty old PXC 450 whose pleather earpads are disintegrating. Given that Sennheiser's replacements are not inexpensive ($60) but still sweaty, cheap-feeling pleather, I'm looking for alternate choices. I'd prefer to set her up with real leather, and I know there are generally some...

Has anyone found a replacement headband cushion? Mine are well outside of warranty, no cracking but the headband cushion's pleather is disintegrating.

I picked up the Brainwavs HM5 velour pads for my M4U 1 last night and since there's very little discussion of them, I figured I should note my experience.   If you find that the stock leather pads are too tight, too hot, too sweaty, etc. then it's an absolute upgrade for comfort.  The pleather...

  I just got the regular Brainwavz HM5 pads on my M4U 1 last night and they fit great.  Lots of room, very comfortable padding.  While that confirms the angled pads will physically seat onto the cups since they're the same size in that area, I can't speak to the fit of the angled pads against...

I probably got the same one, hence why I'm looking to roll my own now.  I guess the v-moda would make a passable aux cable or something. Though using both cables simultaneously does seem to ever so slightly improve the sound (but maybe it's psychological.)

Has anyone identified good quality 3.5mm plugs that can fit in these?  Bonus points if they're colored and/or have strain relief.  I'm trying to make my own balanced, less-microphonic cable but it seems that many of the quality plugs that do mention external dimensions are simply too large to...

  Regarding power... do you have the LE version?  If not, have you considered the upgraded power supply?  Looking at the specs, I seem to recall thinking that the output was underpowered stock on the standard version (and I think I even remember seeing a review that came to that conclusion in...

Honestly, I don't know.  Some of the X7 reviews were more favorable.  It's important to remember just how subjective this stuff is.   I doubt that you actually need the E-MU XM7 speakers in particular to have decent output, though I have no idea what to suggest as an alternative.  Speaking of...

Actually, it seems you can get it shipped internationally, if you're not getting the speakers.  Looks like Switzerland shipping is an extra $38 USD over US shipping.  Not sure how that'd work out at customs on your end, or if the extra time would be worth it - you probably wouldn't see it until...

  Yeah, sometimes they do international shipping but I guess they decided the size/weight/cost just wouldn't be worth it.  I'm fortunate to be able to say that I can only guess what costs you'd incur, but I don't doubt that it wouldn't be worth the trouble.   I can only assume (and hope) that...

There's a Massdrop deal up, but it ends today: Creative Sound Blaster X7 Amp/DAC combo EDIT: They just extended it to Friday.  Decent shot at $299 if enough people join, $100 upgrade to LE, $119 for E-MU X7 if you live in the US.

I've had the HD-555 for a while, foam removed.  I absolutely love them, they fell in my lap for cheap, and I have no regrets about the purchase - but my wife hates that she can hear EVERYTHING that I listen to.   Can anyone suggest any closed-back upgrade options?  Trying to keep it under...

It's not a bad idea to power off the device you're using it with though, just to avoid damage caused by shorting the contacts as you push/pull on the plug (however briefly it may be happening.)  Simply waiting until there isn't any sound coming through is probably more than sufficient though.

Okay, so I got some 24AWG silver-coated copper teflon wire, a white nylon sleeve to go over it, some fairly generic looking 3.5mm mono jacks, and those gold-plated screw-apart plugs in both 3.5mm and 6.3mm to do each end (the "better" kind that Rat Shack usually sells, better relative to their...

I'm considering adding a microphone to, and also recabling (because while I'm drilling holes, why not) my HD 555.  I was thinking I'd put two 3.5mm jacks on each side, and connecting the front pair together as a pass-through using the existing internal wire.  Each channel as well as the mic...