My vegan pads are up for sale since I no longer own the M1060.   http://www.head-fi.org/t/842484/audeze-lcd-leather-free-vegan-pads

I have been told by Zach that the 2 set of pads are for pre orders only. The retail version comes with 1 set.

The thin side of the earpads should always face forward. Orientate your headphones accordingly and you'll know which is left and right.

Would the Atticus or the Eikon compliment the HD800S best if I am after something with a warmer and bassier sound signature?

Kept mine in the carry box it came in.

I think it's more to do with there is not enough room inside the cup for a deeper connector.

  This does not look like surface cracking to me. But maybe it's the angle.

It's the wood underneath splitting causing the top layer of veneer to crack along with it. The last user who posted pics clearly showed the cup pretty much split in half.    Also looking at the previous photos, it looks like on the M1060 the grain of the wood runs horizontally across the cup...

It wasn't really a dig at the build quality. Just merely an observation on my end.

Yea I saw the pictures, one of them looks like it had a very even layer of darker material surrounding the cup.     It sort of feels like a cheap Ikea desk when I run my finger across it.

Pretty sure the top layer of the cup is veneer? It certainly does not feel like wood to me. So I am not sure whether wood feed/conditioner would work on them?

Ouch, that's a clean split.

Was this via live chat? The agent I got said they will not reimburse me for shipping or import duty.

Unfortunately for me, my set of M1060 has started cracking at where the headband system enters the earcups on both sides after 2 days. It's a shame that I have to send these back and will probably end up losing the £70 import duty I paid for them.     

Impact Audio Cables have taken the listing for the MMCX Infinity cable down due to high amount of request from M1060 owners. He is unsure whether it would work with the M1060 so he does not want them offer them until it has been proven to work 100%.