General question here: If v-shaped headphones have recessed mid thus recessed guitars and vocals, then why most people pick v-shaped headphones and call them more fun? I mean, most of the music out there has guitars or vocals, doesn't it?

Haha I actually thought they were glued or something like that. Well that's good news. Any earpads that would fit these headphones? Thanks in advance guys, I thought I couldn't use this headphones any more. Well I have the m40x but the rest of the family uses the asus ones.

But can I replace those earpads with new ones? Would they fit in? I tried to check if I can remove them and there seems to be a plastic between the earpads and the drives. Do I pull the earpads over the plastic?

derbigpr I have the asus rog valcun anc myself but I didn't know the earpads are removable. Mine got worn off and in all the forum I searched it was stated what you can not replace those earpads. How did you do it?

Just a question, did you change the ear pads because they were worn off/destroyed? If yes, then how much time did it take them to be worn off?

What do you mean? These headphones play loud enough without an amp, they are made to be portable and not needing an amp. What could an amp offer besides more loudness which is already on high levels?

You certainly do not need amp for these headphones.

The sound is very good and flat for its price range, but the headphones are definitely bad for bassheads.   Still a little uncomfortable, however I have read that around 50 hours of use they get better. I will update at some point.

Does Kingston HyperX Cloud (aka Takstar pro 80) need a dedicated sound card or an amp to play loud enough? I want to drive it through my onboard sound card or my cellphone.

Damn, picking headphones, especially on a tight budget, is pain.

Are Gemini HSR-1000 and Superlux HD668B any good? These are cheaper but perhaps they are better than the m40x or hd 439 (price is not always quality).

I have access in most famous entry-mid range brands such as Sennheiser, AKG, audio-technica, denon, sony etc. But it seems their models on this price range are mediocre. I guess I will have to compromise for now.   However could you tell me what is so bad about m40x headphones? In every review...

The v-moda m-80 are very rare in my country, I found only one shop selling V-Moda Crossfade M-80 and it costs 200 euros :( Basically I noticed that they are sold in US mostly, they are rare and costly everywhere else. Besides that, it seems their pads are not replacable (correct me if I'm...

Can I easily change the pads on the m40x? Also, do I have to get pads specificly designed for the m40x, or I can buy lets say some shure's or sennheiser pads and place them on m40x?

How to these compare to audio technica's ath-m40x?