My experience is that those earpads works best on open headphones.....like the Takstar, Stax, Superlux. On the closed models you get another impression on details of sound stage. It will wide up but losing details. A bit of 'hollow sound' might occur. I had this with the Blon B8 headphone made...

Also on a very cheap Superlux HD-330. These earpads do improve them a lot! Strange but very true! So... My conclusion is that the quality of headphones are mayor dependant on the earpads. So replace them and try different earpads to get your best quality of comfort and sound.

These earpads on my Stax make them insane..... But yeah. Stax basic construction sucks big time! So you need to get rid of the plastic bull of Stax....

I did order here: US $15.98 26%OFF | 108MM Soft Sheepskin Bevel Foam Cushions High Quality Skin Earpad For Monoprice Monolith M1060 AUDEZE LCD2 LCD3 LCD4 Headphones https://a.aliexpress.com/_u9k3oQ 2 pairs for my Takstar & Stax L300 earspeakers.

Aiva pads I did not order and try. I like the smooth leather of the Audeze style earpads. So the monolith earpads are (till now) the best I've got.

They do fit very well. I used transparant tape to stick the earpads around the outside of the ear caps / drivers You need to close the air inside the earpads to get the best bass response. So don't use the plastic rings! Mine sounds like an Audeze LCD-x now on my Little Dot MK2.

I did order these: https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/4000906237849.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4d4k4I0x It's in Dutch... but ok. These come very close to my beloved (expensive) LCD-XC planar headphones. Good earpads might improve these cans so much more! Unbelievable what 's possible with...

https://www.headphonesty.com/2020/08/review-takstar-hf-580/

Well... I did change my earpads again. Now not with the Sheepskin, because it feels cold. But yeah... the 'humph' in the low end is just like on the Audeze LCDX'ses. So the low end is much deeper now. It's strange how amazing improvement can be done with just simple / cheap earpads. Why does...

1. The Little Bear B4 is nice to play around with! It does have some potmeters inside where you can adjust the gain and voltage on the tubes! It's like a pocket guitar amp! So you can make it very smooth and clean.. but also a bit more 'dirty' like the best tube-amp of guitarplayers use. I do...

No.. I did not try the aiva e-pads. The reason I tried the Monoprice fat big huge earpad is because I fell in love on the Audeze LCD-XC a few years ago. So I thought: "Oh.. when I put big fat huge earpads on my Takstar Planars... etc etc..." So, no way! The main Q is: Did someone compare the...

The Problem: On the left driver the sound is distorted. I think the driver does have a hole or another problem. It's not as good anymore as it was. I like the B8 a lot on my smartphone! It's a good unit! The Question: 1. Did someone replace the drivers of the B8? 2. If, with which drivers...

Well... after 2 years of using the 'big' Monoprice sheepskin pads, (I think I was the 1st here), I do use the original black earpads again. My conclusions: 1. Less warm, weight 2. More direct sound, less 'muffled' soundstage 3. Better details on the clear heigh freqs 4. Soundstage is more 'in...

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/takstar-hf-580-planar-headphones.904483/page-72#post-15941881 this is it ?

did someone make a photo to show the idea? I'm thinking about to 'solve' the 700hz resonance... but yeah.. I want to keep my delicious Takstar alive... don't want to break it. I did it a few years ago with my hifiman.... :frowning2: