Can this part be removed without snapping it? how? thanks.

Had these for a while now and though they sound good the comfort issue kills them.   It can be fixed by buying new earpads but imo it affected the sound in a negative way when i tried the earpads alot of other users are using here.  

Thanks Nowhere, they are a bit less suitable for wearing around outside my house than i was hoping for but other than that look decent and ill consider them (read: probably get them).   edit: thanks scary too, ill try and find a way to test them both.

Please help me i have no idea what all these keywords describing the sound mean so have been stumped when looking for a new pair of headphones.   Im looking for something that excels at playing music with the following features:   Good for shoegazing (alot of guitar, not much bass...

Got these last week, they're so good. They surprised me as ive been listening to a lot of shoegazing stuff without much base since wednesday and they still sound top.   edit: the ws99

Just ordered the w99's, dont have a portable amp atm, anyone recommend one to accompany it for <$140.   Ta. :0

good day white devils   how much did the ws99 cost from tenso in total jpy?   oregato ^^

I need a case for the WS99, any suggestions?   Thank you!

Price: $200   Music: mainly rock, a lot of indie and some other genres too.   some of my top played artists are: queens of the stone age, the national, dinosaur jr, the brian jonestown massacre, mobb deep, the kills, yeah yeah yeahs, cunninglynguists, the verve etc.   Usage: Walking...