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Yeah, my experience was that you have to talk to Sony support directly, give them the model of your headphones, and they're the only ones who can really order it for you. At least, that's how it was when I did it.

Yeah, exactly same reason I got mine. I ended up replacing the pads after just about a year and a half. The new pads Sony has been using are really soft and luxurious, but they wear pretty quickly if they're your every day drivers, like my 1R's were.

My experience with Sony has been that if you want replacement pads, you have to call them. I called them to get some replacement pads for my MDR-1Rs. They were reasonable and I bought two pairs just because I didn't want to have to get on the phone again. They definitely don't make it easy...

Thanks! I'll give the Shures a try.

I mean, I'd like to stay sub $100. The V6 is what got me into closed back cans, and I still feel it's pretty much unbeatable as far as price to value goes. It's a headphone I readily suggest to my friends who are willing to get into a slightly more expensive headphone as it generally ends up...

Hi all,   I've been into headphones for a while, but only the over-ear variety. I know several people swear by IEMs, but for the life of me I can't remember an experience where an IEM has wowed me in anywhere near the same way that circum-aural headphones have. I figure I must just not be...

I've had really good results with Vers speakers.   https://versaudio.com/#intro   I feel like the wood enclosures add a very warm sound to vocals, and they're pretty reasonable price-wise. They used to make a 1'x2' system out of a cherry which I still have and greatly enjoy. They have...

As someone who was in a very similar situation nearly a year ago, I recommend looking around at your local record/audio stores. I got some Sony bookshelf speakers with 8" woofers for $20 each, which left me enough to get a decent enough desktop amp for about $100 from the same place. I'm really...