[cowjuan]

grado charges $20 for their l-cush pads, which is just a piece of foam. that's 1/2 the price of the igrado! 

 

[pp312]

You're doing well. 650 pads are $108 here in Oz (though it's possible to get them on Ebay for $60).

 

[mralexosborn]

The pads are made of real Bavarian hair. 
 
As in, they found a guy on the street in Munich. They took him the the Sennheiser hide out. Tear, tear, out with his chest hair.
Voila! You have earpads, made in Germany. 

 

[buffalowings]

Quote:

The pads are made of real Bavarian hair. 
 
As in, they found a guy on the street in Munich. They took him the the Sennheiser hide out. Tear, tear, out with his chest hair.
Voila! You have earpads, made in Germany. 

 
damn...that's rough...

 

[JamesMcProgger]

I've got news for you guy, the whole headphone industry is actually ... a business!
yup, companies are in to make some money of it.

 

[dms]

The cost of accessories should be taken into account very seriously when buying used stuff. Here's my story: I wanted to buy used HD650. I ended buying HD600 because I could not find reasonably priced HD650 at that time. Paid 180 EUR incl. shipping for HD600 (HD600 alone was 170 EUR). When they arrived I found out they where probably a little more than hardly used as described by eBay seller. So I had to replace ear pads, headband pad and cable. 50 EUR for ear pads, 15 EUR for headband pad and 30 EUR for cable, all prices include shipping. So all in all I paid 275 EUR for my used HD600. For 25 EUR more I could get HD650 with Cardas cable from reputable head-fi seller, but that seemed over my budget at that time. I do love the sound out of HD600.  But as a good head-fier I will of course buy HD650 at some point in the future.

 

[BrianMendoza]

Dang man... $60. That is a bit ridiculous, regardless of whether it is a business or not
 
I just ordered my HD650's today to accompany my RS1's! Hopefully they won't be needing any replacement pads anytime soon.

 

[BrianMendoza]

I just realized, after writing that reply, that I recently spent nearly $80 to decide on a standard choice of three of Grado's pads: Flats, Bowls & Comfies, which are all made of seemingly inexpensive foam... I guess that's pretty ridiculous too.

 

[olor1n]

$60 isn't that bad considering you were given your HD650. Although you are 13 so I understand that it may seem like a lot to pay for.

 

[Ishcabible]

Just try making pads and see that it's actually quite difficult to make your own pads, and remember, you need a specific type of velour or else the sound will suffer.

 

[rawrster]

It's not just the cost of materials but you also pay for labor and such

 

[john53]

 
I had another problem in the past,with my hd 600 replacement pads.Just check the thread in my sig.
 

 

[mralexosborn]

Quote:

$60 isn't that bad considering you were given your HD650. Although you are 13 so I understand that it may seem like a lot to pay for.

I read that in the most calm and condescending voice I could and lol'd so hard. 

 

[Poetik]

Quote:

The pads are made of real Bavarian hair. 
 
As in, they found a guy on the street in Munich. They took him the the Sennheiser hide out. Tear, tear, out with his chest hair.
Voila! You have earpads, made in Germany. 

Lol please don't force your fantasies of Bavarian men on us.

 

[Marximus]

Even though you can get the HD650s for under $400, MSRP is $650, so a tenth of retail for earpads seems reasonable.