I got a pair of the Elitet sheepskin Dekoni Earpads for the Audeze Maxwell to test out free of charge thanks to a YouTuber who goes by BassDad. Thank you for sending them out! I reviewed the Audeze Maxwell, and think they are an incredible value. They are my favorite headphones that do come with some minor flaws most of which are related to the comfort and weight of the headphones. The stock earpads are poor in my view. I own a pair of Maxwells, and I frequently use them when I game with friends on my PC.
The Audeze Maxwell Sheepskin earpads are a very nice product. They are extremely comfortable and feel plush and premium. The stock pads are thinner, these feel like you are walking into a luxury car and help the feel of the headphone on my head. Not only is the leather very plush and clean-looking. The earpads look fantastic with no issues with the stitching. The earpads have memory foam inside of them that springs back into place providing excellent comfort, and are one of the most comfortable earpads that I have got to use.
They have a few flaws, one being that the earpads are extremely difficult to install. Yet having installed other earpads they are also difficult to install, generally but even with my experience in pad installation this install job was a challenge. The frame at the bass of the earpads while light and durable, they are easy to bend which increased install time for me from about two minutes to about twenty. So the bass of the earpads could be slightly thicker and durable.
The sonic change is minor and almost unnoticeable. The bass response feels more dynamic, slammier, and punchier if I had to describe it in audiophile terms. Yet the difference between earpads is difficult to A/B due to memory and the challenge of installation of the earpads and auditory memory is short. The feeling of what is in my ears is almost more important to me than the sound coming out. These add great value for me as the cost isn’t too much to justify for a product that i really enjoy. The Maxwells are going for about 240 now B stock or used, so 80 dollars on earpads is a bit of an expense. It’s a luxury item, that for me is worth it, but for others, it may not be. I find these a good pairing, as it increases the comfort as they are the most plush, and clean feeling on my ears.
The best thing that I can say is that these earpads are my earpads of choice for the Audeze Maxwell, the earpads help make great headphones feel more premium, and classy, and I get that wonderful feeling of an Audeze sound headphones with the Dekoni earpads at a reasonable price. Truly a great combo, thanks for sending them out.
