So far ya, the Brainwavz angled pleather pads are great, very comfortable, roomy, clamps secure but pressures distributed nicely. The pads themselves are very secure on the headphones as well.
You can buy them on Amazon. They're made for the Brainwavz HM5. Ya, don't hold your breath on aftermarket pads =/ Audeze will eventually release replacement earpads and at that point you could maybe remove the pads and try to work with the blue ring. The mounting lip of earpads could slide in under the blue ring and there would be no need for the plastic baffle I made.
I've got the brainwavz angled hybrid pads comin tomorrow so I'll compare em to the others, but so far I like the pleather more than the velour or sheepskin for both comfort and sound. The angled pleather pad definately does something... reduces the lead transient, reduces ringing, idk... theres no gain or thinning in the treble, its just smoother sounding and imaging, soundstage, and virtualization ability, are much improved with it.
I don't remember if I said it before, but I had been finding myself listening to music more with 3d off, but not now 3d on 100%, it sounds much more in line with my desktop systems. Really enjoyable and downright impressive for bluetooth headphones.