Brainwavz HM5 Pads (Different Colours / Velour / Leather)

[Gilly87]

  +1
 
Although I have the angled velours in the mail, I would love to try/purchase some angled hybrids for my HE-400's.

 
Want ;-;

 

[xxxfbsxxx]

just wish there was "angled" hybrid version T__T
kind of like sound of hybrid pad on he6 but the angled velour is bit more comfort

 

[Gilly87]

  just wish there was "angled" hybrid version T__T
kind of like sound of hybrid pad on he6 but the angled velour is bit more comfort

 
Pretty sure the hybrids ARE angled: http://www.head-fi.org/t/741698/brainwavz-hm5-pads-different-colours-velour-leather/135#post_11641497
 
want want want ;-;

 

[xxxfbsxxx]

Pretty sure the hybrids ARE angled: http://www.head-fi.org/t/741698/brainwavz-hm5-pads-different-colours-velour-leather/135#post_11641497

want want want ;-;

unfortunately its not,i just bought all 3 new version and only velour/leather are angled,the hybrid shape is similar to the normal one

 

[Gilly87]

unfortunately its not,i just bought all 3 new version and only velour/leather are angled,the hybrid shape is similar to the normal one

Oh.
 
Darn.
 
*waits*

 

[xxxfbsxxx]

  Oh.
 
Darn.
 
*waits*

however the good things is its comfort and sound are way better than hifiman hybrid version ) 
cant wait for their next improved angled version

 

[Gilly87]

  however the good things is its comfort and sound are way better than hifiman hybrid version ) 
cant wait for their next improved angled version

 

 
I'm still pretty happy with the leathers...just hoping the hybrids will help my T90s sound a smidge less muffled. And now that I know they make angled stuff, that's what I REALLY want! ^_^

 

[HiCZoK]

Oh my god.
 
Finally got myself the super soft memory foam extra thick glorious pads for HM5.
They are even better than the original. More formed, thicker and the pleather seems better material (or it's jsut me).
 
Now I need to get 20 pairs more to supply my whole life. There will never be any better pads

 

[suman134]

  Oh my god.
 
Finally got myself the super soft memory foam extra thick glorious pads for HM5.
They are even better than the original. More formed, thicker and the pleather seems better material (or it's jsut me).
 
Now I need to get 20 pairs more to supply my whole life. There will never be any better pads

 

, these are awesome, obviously better than stock, and yes, pleathers are slightly better with comfort and isolation.

 

[xxxfbsxxx]

  Oh my god.
 
Finally got myself the super soft memory foam extra thick glorious pads for HM5.
They are even better than the original. More formed, thicker and the pleather seems better material (or it's jsut me).
 
Now I need to get 20 pairs more to supply my whole life. There will never be any better pads

similar experience, the pleather material is clearly improved

 

[MrPhilicorda]

Hello there!
 
I just bought a pair of Audio Technica ATH M40x heaphones and I've heard good things about using HM5 pads with them. I'm kind of curious about the pleather/velour hybrid pads and I wonder if they would work equally well as the velour only. I got a couple of questions to someone who has some experience with the hybrids:
 
1. Are they angled or normal? They look different in different pictures so I can't really tell.
2. How do they differ soundwise from the velour ones? I know it depends on the headphone model but maybe someone still has some thoughts to share.
3. Are they black & grey or just black as stated on the product page. From the pictures it looks like the velour part is black while the outer pleather is actually grey with black stitching.
 
Thanks for any input!

 

[Mufas]

Anyone can tell me about differences between standard and angled version? I will be glad, Cheers

 

[saxon48]

Might get a pair of these, provided they fit on the NVX XPT100.

 

[HeatFan12]

My 'Sones are loving the HM5 pads.  Purple, brown and yellow incoming.  Good times!!!
 
Cheers!!
 

 

[MrPhilicorda]

So I went ahead and ordered black HM5 velour pads for my ATH M40x headphones and it turned out to be a waste of money... Where as the comfort is outstanding and you get a noticeable improvement in sound stage there is a huge drop of bass frequencies. I used my Beyerdynamic DT811 (modified for flatter FR response) as a reference. With the stock pads the M40x sound great through out the frequency range allthough the have noticeably more bass than my Beyers. With the HM5 pads the bass goes way below my Beyers and they suddenly sound more like my dads vintage Pioneer SE-205 that has virtually no extension to either end.
 
There was a guy on Head-Fi who did a review of the HM5 ear pads on several different headphones and his conlusion of M40x with HM5 pads was that there is roughly a 6dB drop of low frequencies and the sound is unacceptable. I can't find the review now but I really do agree.
 
What did yield good results though was using a pair of DT250 earpads on the M40x. The change in sound is much more subtle but pretty much only for the better. There is a slight drop of mid bass and the whole sound signature sounds more open and natural.