I agree and I have these as well for the record. I was just wondering about the statement where you said IEM's are required for a commute as these are still ok and probably top class if you like the sound signature for portable headphones.@Spie1904
As for the pads and for the comfort. Re-read my posts. I prefer cloth pads to the standard (leather) ones.
I said that, the limited comfort for me and other owners are a drawback in comparison to iems. Technical this headphone is efficient, they have a sensitivity of 100dB and a driver impedance of 38 ohm. You can power them with a dap or even a phone and from my experience they sounded good from any source.
@Jackpot77 what's your preferred setup nowadays for the Cascade ? I like cloth and T1 or leather and T4.