I think it's interesting that even people who hate this headphone must agree it sounds good. Haha. (but everything else is bad). I think that works for "appreciation".
I agree, the detachable earpad issue is very annoying though.
But hey I've never owned a headphone long enough to wear out the pads before. I'm a junkie who tries the next new best thing. If there is something better than the Focal that comes along I won't hesitate to jump ship and talk smack about the Focal and start a new appreciation thread for this hypothetical supreme can.