SpiderNhan
Headphoneus Supremus
You were right about the pads being a drawback, they made the headphones become uncomfortably bright-sounding. So I went back to the stock pads and it sounds much better now. I guess I'll use the hybrid pads on my ATH-M50X instead and see how that goes.
Modifying the headband did wonders for comfort. I picked up the Mr. Speakers headband and it made a world of difference.