lakej
New Head-Fier
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So, I gave an aftermarket G-Cush a shot, and came out disappointed.
I found a set on Amazon branded 'Vever.' Avoid this brand! It was like $8, fairly priced for foam made in China.
As soon as I opened up the package, I noticed the hole was more oval shaped than a good circle shape. And then I had difficulty trying to put on on, and the opening ended up looking a bit toward oval as it seemed like it was stretched when put on due to imprecise shaping of the opening. I also notice a difference from the Grado one I've used at the audio shop. The Grado one definately wasn't as thick of a foam as this one. The thicker foam material creates more distance from the driver opening, and also doesn't really creates a room inside the cushion like the Grado one does.
Sound wise, the tightness of the sound was lost a bit, and treble became grainier and 4khz tape stripping sound becomes prominent. The bass did scale greater in size, but also become a bit less defined or not as tight, a bit bloated.
So based on this experience, it seems the QC of the aftermarket foam is a bit of a crapshoot.
I'm actually very satisfied with my G cushions. Probably muffles the sound a tiny bit since they sit a tad further away from the ears now - which helps me greatly as I have mushed cauliflower ears and got REALLY sore from the L pads.
I've also used the Flat cushion but they take the highs out a bit too much on the already rolled off PS500.
Some superglue and new pads had me come back and enjoy these cans again!