BaseRobber
New Head-Fier
@BaseRobber , really nice work. I'm curious about the ear pads from Beautiful Audio, they look like leather and I've always wanted to know how they impact the sound. Do you have any regular pads (Grado L or generic G pads) to make a comparison with the Beautiful Audio pads?
Only pads I have for comparison are the flat foam grado pads that came with my sr60e. The interior of these wool pads is made of a softer and thinner wool than the outside. I would compare them to microsuede but I never get itchy with wool. Unfortunately my leather pads from other headphones are too big.
The flat pads, in comparison to these wool pads, appear to have a much smaller sound stage. Mids and treble are pushed up front with the foam pads. Bass loses a lot of it's body and detail.
The wool pads tame the the treble slightly. It's not bright to begin with, but instruments like cymbals aren't as bright as with the wool pads. The bass has a body and thump to it that reminds me of the Fidelio X2. Mids are pushed back to what I would consider neutral. Not as present as they are with the flats.