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tdocweiler, could you please expand on this.
I find the room inside the M50 earpad quite small, and my ears get sweaty pretty quickly.
Do the Pearstone pads have even less space for your ears? Is this what you mean by smaller?
It would be real helpful if you could describe the Pearstone pads size & comfort, and compare these to the M50's.
Also, how do they sound (ie. do they change the DJ100 sound sig)?
Your impressions might save me an unnecessary purchase. Thanks.
Yes, unfortunately there is much less room for your ears than the M50 pads when using the Pearstone pads. The Pearstone pads are also a bit scratchy and not as comfortable as they look.
My first impression is that the sound with the pads is a bit bassier than stock. Not a huge difference. Early impression is that they don't offer the sound clarity and treble of the M50 pads. Pretty close to stock though.
I imagine anyone with really small ears might find them OK. I don't think I have gigantic ears or anything and the M50 pads are perfect for me.
It does seem like the soundstage is much better with the M50 pads too.
BTW I also just tried the M40 pads again. These pads don't have any foam backing on them and hurt the sound somewhat. I've found that the trick is to take a circle of foam and place it inside the pads.
This seems to bring back the bass and make them sound pretty close to the M50 pads. Best of all, they're even more comfortable!
The hard part is finding foam circles to use! Now I don't suggest these pads yet, but I'm currently giving them a one week trial. I like the feel of these pads though. My M50 pads have gone hard and it's annoying!
I listened to the DJ100 with M40 pads + foam with my Micro Amp from a full sized cd player and was quite impressed.
What's interesting is that I bought a Denon CD player yesterday and it actually makes my KRK KNS-8400 and DJ100 too bloated in the bass!! What the heck..that must be one colored CD player. I ended up returning it to Goodwill(!), which is a thrift store.
Got it for only $15 and now i'm using a JVC cd player from 93 instead. Sounds amazing and has neutral bass.
I've always felt the Tony Bennett version sounded a bit clearer than the old DJ100, but I'm about 99% sure it's just my imagination. There is only one tiny difference and I don't know if it'd improve/change anything.
It looks like the Tony Bennett version might be discontinued. It's not on the Koss website now. I hope they drop the price of the DJ200 down to $100 or so. Basically you're paying for the extras I guess.
Also.. IMO the Beyer Dynamic DT-250 pads are AWFUL on the DJ100. I wish I knew why.