MuppetFace
A Special Snowflake
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Everybody here understands the importance of comfort and performance over aesthetics, but it's simple enough to change up the suspension strap to not look like a riveted belt that's been chopped 90 degrees on either side.
Considering the aesthetic quality of the wooden housing and metal framing on the headband, the 'belt' just sticks out like a sore thumb. It's not so much to ask to refine your design by making a simple change-- especially for something of which I assume will cost a pretty penny, given the price of the regular Paradox packages.
Have you seen the "cut up belt" in person? I have on the Paradox Slants. It's full grain leather and quite soft with nicely done stitching. Quite a bit of care was actually spent making it. I can totally understand not liking the aesthetics of something, but when you say "refine your design" you make it seem like LFF just tossed this on as a lazy afterthought. Part of why I like his headphones so much is because I've come to know just how much time he's spent on every facet of them and how much pride he takes in them. I can assure you that the headband is the result of what LFF thinks is the best he can offer.
The headband is designed to be modular. You can remove it simply using two small clips on either side. It's meant to be optional. If you look at the pictures Wolftan posted, you'll see a different version of the leather headband, so I'm assuming there are different types of leather too (don't quote me on that). You can also always use the top headband pad instead too.