EpicPie
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Is it possible to replace the pads for this pair of headphones?
Yes.
Is it possible to replace the pads for this pair of headphones?
Yes.
Thanks for the quick response! Sorry for being the newbie here but any idea where i could purchase the M50 pads? A quick search online reveals that most online shops are out of stock...
First, a thank you to Dsnuts. I haven't been doing much headphones wise lately but a late night Amazon session (looking for noise cancelling headphones actually; ended up with a pair of Phillips HN 110's that do their job nicely but aren't all that great otherwise) led me to the Kickers, and I of course needed to check reviews here before purchasing. By doing so I found Dsnuts raving review (I'll admit I thought he was a rep for Kicker for a minute there), and luckily read the whole thread and found his post commenting that the Monoprice set might be the same. I was on vacation and feeling rich (haha) so I pulled the trigger before EpicPie had reviewed them, and had them shipped to my house to await my return.
I don't consider myself an audiophile by any means. Not that I don't appreciate good equipment; I just can't bring myself to invest. I run my headphones off of my Zune (original 30gb), my phone, or Macbook Pro. No amps yet. Previous headphone experience has always been in the sub $100 range other than short demos of nicer equipment.
Picked them up today from the post office and I'm impressed so far. Unfortunately I tend to use (abuse?) my headphones until they are no longer functional, so I can only go off of my old sets of Sony VR6's and AKG K81DJ's from memory rather than give a true comparison. Out of the box they are noticeably better than the Phillips HN110 noise cancelling set I picked up at the same time. (Again, I think the Phillips are great for noise cancelling; I hate plane rides and they really did make a huge difference on the way home, and I would recommend them to anyone over Bose or Beats for the money).
I don't feel qualified enough to give a true review or comparison (especially not being able to do side by side comparisons of the 2 mentioned above), but I can say that I'm not disappointed by any means. I like my headphones to be a bit bass heavy, and these are doing the trick on that front.
I won't say they are perfect. The pads could be better and I hope we can find a velour pad that works well. The size does seem to be a strange in-between and although they cover my medium sized ears, I think a slightly larger size would be more comfortable. I don't notice the issue with one side being louder than the other, and would recommend anyone that does have that issue exchange their set ASAP as it could be a defect.
In any case, it would be hard not to recommend these for the price. The Phillips HN110s will stay in their little pouch until my next plane trip. These $30 (with shipping to Hawaii) headphones will do just fine for my tastes, and I might just buy some for friends this Christmas.
Anyway, thanks again for pointing me towards these and saving $20 or so.
I got them and promptly returned them. They're quite fun and sound pretty great for $30, but this was the same day I got my 8400s, so they couldn't really compare. Apart from that, though, if you've only got $30, and you're a bit of a basshead, they're a good deal.
So why did you buy them to know that you were going to return them?
Having owned the MEP-839 for about a month now, I am somewhat surprised by some of the reviews posted here. Given that I appreciate and enjoy a more neutral sound signature, the MEP-839 sound signature is so bass heavy that the rest of the frequency spectrum is unnaturally colored and recessed. The sound is also compressed so don't expect much detail or clarity. While I did not expect much from the ~$30 (w/shipping) MEP-839, I would not recommend these headphones given that the venerable Sony MDR-V6 (which I have owned for nearly 20 years and continue to be my beater cans) sell for around $60 and is definitely "streets ahead" (not sure why that "Community" reference keeps popping in my head). The MEP-839 is now relegated to late-night tv watching (which is the reason I bought them in the first place as I tend to fall asleep with them on). If you enjoy a bass-heavy colored sound signature, enjoy. I think spending just a little bit more will give you exponentially better quality and more balanced sound.
Now if you love their signature as is and love it's bass, then there is no reason to change them. It'd be interesting to see a frequency graph for these. I bet the bass quantity is similar to the XB500 or D1100, but maybe not?
Everyone's been commending the excellent performance of these at the budget price, but I'm wondering how they compare to the (also $30) Portapros - I realize that it's hard to compare between open and closed, but from what I'm reading both are excellent choices?
Additionally, do you think using one of these instead of the 3.5mm cables that come included will improve sq?