KaiFi
500+ Head-Fier
Yeah, I am never switching pads or changing mesh on the Bokeh.
The pads are just too difficult to put on. I have never had an issue like this with a ZMF. With the Caldera and Atrium I can get a pad on in 30sec. After 30min I tore one of the suede pads at the seam trying to get those on the Bokeh.
It took me another 15 minutes to get the standard pad back on.
BeelzAlBob's method did not work because the pad is 1/8th inch smaller than the cup of the headphone. Along with the shape and the lip of the pad itself makes it so there is just not enough give or stretch for his method to work.
The moment you got one side into the groove the lip at the other end would pop out as I tried to stretch the pad to compensate for the 1/8th inch size difference between the pad and the cup.
My hands were cramped after all that.
Up until the point I tried to change to the suede pad I rate the first day experience 10/10. After the pad swap attempt, I have to deduct 2 1/2 points. The frustration of trying to pad swap was not a good feeling.
I'm going to take a stab at putting the stock pads back on soon. Wish me luck!
It is unfortunate because with headphones like the NightOwl, I enjoyed "pad rolling". Sometimes I preferred the suede, sometimes I preferred the pleather. With these headphones, I better be ready to commit to the pads I have on there for a while...
And while I don't think there's anything wrong with leaving the headphones as the manufacturer intended (I am not an EQ person after all), the manufacturer also intended for you to be able to change the pads and the mesh, hence the existence of the "tuning kit".