The hybrid pads arrived.
The pads i used before:
Auteur full leather: Thick and warm, very fun and enjoyable
BE2 Suede: Bright, could not stand
The new hybrid pads are indeed in between:
Universe hybrid (non angled): More neutral, less warm than the full leather but nowhere near as bright as the BE2 and still fun, they sound great.
Auteur hybrid (angled): Very hard to tell the difference, website says a bit more open and slightly more W-shaped. Maybe, i don't know after one swap and i won't switch them 5x to find out.
The difference between the hybrid pads seems minor.
I keep the Universe hybrid on for now (so i have the other as a reserve) and if i want a warmer tone i swap to the previous Auteur full leather. BE2 can suck my...
:edit:
Swapped the hybrid pads one more time and yes, the soundstage is a bit bigger on the Auteur hybrid than on the Universe hybrid, tonally they may sound a bit fuller than the other hybrid pads but nowhere close to the full leather ones. I keep these ones on, Auteur hybrid pads.
All in all a fantastic headphone and i will enjoy it a lot with my Echo 2.