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Hi My ATH m50x ear pads has worn out a bit and become bit uncomfortable anyone here made some replacement to those
what brand they are using i heard bad review for Brainwavz m5 ear pads as it destroys the sound detailing and messes up with the sound
so i am looking for some comfortable solution and dont wanna mess with sound
Adding to what Nomad said. But there is a major problem with the m50x.
You increase the driver
size
DISTANCE just a bit and the sound goes kaput.
Nomad is right. Signature will surely change and for worse. You could actually try finding the original pads which will let you stay there. Even though my pads too starting coming apart so much sooner despite the fact that I didn't use em so much and I used them only in air conditioned environments so sweat was minimal, the m50 pads are special. If you want the same signature look for originals, which may be going around for $20 something or even more.
Now as much as people talk about it, I have tried the hm5 pads. I have the hm5 hybrids and angled leather. Both messed up the m50x by severely reducing the volume. Bass goes so low and the overall volume drops significantly and then you have to turn up the volume and the amping. This is something that also happens to the Fostex T50RP.
I'm not exactly sure about the standard hm5 pads but... I'm not hopeful.
As Nomad said, you wanna keep bass intact, go for leather or pleather. Btw before you do, they are $25 - $30 so check the Internet first if at all they behave the same way reducing the volume significantly.
Now there are many replacement pads in the $3 - $5 range but the do two things:
1) They reduce isolation a lot. Stock pads are damn good in isolation.
2) they will reduce resolution of sound, make mids laid-back and tone down the treble (that helps since the m50x are quite sibilant)
Personally I stopped using the original pads and would use replacement ones. I was ok with isolation and the fatigue was much lower with those fake replacement pads.
Again. It's a personal thing. If you love the sound that you have, you may want original pads. Or you could experiment with the replacement pads but it won't have that original sound. Nor the original isolation.
