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yates
14
Sep 21, 2017
Bought the Brainwavz velour pads after using the ATH-M50x velour pads for around 6 months because I wanted to try a different type of foam seeing as the initial velour ones started to cause discomfort around the ears after several hours of continued use. The fit around the ear (in terms of size) is much better and I don't have to wiggle about to get my ears in nice and snug.
Contrary to what other people have said I am experiencing more noise bleeding in from the outside and more noise bleeding out from the inside with a noticeable loss in the lower frequencies, which I guess can be chalked up to the fact that the foam is much thicker than the ATH-M50x velour pads' and thus the driver is farther away from your ear canal. Even though I do enjoy my fair share of bass, it's a trade-off I am willing to make as the sound stage is now much wider and songs that don't rely on bass sound much more open and, for me, more enjoyable. I'll update this if these start to cause discomfort as well after many hours of use.
EDIT: The pads do seem somewhat itchy as @Afterman noted, but this isn't too big of a nuisance.
astroooo
161
Sep 25, 2017
yatesz-reviews said pretty much the same thing. The Velour pads leak sound, can take away some of the bass. The sheepskin pads are better for closed environments, and help with bass. (paraphrasing here, I'd suggest listening to his youtube review to get his exact phrasing). He liked both though
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