YAXI stPad Earpads Black (for Sony MDR7506)

-- QUICK SUMMARY -- I bought these earpads for the Sony MDR-7506 headphones. They are made with (seemingly) more durable material than the stock pads, are more comfortable than the stock pads, and (in my opinion) sound similar enough for me to not be able to tell the difference between the YAXI and stock pads. Definitely a worthwhile purchase! -- DETAILED REVIEW -- I received a pair of Sony MDR-7506 headphones for Christmas last year and after wearing them for a few weeks I decided I wanted to find some different earpads. I had 3 main criteria for the replacement earpads: 1.) they had to be more comfortable than the stock pads on the 7506 headphones; 2.) they had to use more durable pad material than the stock headphones (I didn't want the pads to start flaking in a few years); 3.) they needed to not noticeably change the sound of the headphones. That last point will always be debatable since everyone's ears and sensitivity to sound differences are different. I am by no means an audiophile, but I wanted to keep my headphones sounding like "stock." So my plan was to try out different earpads and compare them to the stock pads. I did this by installing only one new pad and leaving the other stock pad on the headphones. Then I'd put on the phones and play some music or a YouTube video and try to see if my ears could detect a difference in the sound between the two pads. I tried Brainwavz Hybrid Memory Foam Earpads , Beyerdynamic EDT250V Headphone Ear Pads , and Auray Genuine Sheepskin Leather Earpads (Auray's were bought at a better price online at B&H), but they all produced a sound that was (again in my opinion) noticeably different than the stock pads. If I had to describe it I would say that these earpads all seemed to hollow out the sound and reduce the bass. Don't get me wrong, the Brainwavz and Auray were SUPER comfortable (and I'd say the Brainwavz were the most comfortable earpads I've ever used including the YAXI). But I couldn't exchange the sound change for the increased comfort. I was about ready to give up and resign myself to using the stock earpads until they flaked away into nothingness, but thankfully another reviewer (Omid Safaei Kalimi) mentioned these YAXI earphones in a Brainwavz review. Amazon only had one review of the YAXI's at the time (thanks again Omid!), but I figured I'd try them anyway...and I haven't looked back. These headphones greatly improve the comfort and durability of the headphones (though I suppose only time will tell for the latter aspect) while not compromising the stock sound. Totally worth it!

Too small.

Sounds more isolated and there's noticeably more space between the ear and the headphones which is good.

If the original pads hurt your ears, these won't help.

Excellent product. Extremely plush, real memory foam, doesn't distort the sound of the headphones (Sony mdr-7506). Compared to the Brainwavz , these are smaller, but the brainwaves are deeper and have much better coverage and comfort, However the brainwavz HM5 distort sound since the increase the distance of the driver (speaker) to your ear. These don't distort the sound since they are the same size as the original ear pads, But they aren't as comfortable, but still pretty comfortable relatively. Edit, I have bought two of these already and they always fall apart afrer about 3 months, the foam comes and and although they are comfortable, they are not made very strong,

YAMAHA HPH-MT8に使用しました。２年ほどでいつの間にか純正がぼろぼろ。交換するにも純正は高く、この商品に行きつきました。開封後、商品サイズが小さくやらかしたかなと思いましたが、ぴったりと装着できました。付け心地もいいです。

パッドの質感、クッションの硬さ、密閉性、音質、最高です。 純正のパッドが加水分解してしまったため、こちらを買いましたが、大正解でした。 ミミマモも取り付けしてみましたが、良い感じです。

厚いパッドの宿命なんですが低音が吸われてしまいます。それでも耳辺りは柔らかく付け心地は良いので吸音効果を気になさらないユーザーさんには良い商品だと思います。

7506純正は半年ぐらいでボロボロになるが、 こちらは4年経過後の現在も全く劣化なし。 なかなかの耐久性です。 長時間の装着も耳たぶが痛くならないのもGOOD。

青赤とブラックと悩んでブラックを購入したのですが、装着した後に青赤が配送されていた事に気づきました。 開封時に気がつけなかったのは私の確認不足なのでしょうがないですが、今後はこのようなご発送がないようにお願いしたいです。 商品自体はウレタンリングとミクロングラスと３点セットで交換したので900stが素晴らしく生き返りました。装着感も非常に良いです。音質の変化も悪い方へは変化していないように思います(普段仕事はモニタースピーカーのみでしているのでヘッドホンのことは詳しく説明できないですが)。 このくらいの音質でなってくれるのであれば今後仕事でもチェック用に使っていこうと感じました。