Memory Foam Cushion Ear Pads for Hifiman Arya Ananda Edition XS X HE1000se HE1000 V2 Jade II Headphone Replacement EarPads (Elite Velour Hybrid)

Brilliant quality replacement; fits perfectly and is so easy to change. The foam in the pads is of higher quality than the original.

Excellent Pads. Way way way more comfy than OEM pads. The OE pads were itchy for me and got very hot, really fast. These pads have none of those problems, and are very soft to the touch (velour) and have like a very soft memory foam inside. Also being deeper, your ear doesn't touch the fabric protection on the inside. I have used them for over 8 months daily, and still looking like new, although i ware glasses. I highly recommend them! In terms of sound I have attached a measurement from my MiniDsp HEARS.

Firstly, these come with a fabric piece that covers the drivers, I guess on some HiFiMAN headphoens the stock pads do have a fabric layer like this too but on the Ananda Nano the stock pads do not and the fabric layer is attached directly to the earcup protecting the driver from dust etc. I removed this fabric from the velour earpads to retain this feature of the built in fabric and not add an extra "veil" to the sound. How do they sound? I had the Sennheiser HD650, HD660 S2 and HiFiMAN Sundara before the Ananda Nano and with these velour memory foam pads the sound is much closer to the HD650 I'd say in terms of treble brightness, with the retention of the Ananda Nano's bass extension, soundstage and stereo imaging which all remain excellent. The high peak brightness has been brought under control with these earpads and to my ears are exactly how this should have been out of the box. For under £20 these earpads have worked amazingly on the Ananda Nano. Update - 2025.02.12 I now have them on Arya Stealth and everything that was great about these on the Ananda Nano transfers to the Arya as well. Photos updated.

I would advice against removing the mesh. Many hifiman headphones have overextended treble and the mesh attenuates the treble (I would estimate around -3dB). The sound is much more natural, compared to using an EQ for it.

Very comfortable, fit perfectly on the Hifiman Edition XS

Do what others have said and cut the liner out, but once done these are fanstastic. Very comfortable. Wish I bought them when I bought the Hifiman Edition XS that these went on rather than waste time with the stock ones.

These pads fit perfect on Ananda Stealth V2, no problems installing or removing. The build quality is excellent, very soft quality materials (Suede, leather hybrid). I dont know how long they will last but I think you will get your money's worth. As for the sound, imaging, depth, separation etc is all there like the originals but it has a softer/smoother treble response with midrange (vocals) pushed forward slightly. Bass is all very much present, about equal with the original pads. The tonality reminds very much of my Sennheiser HD600 but with all the benefits of Hifiman planar headphones, such as bass response, fast transients, separation, soundstage, imaging etc. Overall, im very pleased and for the price, I would be shocked if these could be beaten 10/10!

I can't talk about the transitional roll off from bass to treble or any of that "talk" because I have no idea what I'm on about...but was I can say is I was blown away with how the sound changed using these...In my opinion for the better. I swapped to these because I didn't find the stock pads comfortable. These are way more comfortable for me and the noise! The noise is better :)

The sound is smoother compared to stock and they are so much more comfortable than stock which are too rigid for long listening sessions without having fatigue. Hopefully these last the long run, but if they don't they aren't too expensive to replace. All in all, love these pads.

Good quality and reasonably priced.

Super. Très agréable touché.

ANANDAの装着感に違和感があったので購入しました 最初はあんまり変わらないなと思いましたが、使い続けた現在は装着感にまったく不満がない状態です 買って良かったと思います 音質に関しては本当に誤差レベルで高音がこもっているような感じがしましたが、フィルターを破る勇気もないのでそのまま使っています 高音がマイルドになるということは聞き疲れしにくいということで、一長一短でしょう

Top kussens voor mijn Ananda Nano. Wel de mesh eruit snijden, knippen. De Nano heeft reeds mesh over de schelpen en dat wordt wellicht teveel. Uittesten is natuurlijk ook een optie. De originele pads van de nano hebben ook geen extra mesh with inzet. Passen feilloos!!