Replacement Earpads for Audio-Technica ATH M50X M40X M30X M20X Professional Studio Monitor Headphones with Protein Leather & Memory Foam Ear Cushions (Brown)

Heard some folks saying it changed the sound and whatnot but I decided to give it a shot on my ATH-M20x's since the earpads were cracking badly. Replaced with these and they are very nice. Nicer than the ones it came with I'd dare say.No change in noise-cancellation. In fact I'd say it is better with the new earpads. No change in sound quality either. I'm a musician by trade so I'm very picky about that and I've noticed no real difference there. Sounds like a new pair of headphones honestly. When you take the earpads off though there is a little bit of paper adhered to the inside of the earphones. Just don't mess with that and you'll be fine.Very pleased overall. Looks great and feels wonderful. Not sure how long the "protein leather" is going to last for, but for 12-13 bucks if it lasts even a year I'd consider it worth it - and to be honest I think this will probably last at least a few years after feeling it. If you've got your eye on em and you need new earpads - I'd say go for it.

Great--color is spot on! Installation is a bit fiddly, but really no big deal difficulty. Just perseverence. And as to addressing the headband scaling, I got one of those zip covers and did not like it at all. Wrong color (there isn't any cover with a color match). (AFAIK) And, band covers too much area, including the blue plastic of the headband. BUT, Audio Technica provided a perfect remedy--the headphone bag itself! Same color, nice and flexible, easy to work with. First, cut the seams open (I used a No. 11 blade)(carving set). It's a surgical blade as well. (Didn't try a seam ripper). Laid it out flat, cut a strip exactly precisely 1 1/4 inches wide. Cut off the curled ends. Laid it along the inside of the headband for length estimate. Try to get this right--easier in the long run. ("Measure twice, cut once"). Now, you'll see that the edges are white. This'll show. I picked up a brown marker, part of a Crayola set at WalMart for about $4. Color the edges brown--now you won't see edges when installed. Next, a strip of wax paper to help hold strip in place, keeping glue from sticking where you don't want it. Lay strip flat, carefully "butter" the white back with E6000 glue, which stays flexible. Lay it into place inside headband. Position carefully. Lay the wax paper strip along it, and wrap -wind it with something to hold everything into place with mild pressure. (I used a couple strips of cling wrap, like Saran-or Glad-Wrap). Left it on, a good 24 hours to cure. Now, looks just like original. But without the "tan dandruff" from flaking. Tip: don't try gluing down flakes which hang on--remove them.For cutting the strip, I used a rotary cutter. (My wife's a quilter). Available in fabric dept, $10.I'll touch-up with a bit of glue on a toothpick, looks like.

My original ATH-M50X hardware was peeling on the headband and ear pads. So I got a cover for the headband (easy enough), and some velour ear pads. Velour doesn't peel. Surely this will fix everything, I thought. Surely they will simply be more comfortable and there will be no impact on anything else.That was the WORST sound experience possible. I don't know why people recommend those velour pads for these headphones. Drums were super tinny. Atrocious sound in every way. I will tell you now. The material makes the sound. Do not even think about using those velour pads. Get the pleather. My ears are so happy, they compelled me to write this review immediately after installation.I got these because I have the limited edition brown ATH-M50Xs, and the color is a nice match.Notes on the "features":1) These are not technically noise "cancelling" but their sound isolation is maybe 4/5 (as opposed to the velour, which was maybe 2/5).2) These are not as hard to install as the reviews made me believe. Be brave. Pull the material a little bit. You will live, and they will fit.3) They're as comfy as the original pads, so I gave it a 5/5. However, I wouldn't call the ATH-M50Xs "comfy" but I don't blame the earpads for that.

Found mids where reduced on my m40x headphones while the bass was boosted slightly. They are more comfortable than the default cushions where when I first got them.Despite the difficulty of install the size is pretty spot on- but the softness of the material does bring your ears closer to the drivers.

My original pads for my M40x gave away and I replaced it with Velour pads. They flattened the sound but I still kept it. I decided to try these pads and they brought all the low end back! It finally feels great to listen to music on my headphone. I also use these to listen to my bass guitar when I’m playing and I’m pretty satisfied with the sound!

Easy to replace - some people said they were having a hard time - took a bit of care but pretty easy. Great fit and look nice. Very comfortable.

I ordered a second pair of these to restore an older headphone set I had. The foam surround on them had rotted to the point of turning into grainy black goo.I have kind of big ears and these seem to be a bit larger than other brands and I can say these are made well enough to resist tearing or popping a stitch as I stretched them pretty hard to fit -the headphones, not my fat head.

My expensive headphones were flaking so I bought these and saved myself from buying another pair.

J'ai les audio technica m50x brun et bleu marin. Depuis un bout de temps les cache oreilles se désintégraient. Maintenant ils ont l'air neufs. Très facile à remplacer.

Bought this cos the replacement earpads from official store are OOS. Material feels warm. Foam of inner cushion is very thin. Affected listening. Quite a waste of money.

Well made. Rescued a nice old set of headphones and gave em new life. Love the retro color.