Sennheiser HD 600/565/580/650 Ear Pads

With postage you end up paying about £45ish for these which frankly, is a complete rip off. Are they good pads? sure, they have improved sound over my old worn pads a considerable amount and comfort is better without my ears touching the foam inside the cup. However, I have no idea where my money has gone. The pads are literally just pads, nothing too different from say, HM5 pads, which are £12 for a pair and just as good. Just foam and velour. Unfortunately, due to the propriety fit of these, you can't use any other pads.

Overall: Am I happy with the pads? Yeah. Am I happy with the pads for £45? God no, not a little.

My 7 years old Sennheiser HD-650 was beginning to show signs of age, the foam net pads were wore through and it started to become uncomfortable to wear. I contemplated buying a new headset but the HD-650 is just perfect for me and I couldn't justify buying a higher-end one and definitely didn't want to buy the same one.

I could have just changed the foam pads (they are 2€ each, item 394412) but decided to get the whole ear cushions (this item) and head pad (item 118473) and boy did I made a good choice !

I didn't realised how much the original pads (both ears and headband) had worn down and with these new ones it's a whole new world, I can finally regain the original over-ear feature and confort.

It's not cheap (I ended up paying a little over 50€ for the complete kit) but if it can revive my 300+€ headset to its former glory and give me 5+ more years of heavy use, it's money well spent.

PROS
- Quality : identical to original one, good build quality
- Easy to install : took me 2 minutes to switch without tools

CONS
- Price : could be cheaper especially if you buy the whole kit (ear pads + head pads)
- Durability : the pad foam could last longer before losing its firmness