WC Freeze Cooling Gel Earpads - Compatible with HyperX Cloud, Steelseries Arctis, ATH M50X, G Pro X & More - Major Comfort Upgrade & Cooler for Longer | Black

I knew I wanted to replace the OEM earpads and couldn't decide. I took a chance on these and I am not disappointed. ANYTHING is more comfortable than the OEM earpads for me at this point. These do the job and I am 100% satisfied at the moment.I recently picked up some refurbished ATH-M50X to replace my home headphones. I use a pair of Bose QC25s at work and love the fit and feel, plus the NC is amazing in an office setting. When I put my new M50Xs on I was rather disappointed at how uncomfortable they are (by sitting at a desk for hours at a time in mind). My ears aren't abnormally large but they are large, I guess. I read a ton of reviews and suggestions online on how to make my M50Xs more comfortable and they all said get new earpads, but which ones. I was between these and Brainwavz. I previously purchased a pair from WC for my older V-Modas and they are great.Installing these was kind of difficult but it didn't take me more than 10 minutes. Neither the OEM or these new ones were damaged in anyway prior, during, or after removal and installation. They fit flat on the sides of my head and my ears can almost perfectly clear the insides (so much so that I know the top of my ear touches but I can't even tell). They seem to isolate sound slightly better but nothing compares to ANC, anyways.The cooling affect doesn't seem to be noticeable on my head. If these are cooler compared to the OEM and other types of headphones, then wow. My Bose headphones stay cool for multiple hours and I never even notice. These get warm quickly, and I have to take them off once an hour to cool down my ears.I am not an audiophile (my ears are kind of shot anyways), so I don't notice or care about the lowered sound quality due to the increased distance your ears are from the drivers (at least I think that's what causes the decrease in sound quality). These headphones still sound great for music, movies, YT, and gaming. I'm not editing, mixing, or recording.

I got a set of Audio Technica ATH-M20x headphones a while back. I’ve probably worn them longer in the three days since I installed these Wicked Cushions earcups than in the three months prior. I would go so far as to call Wicked Cushions ear cups a necessary, unskippable purchase for anyone who owns a pair of ATH-M20x headphones, or really any Audio Technica headphones.I genuinely didn’t think these headphones could feel this comfortable. The old earcups were small, thin, hard, warm, and made of material that was just plain uncomfortable to have pressed against your face for very long. Now, my earcups are large enough to fit my big ears, they’re soft, they’re about 3x as thick as the old ones, they run cool, and they feel really nice to wear.On sound quality, I would say there’s been a notable improvement in overall sound clarity based on my informal testing. Lows are especially improved. It’s a lot easier to distinguish and make out bass notes now than it used to be, particularly in jazz and orchestral numbers. The extra room and better seal with these ear cups has made a positive difference, for sure. In general, the music is clearer. I would still say that these headphones have a flat sound profile like they did out of the box. They’re just no longer being held back or muddied by those ear cups.

**Leaving my ORIGINAL review below.After having them now for a little bit, they ahve broken in and no longer give me earaches etc. Comfortable, sound quality is fantastic. Would recommendWhy 3 stars? They feel FANTASTIC and the sound quality coming from the stock pads are decent / if not better with a proper EQ.I'm knocking two stars of because, they're so uncomfortable and rigid (Maybe that'll change with continued use? Given I use my arctis for work 8 hours a day 40+ a week) but I'm constantly finding myself fidgeting with them vs the stock pads. I only replaced mine due to my cat getting ahold of one of the earcups and destroying it.Would I Buy them again? Sure, WC seems to make a high quality product, just a bit too stiff as of now.

I got these for my audio technica ath m50xbt headphones. The construction of the earpad is great and is super comfy without making your headphones look massive on your head. They are a little smaller than my previous pads which detracts from the comfort a bit but are otherwise a massive improvement from the stock pads which were unusable for me. The leather sides make the noise isolation very strong, to the point where I got that noise canceling headphone pressure feeling. It's a very minor discomfort though and it also improves the bass response which i really like. The mesh-leather combo is amazing and gives the best of both worlds. The cooling gel is there and does help but it's not as "cool" as i hoped it'd be, you could maybe skip on that part and save the money. Great product overall but not perfect.