defean M50X Thicker Cooling Gel Ear Pads Replacement Ear Cushion Compatible with ATH M50X M40X / M50XBT / HyperX Cloud & Cloud 2 / SteelSeries Arctis 3/7 / 9X & Pro/Sony MDR 7506 / Stealth 600 Headset

I was searching for a replacement earpads cushions for my Steelseries arctis 7p+ headset and finally after alot of trouble found the best earpads in every aspect, they are so comfortable, exactly what I was looking for, really happy with this product. I have also tried the WC and believe me it's no where near defean comfort wise.

Unfortunately the cooling gel part is not as advertised. The pads are well insulated meaning they block a lot of outside sound and also lock in ambient temperature. If you live in a hot climate (90°f + ) like I do they will not keep your ears cool. That being said I use my headset 8 hours a day and I've never taken it off for being too hot while using these earpads. The pads are very comfortable and easy enough to put on. 9/10 would reccomend.

They are overall comfortable, and the cooling pads definitely helped with heat problem I had with sponge earpads on my arctis 3 headphones. Material feels soft on my ears too, easy installation. Leaving your headset off for a few minutes will cool the earpads fast.

I'm surprised. I prefer my replacement earpads over Audio-Technica's original pads. To compare, I initially replaced only one of the two earpads and then wore my earphones for an hour while I listened to a podcast. What I discovered was that not only was the new pad comfortable, it was more comfortable than the earpads that came with my ATH-40X headset. (The old ones had started to flake apart, so they needed to be replaced.) The photos provide a visual comparison. The photo on the left, with the headset in my hand, illustrates the original pad on the left and the new, replacement pad on the right. It is the opposite in the photo of the two earpads separated from the headset. When viewing the two photos, you'll notice that the new earpad is slightly thicker (with more padding) than the original. It is also larger in diameter. However, as the photo also illustrates, the new pad's interior (ear) space is less rounded and slightly smaller than the original. Nevertheless, my ears fit into the new pads just fine. Overall, this seems to be a great product and a good value. But I do think these make my ears slightly warmer than when I was using the original, factory earpads. Installation Tip: Initially, I tried to install the new pad in a circular direction. That didn't work well. However, when I changed my method, clamping the headset between my legs, and then working to install the new earpad from the bottom upward, stretching it into place on both the right and left sides at the same time, the installation was a snap.

I bought these for under $25 CAD because WC was $45 CAD. Superficially they look exactly the same, these actually look a tad stronger. But after 20 minutes of wearing them the temperature change is noticeable. On a HyperX Cloud2 wired, when listening to music, I feel a sense of sound isolation where i can tune into the music better as opposed to external noise cancellation. These are far superior to the stock cushions. I hate knowing that the stock protein leader will chip and flake in a couple of years. My summary: I like the cloth dry weave material. I just wish that there was a thicker heat dissipating gel pad. The cushion under the gel pad is not as spongy as WC cooling gel pads, they neither bounce back or are as soft, but at half the price, you get what you pay for. Definitely better than the stock cushions for HyperX Cloud2 ear cushions but not on the level as WC. Save the money if these are for your kids, or your 3rd set of ear cups while your main cans are cooling down in a marathon gaming session, but get WC's for your main headset

Got these as the original covers on my headset starting to peel. They are decently comfortable and don't interfere with sound. I will say, these have been the hardest to put on compared to other ear covers, took me 20 minutes to fit them onto my HyperX cloud headset. The cooling jel is nice but not extremely noticeable, if kept in a cooler room you'll definitely feel it. A little stiff and squared off which I hope will alter with a few wears but we will see.