erickongHere a quick follow up. The whole return experience was a really bumpy ride.
Finally the new replacement unit arrived today and its broken as well. Exactly same case as this post: https://drop.com/buy/drop-mrspeakers-ether-cx-closed-headphones/talk/2359504
Also the pad on the side with the deformed metal holder is totally crunched. I try to get the memory foam back to its original shape but with limit success.
I managed to bend the deformed metal holder back so it almost looks normal.
However at this point I'm just deeply disappointed and frustrated.