Well built ear pads at a better than market price. I wish all ear pads were a bit cheaper though. Audiophile replacement ear pads are the iPhone cases of the Audio world. Too expensive for what they are, but we all grin and pay the premium :-)
These pads actually sound as good or better than the original pads. I can't hear any detriment in sound, as a matter of fact I feel they are a little more comfortable than originals. I am good with these. thanks
I don't think they are made by the same oem manufacturer as the originals. Maybe I am wrong and its just a change of padding material. IMHO, the new ones feel better and there is no change in sound quality.
ArtifizWeird...definitely thought if I ordered these I would get the same pads as received with the headphones. If these come available again and I get some I will compare closely. Mine certainly won't be worn out - should be close to new. Thanks for the heads up
Fits perfect, and seems identical to the stock Focal Elex pads. Price seems fair to me, and I have been very satisfied with these replacement ear pads. Definitely worth considering for Focal Elex owners looking to replace their pads.
Not impressed with the thickness difference on "Brand new" Elex pads vs Unused Clear Pro pads.
There's clearly a difference between thicknesses. The firmness between the two seems similar, and sound-wise can't really say there's much difference. There might be a hint of dB somewhere around the bass, but can't be sure unless I have a measuring rig. Elex and Clear pads afaik are similar, so sound-wise should be similar.
BrewbieElex is essentially Elear with Clear pads. So the Elex pads should be similar, but the qc in this case isn't. It's why people buy Clear pads to use with their Elex these days, also because Elex pads hasn't dropped in forever.
The only reason why people buy Elex pads before was because it was much cheaper than Clear pads which used to be $199, now they're on perpetual sale for $79, and the Clear also is around the $800~$900ish range these days, essentially making the Elex almost null at this point if bought at full price.
Was part of the original drop - ordered 3 pads and they were rubbish quality - ended up throwing them out.
Picked up 2 pairs of these - they are fantastic. Super dense, good foam and good outer fabric. Go to drop for replacement Focal earpads. Period.