Cosmos 1 Pair Black Color Velvet Replacement Earpad Ear Pad Cushion Compatible with AKG K 240 Studio Headphones

My AKG K240 MKII had pads that had stiffened and cracked, so bought these as cheap replacement. Wasn't expecting too much, but they are much more comfortable than the original pads, they don't press my glasses against my head as much, and are a little deeper, so my ears don't press into the back of the inside of the headphones now.Took a bit of manipulating to get them stretched on. They rest more up on the back of the headphone cups, where the stock pads held onto the sides.I'm not sure if the sound quality is changed much compared to the stock pads, but with the comfort improvement it's easier to wear them longer.

I love most things about my AKG K240S headphones, except that the stock pleather ear pads were very sweat-inducing and sticky, and they fit very loosely around my ears. I had ordered velour ear pads for another headphone and I really liked those, so I decided to search Amazon for velour ear pads for the K240S. There aren't many options, but I came across these, and considering the reasonable price, I thought I'd give them a try. I got them, put them on, and WOW, what a tremendous improvement in comfort over the stock pads! The velour pads are soft and dry on my ears, and because, as others have mentioned, the hole in the center of them is of a smaller diameter than the stock pads, they fit more snugly around my ears, with none of the looseness and unwanted movement of the stock pads. I do not notice any difference in audio quality with these, either better or worse, although considering the outstanding comfort level, it wouldn't matter much to me if there was a slight change. One thing to note is that these ear pads are not only made in China, they actually ship from China, something I failed to note when I ordered them. I received them in a little over two weeks by U.S. Mail, which was actually quite a bit faster than the 4 to 6 week time frame I was given by Amazon upon placing the order. All in all, these ear pads greatly improved the comfort and wearability of my AKG,s, and I am very happy with this purchase.Edit: After using the headphones for a couple of weeks with the velour pads, i began to feel that my music was sounding a little muffled and lacking clarity, so I decided to try the original pleather ear pads again. Well, this restored the clarity and detail in the music that I had been missing, and removed much of the muddiness and bloatedness of the bass that I had been hearing. So, I am back to the OEM ear pads. I do miss the comfiness of the velour pads somewhat, but in the end, I had to go with sound quality over comfort. Caveat emptor.

These took my ALG K240s from good to great. I use them for music and gaming but the stock set got super uncomfortable with glasses. These did the trick and let me use them for more than 30 minutes without hurting my head. Not the easiest to install but it wasn't hard either, just take your time.

They seem perfectly sized for my headphones (bought the AKG 240 ones for my Superlux HD668B headphones), but on trying to attach the shroud, one of the earpads had a section of the strap from its vinyl elastic liner become partially separated as soon as I started stretching the shroud to fit onto the headphones. The separation continue to the point I finally decided to just tear it off (it wasn't helping keep the earpad attached anyway), so now a perfectly even ring from that liner is removed.It still fits (though maybe a touch looser on the side with the broken elastic), and mostly feels fine, but having the elastic fail so early was worrying.Despite that issue, the pads are definitely thicker than the stock, faux-leather-covered padding on the Superlux headphones, and that added space for your ear to fit in, on top of a cushiony and less sticky and less sweat-inducing material, definitely makes the headset more comfortable.My ears also feel warmer with these than the stock ones; that seems to contradict the "less sweaty" bit in my previous paragraph, but these earpads just breathe far better, and feel cozy instead of stifling. The less stiff material (compared to faux-leather) also makes them more comfortable to wear the headset with my glasses, as less pressure is exerted on the temples of the glasses against my head.I chalk it up as a positive buy so far; hopefully, it lasts a while, as it was somewhat annoying to get on the headphones.

The stock Superlux pads are a very firm pleather and get very toasty. Some people replace the stock pads with Brainwaves, but those often cost nearly the same or more than the headphones themselves. These Cosmos are a decent replacement. They are nearly identical in shape and size to the stock pads. The foam is about the same thickness as well, but slightly softer. The velour also helps with the heat dissipation. Real talk, they are a decent upgrade from the stock pads, but I still wouldn't call them super comfortable.Installation is fine, they do take some real stretching. They fit snug and don't move at all. It will take you a few minutes and bit of effort to get them on, but nothing worth complaining about. The pads also altered the sound profile a bit. I was expecting a loss in the low end, but actually noticed they toned down the brightness in the highs a bit. I am a treble head. After some minor tweaking in the EQ, they were back to where I expect them to be.