Momentum 2 Ear Pads - Replacement Ear Cushion Compatible with Sennheiser HD1 Momentum 1 Momentum 2.0 (M2) Wireless Over Ear Headphones

my original ear pads were cracking after many years of use, so I was looking for replacement ones. I couldn't find the original ones anymore, so I got these instead. they're not quite as plush as the original ones but still very comfortable. the space is slightly larger which makes it more comfortable than the original ones. hard to put on but once you get it on, you never need to do anything so it's fine. it's hard to install because the lip is deeper than the original ones so it's never coming off until you purposely pull them off. I didn't notice any decrease to the sound quality.

A little difficult to fit, but once on the headphones felt like new

I made a risky bet, not sure if this will fit the V1. But it does. And now with the ear cup slightly larger than the original, the headphone feels even better than ever. I forgot that I am wearing it even after 2 hours of conference call. Padding feels super plushed and the fitting is great. Worksmanship is fine, not the best but I don't doubt it will break apart. Leather material however feels thinner and less quality compared to the original. But at the end of the day it all drills down to what you pay is what you get. Still this is really a bang for buck addition for the Momentum over ear v1.

My Momentum 2.0 ear pads were falling apart due to wear and tear over the years. I thought I’d try something different with my replacement because the original was small for my ears. I’ve had no issues with these so far, no meaningful difference in sound quality and they seem at least fairly well made. The installation process is awful and I’d recommend changing the battery if needed (it’s actually easier than replacing the pads) before you install these because it’s not something you’d want to do twice.

It took me 30 minutes of frustration to install them. The video about installation is misleading and seems to be purposely so. It does not show the hard parts. First, the video shows the cover being put onto the headphone, but stops (at the 50 second mark) before the cover is completely on the headphone. The last pull to get it on is next to impossible, where you have to stick a finger in the remaining opening while not releasing the part that's already covered. Second, the video shows (after the 50 second mark) the seam being pushed into the slot that goes around the cover. You need a long thumb-nail, like the person in the video does (which I luckily have) in order to push the seam into the slot with your thumbnail. Even with a long thumbnail, the operation is hard and slow, since you accomplish only one thumbnail-width at a time and yet have to do it bit-by-bit around the entire seam.

I've provided a picture of this new replacement vs an old worn out pad from my Wired Momentum 2 headphones. My headphones are the cream colored ones. The quality of these replacements is good and seems just as soft as the originals. The color is different. But I've had my headphones for so long though, maybe the color on the old pair has changed. You can see the color difference in the phot and judge for yourself if you like the color of the new one. The video on Amazon of someone replacing the pads looked so straightforward. But they've must have done it a million times before! I've never done this before, and it was extremely hard. The slot in the headphones that you need to slip the edge of the new pad around and into is very narrow. And as I was going around the pad using my thumbnail to push the edge of the pad into the slot, it gets harder and harder. I had to really stretch the edge of the pad to get it to go around. I was afraid that I'd tear it, but I don't think it teared. Eventually I got it on. And then I went back around with my fingernails to push the edge of the pad in a bit further. The second pad was a bit easier, but still not easy. They're on, but I feel like I'm going to need to be really careful as I put the headphones on/off my head as I'm not super confident they're on that well since I really stretched out the edges of the pad. So the product is OK, and they fit the Wired Momentum 2 and the color works with the cream version, but install was hard and I'm not sure how long they'll stay on and last due the install challenges.

I put these on the Original Momentums and as someone else mentioned, they are so much more comfy than the original, making the ear insert area just big enough. They ARE slanted in vs the original which I didn't know I'd like but they work well to tuck in the back of your ear and have the music i parallel to your year canals and shape. I honestly was going to buy new headphones as first gen Momentums had over ear cups that were still too small that would cause pain from the interior speaker parts. The other brands replacement pads out there I tried are way too large for this.. I ordered the brainwave and teleco and they look ridiculously large and leave too much open airness. These have more depth cushioning vs the standard momentum pads, so your ears don't hit the inside part of the cups, which was what made wearing my Momentums painful after than an hour. Sounds good if not better too and I think comfort and added physical depth really help in that. Buying a second pair in case these ever go out of stock, wear down or I give them away.

These fit my original generation Momentums perfectly and may well be even more comfortable than the factory pads. (They seem a bit softer, but maybe hotter as well?) The factory pads self-destruct after a decade of use, and you can't even buy the OEM parts. They are a bit tricky to install - but this is the fault of the headphone design, not the pads. There is a trick to it; once you get the knack of it, they are easy to get on. The first took me a few minutes, and the second was about 30 seconds. The sounds _is_ a bit different. I'm not a sniveling d-bag "audiophile" or anything, so I honestly didn't expect to hear any difference. I have a Douk Audio v3 amp driving these from a Prozor optical to analog converter on my PC. It's not a high-end chain but solid and has always sounded good. It's hard to describe, but I would say it lacks a bit of the "punch" it had on the old pads. The sound is still more detailed and balanced than my Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBL headphones, which are the only other non-BT set I have to compare to.