Best compact headphone listening solution?

[Jasonovich]

I think it has to be worth a go for the £30-odd it costs for a set of new pads.

What I found was that switching to a "less breathable" material better resolved both ends of the frequency spectrum and didn't seem to affect soundstage. So it was like the extremes were better defined but somehow the soundstage remained expansive - reviews of the FT7 do seem to imply that the fabric pads take the edge off any treble issues that some ears pick up with the FT7s. Maybe my ears prefer a tuning that some people might consider bright, because I don't experience any sort of harshness at all.

I was reading other peoples review on different types of pads, you're right perforated fabric ones take the edge of the treble, leather sheepskin one's without the perforation are better for bass. Sheepskin one with the hole's sit between fabric and full leather.
£30 is worth the experiment and you also have spare at hand, when the other ones wear out 🙂

 

[RTHerringbone]

Tomorrow will be my first full day of listening to the Stealth's while I WFH. My initial feeling is that the stock pads could be a bit warm (maybe not at this time of year), so I'll see how they are after a good few hours of use tomorrow.

Super headphones though - thanks for the recommendation @Jasonovich . They're a really capable and invisible set of headphones; they just let the music do the talking.

 

[Jasonovich]

Tomorrow will be my first full day of listening to the Stealth's while I WFH. My initial feeling is that the stock pads could be a bit warm (maybe not at this time of year), so I'll see how they are after a good few hours of use tomorrow.

Super headphones though - thanks for the recommendation @Jasonovich . They're a really capable and invisible set of headphones; they just let the music do the talking.

I'm game!
Shame about the Spurs match though🤣

Got these real sheep skin pads for my Hexi's (AliExpress). Less than £30, keep them as spares if I don't like them.

 

[RTHerringbone]

I'm game!
Shame about the Spurs match though🤣

Got these real sheep skin pads for my Hexi's (AliExpress). Less than £30, keep them as spares if I don't like them.

Are you a Spurs fan? Oh dear 😆 Frank seemed to turn up with a plan to defend set pieces and then nothing else!

Let me know how those pads feel. I do feel the stock ones could get a little toasty, but actually they've been fine today for a prolonged spell. I can't quite comprehend how stand-offish these headphones are. They just deliver the music and don't intrude at all, but make sure that any outlying frequency issues don't appear. I don't see how they could be better.

 

[RTHerringbone]

Yeah, they're pretty extraordinary. I find that Electronic dance music tends to stress Hi-Fi setups the most as it's so dynamic and can cover the whole frequency range. One of my favourite albums from the 90s is "Travelator" by The Egg and it's just handled with no fuss. Lovely.