The ear pads are soft and comfortable and have a nice synthetic cover which feels like glove leather and has just the right combination of grip and smoothness

And, yes, the ear pads are going to crack, flake off, and make a mess in a year or two

And I occassionally go back to my original set of AKG's purchased in 1976 and they still sound awesome, although the rubber ear pads have become rather hardened and I cant wear them for long

To buy replacement ear pads (I need two) I'll need to buy them from some unknownn sources (as Amazon doesn't sell them) and pay roughly $22.00 to buy two replacement pads (that's almost 1/4 of what the purchase price for a new set of headphones is).I advise that you NOT buy these and look for other choices as I am sure your ear pads will wind up cracking after a year or two of use like mine did

ear pads are to shallow

ear pads are cheap thin plastic, not like the old ones

Switching over to a song I know has a lot of highs as well as

They don't fit quite as snug as I'd like, but they are secure on my head

but yea in all, the sound is amazing but not that loud by themselves, the cable dosnt bug me as

I was really looking forward to enjoying them as it was my first AKG purchase, and after seeing the great reviews, I couldn't wait

They are used recreationally as well as in a studio setting

Switching over to a song I know has a lot of highs as well as

They don't fit quite as snug as I'd like, but they are secure on my head

but yea in all, the sound is amazing but not that loud by themselves, the cable dosnt bug me as

I was really looking forward to enjoying them as it was my first AKG purchase, and after seeing the great reviews, I couldn't wait

They are used recreationally as well as in a studio setting