The pads are replaceable all the wires are replaceable

i prefer the one larger wire on one side.

Let's evaluate the stock HD600 cable, a 9-foot pair of skinny 30ish-gauge wires Sennheiser hasn't touched in twenty years

Occasionally the wires get loose, and one side will lose its input, but one can pull the wire out and reinsert it to fix that.

My wires died after two years of

happier.the only downside in my opinion is the wires on both sides

Cons: wire seems a little thin, color looks dated, Aimed for people with high fidelity files and proper amp configurations (low quality files or amps will not let the headphone sing).

The wires inside the cables tend to break near where they attach to the headphones after a year or so of heavy