When I bought the SRH440's, I couldn't stand the sound - the dull, in your head sound you get stock. I put them away and only recently decided to give them a chance with the Brainwavz angled pads. After 30 minutes of back and forth listening session, I realized that everything improves with these pads. Even classical music that was previously unlistenable on the 440 sounds delightful now. I hope the sound is still flat because I like to mix on these too.Comfort is greatly improved too. You still want to remove them half hour or so, to get rest, but no major hotspots and the drivers sit comfortably away from the ears.