Sometimes, if you want new earpads for your headset, and they are either too new, or no one makes any, then you may need to get a little bit crafty in order to get what you need.
@DjinnGSXR, from twitter, wanted some pads for the brand new Sony Inzone H9 Headset, as they found the stock pads were just too uncomfy. These headphones had just come out (as of Oct '22), so there were no official replacement pads, and we had not tested any of our pads as yet, but, they took a chance and bought some velour pads from Amazon and gave it a go.
Now, this is where the "crafty" bit comes in, the stock pads on the Inzone H9 headset are mounted using a plastic ring, that clips into the body of the head units. Luckily Sony saw sense and did not glue the ring onto the pad, so it can easily be slid out and into the Brainwavz pad.
Once the ring is inside the flap of the pad, all you need to do is get a craft knife, or razer blade, and make small cuts along every location around the plastic ring where there are raised clips and guides, the push the fabric of the pads down so the clips poke through.
Then, simply clip them back into place and voila, you have fresh new, and comfortable, pads.
Now you know how to do it, all you need to do is spend some time choosing exactly what pads to get, we have a huge range of different colours, materials and shapes, we even have specific gaming pads with cooling gel inside, the choice is yours.
For their headset DjinnGSXR chose the velour pads, here is what they had to say.
They are great. The leatherette pads that came with the headset were poor quality and uncomfortable. Sweat would bead up and they would get wet and really gross. These velour are nice, they don't make me sweat underneath, they breath awesome and I can wear them for long periods.
DISCLAIMER
I feel like this is obvious, but I will state it anyway, once you cut the pad you will not be able to return the product if you do not like it, so it may be best to "dry fit" the pads first, and see if you like them. To do this just simply remove the old pads and then use the clamping pressure of the headset to hold the pads in place on your head, this way you can test how they feel and sound. If it all fits for you then grab that craft knife and get slicing.
Original Twitter post by DjinnGSXR
https://t.co/f3Ko6mntZb
— DjinnGSXR (@DjinnGSXR) October 6, 2022
Standard Oval Velour I believe. I just used a razor to poke little holes in the earpad lip for the bracket which is hidden underneath. You can see the clips / pegs poking through. pic.twitter.com/t7uchAiHAh
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