Bought these because the stock pads on my K701s weren't thick enough and were causing my ears to rub against the cans. Overall, these are thicker as well as softer than the overly-firm pads the K701 came with. While they aren't significantly thicker, if your ears are just barely touching the sides of your headphones, these should be enough to fix it. I find them much more comfortable, as well.One thing to note: They will not install the same way as the stock pads on AKG's headphones. You will need to wrap the stretchy membrane around the headphones themselves. It's not very hard.