WC Freeze Cooling Gel Earpads - Compatible with HyperX Cloud, Steelseries Arctis, ATH M50X, G Pro X & More - Major Comfort Upgrade & Cooler for Longer | Black

Just bought my 4th pair. I wear these all day for work and all night for play. I've got several sets for different headsets over the years and love them. Hyper X Clouds, Audio Technicas and Sony MDRs. First pair of these pads I purchased in 2021 last pair was 2023, now its 2026. Only replacing because my old ones kinda smell like hair grease I could probably just clean them but decided a new pair was due. I've also got a backup super colorful pair when I want to show some flair. Overall these are the best pads. Not a single brand I mentioned above has nearly as comfy pads stock. Only leaving this review because this brand wasn't recommended as the top from Amazon when I bought my latest pair and it should be. Durability 10/10. Sound is 10/10 its really good for breathable pads. Value is awesome like i said I'm only replacing them after year of use... most headsets don't last that long. Easy to use and install and extremely comfortable. Keep in mind you're not gonna sweat as much with cloth pads as leather/pleather alternatives. They have a nice firmness not too soft and squishy and not too hard like stock pads. Wicked!

I knew I wanted to replace the OEM earpads and couldn't decide. I took a chance on these and I am not disappointed. ANYTHING is more comfortable than the OEM earpads for me at this point. These do the job and I am 100% satisfied at the moment. I recently picked up some refurbished ATH-M50X to replace my home headphones. I use a pair of Bose QC25s at work and love the fit and feel, plus the NC is amazing in an office setting. When I put my new M50Xs on I was rather disappointed at how uncomfortable they are (by sitting at a desk for hours at a time in mind). My ears aren't abnormally large but they are large, I guess. I read a ton of reviews and suggestions online on how to make my M50Xs more comfortable and they all said get new earpads, but which ones. I was between these and Brainwavz. I previously purchased a pair from WC for my older V-Modas and they are great. Installing these was kind of difficult but it didn't take me more than 10 minutes. Neither the OEM or these new ones were damaged in anyway prior, during, or after removal and installation. They fit flat on the sides of my head and my ears can almost perfectly clear the insides (so much so that I know the top of my ear touches but I can't even tell). They seem to isolate sound slightly better but nothing compares to ANC, anyways. The cooling affect doesn't seem to be noticeable on my head. If these are cooler compared to the OEM and other types of headphones, then wow. My Bose headphones stay cool for multiple hours and I never even notice. These get warm quickly, and I have to take them off once an hour to cool down my ears. I am not an audiophile (my ears are kind of shot anyways), so I don't notice or care about the lowered sound quality due to the increased distance your ears are from the drivers (at least I think that's what causes the decrease in sound quality). These headphones still sound great for music, movies, YT, and gaming. I'm not editing, mixing, or recording.

Fit my ATH M50Xs perfectly, more comfortable than the factory pads, and hopefully means many more years of service life! I picked these up alongside a set from the same company for some old Skullcandy over-ear headphones and the pads for the M50Xs took a little longer to install but they also fit a bit more snug than the skullcandy pads. More than happy with the quality of the parts and the comfort.

Comfortable and feels like they will hold up. Be aware that replacing the pads on your headset will change the sound signature. I bought these for my Razer Blackshark V2 X and they were a bit of a challenge to install but it does fit the headset nicely. The "cooling" gimmick is there, but for me it's only whenever I put the headset on. It feels like they still get warm while on longer sessions. YMMV.

I have a pair of Audio-Technica ATH-M50x Professional Studio Monitor Headphones. The earpads that came with them are too small for largish ears like mine. The earpads are perfect. They not only cover all of my ears, they are cooler than the original pads. They're also more comfortable. They are quite functional, and the sound quality is not reduced. They aren't that firm, which is good because the headphones felt a little tight with the original earpads. These are well worth the money. The only downside is that putting them on the headphones was like wrestling a greased, fat pig. They were a little difficult to put on.

**Leaving my ORIGINAL review below. After having them now for a little bit, they ahve broken in and no longer give me earaches etc. Comfortable, sound quality is fantastic. Would recommend Why 3 stars? They feel FANTASTIC and the sound quality coming from the stock pads are decent / if not better with a proper EQ. I'm knocking two stars of because, they're so uncomfortable and rigid (Maybe that'll change with continued use? Given I use my arctis for work 8 hours a day 40+ a week) but I'm constantly finding myself fidgeting with them vs the stock pads. I only replaced mine due to my cat getting ahold of one of the earcups and destroying it. Would I Buy them again? Sure, WC seems to make a high quality product, just a bit too stiff as of now.

After 3 years of using my HyperX Cloud II headphones, my stock earpads begin to deterioriate. So I searched for replacements, and found these: not only were they advertised as more comfortable and durable than stock, they also had a cooling element. Here is my experience: - Took 45 mins for me to put them on. This was because unlike the stock earpads, these had a much wider "lip" so it was diffucult to snap in place. I just put the old earpads back on temporarily as I am returning these WC, and it took me 2 mins easily because of the small lip that snaps into place, no less securely than WC. - They are BARELY cooler than stock, and the fabric surface that provides this "breathability" is quite scratchy on the skin after awhile. They heat up just like the stock ones after 30 mins or so. - Comfort wise, WC's memory foam is no better or more comfortable than stock, sure they are thicker, which is unnecessary and leads to my biggest gripe with them: - Their fitment (on the Cloud II at least) is SHIT. They are not only thicker than stock, but also longer/taller vertically so that they reach down below your ears slightly and cause a gap for sound to escape. The thickness also makes it so they stretch out the headset and make the gap even bigger, and DO NOT SIT FLUSH ON YOUR EARS. If you are going to design a replacement, or even an acclaimed upgrade, make sure to design it to fit properly WC. When they design a headset, they design it to fit properly flush on someone's head with the size of the cushions they designed it with. Changing the size of the cushions ruins the fitment. Overall, although these are not *terrible* cushions, they are simply worse than stock and I recommend looking for replacement cushions that more closely resemble the stock ones so that they fit properly. These are absolutely NOT worth the extra money and I am going to buy direct replacement cushions for my HyperX Cloud II instead after returning these.

Great Replacement for the ear pads and really comfortable when using them. Love the cooling effect.