Geekria QuickFit Replacement Ear Pads Compatible with SONY MDR-1A, MDR-1ADAC Headphones, Ear Cushions (Black)

To begin with, I thought this product included the clip rings but it does not, it is only the ear pads. This was my mistake but listing could be a little clearer. The main reason I made an order was to find a new clip. It's also worth noting that my old 5 year old ear cups didn't have any of the outer leather left they were that worn and ragged!After getting a replacement clip ring for my broken right side, I fitted these pads. It shouldn't of been as hard as it was but it didn't take me any longer than 15 minutes. The left ear pad had been assembled with a defect that skewed its shape, so the holes didn't like up. I peeled apart the bad glue job and made minor amendments to the holes (they had been cut in the wrong place due to the assembly issue). After that everything lined up neatly.They do not feel as quality as the originals, the outer material is more rigid/not as soft. The foam is cheap foam, it doesn't cushion the same and compresses too easy. Either way the tips of my ears now touch the inside of the cans whereas even with 5 year old official Sony foam this didnt happen, I do have a big head and ears so maybe not a problem for many.I only got these to tide me over until Sony finally release the 1000mx4 so I don't need them to last all that long and for the price, I would say I got what I paid for. Shame about the manufacturing error but nothing I couldn't solve quickly enough.

Product definitely works but I cannot give more than 3 stars for this. If you look at the picture the one on the left side is the original one and you can see that the replacement is a lot smaller. Meaning that it is very findly when putting it back on as the leather gets in the way of the small plactic clips.On first day it arrived i tried to change the pads as the old ones.. well.. were not presentable anymore. After 30 minutes of trying I gave up and was ready to ship it back. Tried again today and after some stroke of luck managed to change both of them after 15 minutes!! So now I have new looking ear pads for my favourite headphones which I'm happy about.So yes, I don't think this product is bad but it lost lot of points with me when applying them. Also, when you snap one side in sometimes the other side unclips itself, kinda almost feels like you need to clip the pad at the same time from each side. When I put back the original pads it took me less than 5 minutes.

The cups are supplied with a plastic fitter (which I broke accidently) trying to take them apart...kinda scary that bit.. but thankfully i had a metal prying tool which i use for my PC...Once you follow up on the YouTube tutorial video then its easy as pie..!Amazing fitment.

These replacement earpads are as good as the original once I had to change after 4 years.

It was really easy to replace the pads on the headphones within seconds.These look at least as good quality as the original ones, but time tells the truth.The replacement pads modify slightly the bassy character of the MDR-1A to an even bassier direction. I don't prefer that, but luckily my son - who owns the headphones - likes it.

These ear pad are just as good as the original. They are made of good quality material. Fitting the ear pads was made easy, with the aid of the supplied tool. All the slots on the ear pad lined up on the fitting ring. Unlike some of the cheaper ones, these ear pads are sided and colour coded just like the originals. Definitely worth the money for the quality, just hope they last longer than the Sony ones

Complicated installation, but that's Sony's fault.

Product works after 1 hour of figuring whether they are too small or not and how exactly to fit them.