Earpad guide
Picking the right earpads can be a challange, so on this page, we explain different earpad behavior on our headphones.
OUR TOP PICKSheepskin
Sheepskin earpads offer the most prefered, neutral, sound on the Kitsune with a small bump in bass and brighter air.
Manufacturer: Dekoni | Attachement: Kitsune Magnets
Suede
Suede earpads offer a warmer, calmer sound with darker lower treble and bumped up bass.
Manufacturer: Dekoni | Attachement: Kitsune Magnets
Velour
Suede earpads are very similar to sheepskin offering neutral sound. They have brighter treble and less bass.
Manufacturer: Dekoni | Attachement: Kitsune Magnets
Fenestrated Leather
Fenestrated Leather earpads have a more V shaped, brighter sound with a strong rolloff under 50 Hz bump.
Manufacturer: Dekoni | Attachement: Kitsune Magnets
Other earpads not mentioned were either not tested or did not sound good. Earpads that did not sound good are Pleather. Please note there are many earpad manufacturers that use different foam, variants of materials and using other branded earpads might not be inline with our sound description.
Replacing earpads on the Kitsune is a bit different compared to other headphones because of the Kitsune Magnet system. If you're not sure how to, please read the Kitsune earpad replacement guide.
OUR TOP PICKSheepskin
Sheepskin earpads offer the most neutral sound and speaker-like presentation the Lyre is known for.
Manufacturer: Monoprice | Attachement: Glued on
Velour
Velour earpads offer brighter treble peaks with a small bass bump and a small rolloff at <60 Hz.
Manufacturer: Dekoni | Attachement: Glued on
Fenestrated Leather
Fenestrated Leather earpads have a V shaped sound with stronger treble peaks above 6kHz and a steep bass rolloff.
Manufacturer: Carberon | Attachement: Glued on
Other earpads not mentioned were either not tested or did not sound good. Earpads that did not sound good are Suede. Please note there are many earpad manufacturers that use different foam, variants of materials and using other branded earpads might not be inline with our sound description.
OUR TOP PICKL cushions
L cushions have the most neutral sound with no part of the treble overboosted. They have a bass rolloff.
Manufacturer: Grado | Attachement: Perfect fit on
Dekoni Hybrid
Dekoni velour/leather hybrid pads have a warm, dark treble with boosted mid-high bass and a subbass rolloff.
Manufacturer: Dekoni | Attachement: Perfect fit on
S cushions
S cushions offer a slightly brighter, but still neutral sound with a large soundstage and a bass rolloff.
Manufacturer: Grado | Attachement: Perfect fit on
G cushions
G cushions are the brightest in treble. They have the biggest soundstage, but a very steep bass rolloff.
Manufacturer: Grado | Attachement: Perfect fit on
Other earpads not mentioned were not tested. Please note there are many earpad manufacturers that use different foam, variants of materials and using other branded earpads might not be inline with our sound description.