Review on Sheepskin Leather Earpads - Compatible With SteelSeries, HD668B, ATH, AKG K553, HifiMan, Philips, Fostex, Sony And More - Brainwavz Round Ear Pads With Memory Foam For Superior Comfort by Rick Bishop

I needed a new pair of earpads for my Superlux HD 668B, but kept putting these off because of the price (right around the same price as the headphones themselves). The 668B come with a fake, PU leather that started cracking and weren't comfortable from the start. They fatigued the top of my ears due to the pressure. That could've been avoided had they had a wider opening for the ears, but that wasn't the case. Since the fake leather also doesn't have natural pores, it caused me to sweat around the area they were against my skin. See the last image to see my old earpads. I recently caved and bought these leather earpads because I love the durability and feel of leather, and as a bonus it's much better for the environment than PU leather. Both in terms of how they're made, and the longevity of the materials. The leather should last just about a lifetime so long as it's cared for and doesn't dry out and crack (which shouldn't be an issue, since the natural oils we have rub off onto the leather and keeps them hydrated). The sheepskin is perfectly soft and supple, and the memory foam is very comfortable. They have a wider ear opening than the original earpads, which make them much more comfortable. But even if they didn't, I believe the memory foam is soft enough that my ears wouldn't start hurting after just an hour of wear. I can wear these for several hours and feel perfectly fine.An important thing that I've discovered is that these don't make me sweat. There's no buildup on the earpads when I take the headphones off, and I feel comfortable with them on. Since leather has pores, it allows them to be naturally breathable.Since noise cancellation was a rating I could choose in this review, I'll mention that briefly. For those that might have the same headphones as I do, they do cancel noise a little more than the original ones. But overall I wouldn't necessarily buy these if you're trying to, say, turn an open headphone into a closed one. They themselves won't cancel much noise, that will be mostly up to the build of your headphones. But if you do have noise-cancelling headphones, these should work perfectly fine and shouldn't reduce that.The one downside was putting them on. It only took a few minutes, but it was somewhat difficult and I felt like I might rip the stitching out (I didn't). But that's going to change based on which headphones you have, and it's understandable that they're a little hard to get on. The sheepskin leather itself stretches a bit, so the fit will be very form-fitting so long as your headphones are the approximate size for these.Overall, these are high quality earpads and I'd recommend them. There weren't many options for leather earpads that I could find on Walmart, so leaving a positive review for these will hopefully get them to continue making them, or possibly get other companies to make a version of their own. I don't think I will ever use a fake leather for earpads again after experiencing these.