staticV3
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Generally, aftermarket pads should be approached with caution.BTW I would love your guy's thoughts on which Dekoni Pad material is considered the best with the Sundara? I keep reading it might be the Elite Velour, but would like to get some thoughts.
Earpads are a large part of how manufacturers tune their headphones and replacing them with aftermarket ones risks messing up the tuning.
That's especially true with the Sundara whereas in 2020, HiFiMan revised the earpads to bring the tuning more in line with Harman:

Replace the pads with Dekoni and you can no longer rely on measurements from oratory1990, Amir, Crinacle, etc. to EQ your headphone.