I have been plagued by how damn uncomfortable the DROP Pandas are on my human ears. They hurt. I want to rip them off my head after an hour. This defined my experience with the Pandas.
Now, after all this time, I have pretty comfortable DROP Pandas! I simply can’t believe it.
A nice guy on the DROP forums and I pooled knowledge and now we got a reliable method for removing the stock pads without damaging anything.
Method:
Use a flat-edged tool to gently pry up around the outer edge of the pad between the pad and cup housing. Make sure the tool is pretty flat because it’s a tight fit. You will encounter resistance because the pads are glued to clipping hooks. The glue was not excessive in my experience, but it could be different for others. Overall, I think this method is pretty safe for the headphones, just take your time.
3d Printed adapter with YAXI stPad 2
The YAXI pad are a massive comfort improvement and just look … beautiful.
Anyway, thought I’d share here. I searched this thread for ‘pads’ and didn’t see much on topic, so maybe this is my own weird problem/solution.
Thank you, Sampson.