Sheepskin fenestrated pads 'n my new SW-XSive cable Iāve just finished, thatās what Iāll be listening with tomorrow mornā¦ 
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Wow, thatās a beautiful cable!
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chonk weave cable
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Yes I did.
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Finally got them, ngl Iām conflicted, thereās a ton of treble glare, which really annoys me, but also they kinda ruined all my other headphones once I tried switching from themā¦ Maybe the best bass Iāve heard in headphones, soundstage is amazing with how tall it is, but width, Iād actually give it to my pad swapped he400iās (donāt have them anymore), itās just the treble and the metallic timbre that holds them back.
Love the comfort tho, finally found headphones that fit my giant head lol.
BNIB? Dare I sayā¦hold open the possibility that treble will sweeten. They needed about 30-40 hours of hard driving before they settled in. They still have a HiFiMan treble presentation, but it sounds like thatās not an issue for you. Itās not just a brain thing either. Iād let them go over night for a few nights without listening. Put them on one morning and suddenly they werenāt sending daggers down my ears.
Either way, they are amazing at $500. I canāt think of something near that price thatās a better overall package.
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Yeh theyāre new, ngl donāt super believe in burn in, but might as well do the experiment now that I got these fresh, Iāll try to leave them playing pink noise when not using them, hopefully they do soften lol
i played pink noise at around 90-95db for a couple days and they really softened up and they didnāt sound so stiff. bass decay became really noticeably more present and overall smoothness got quite a bit better.
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Fwiw. I had the same experience with the Sundaraā¦give that XS some Time.
Found some dekoni pads measurements with the XS on a small german review channel called āminiklangwunderā (=mini sound wonders). Thought I share here as Dekoni offical measurements are quite useless.
Overall he preferred the solid sheepskin because it removes the dip at 1.5k, reduces the treble and brings it closer to harman.
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Those fenestrated ones look kinda nice, not dropping the $100 + shipping and import tax tho, might try some from aliexpress at some point lol
Ya i just did the same thing right after i ordered my Xs 
Dont get me wrong im all for well crafted small business (like Hart Audio or Dekoni) but the shipping costs from are insane, 30$ min for an item that weights less than a 1 Kg and can fit in a large envelop, to me is just ludicrous
Yeh learned my lesson with the beyer elite hybrids I had to import from Japan and then hated lol, ended up prefering ones I got for $10 from aliexpressā¦
Which feneatrated pads from aliexpress are recommandable for the xs?
biggg pads yes plz
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Your pads look really awesome but paying 30% - 50% of the XS price for pads only is a hard pill to swallow, especially when the last comments are about how pricy the dekoni pads already are and what aliexpress alternatives exist. More like something for Arya or HE1000 owners I guess.
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Best pads Iāve ever owned though and I have like at least 90 pairs of miscellaneous pads. Non angled pads on Hifiman egg cans is so good.
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I meant no obligation. Just an options for you guys out there. For those want a lasting and quality can look me anytime. Cheers man. 
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I can agree with you on that. Though I do have some clients willing to splash that because they just canāt bear the XS stock pads, and would like to personalize their on configuration pads, makes it very special to them for now.
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