Ghosts are on sale currently (10/11/23) for $86 as part of the Amazon Prime-Day sale.
I got a pair with the Brainwavz pads for just over $100.
this will be available only on Nov 14 on Linsoul.
Seems like a great deal… I’m still deliberating, I wasn’t planning on getting the Ghost, I’ve been back and forth between the Sivga Luan and the Harmonicdyne Zeus Elite but I’m thinking this is probably the better value for money, idk… I don’t have any open backs and I like the idea of getting a Luan but this is just so cheap
Resurrecting this thread to share my recent ghost experience.
I recently travelled interstate to visit family, i have a desktop setup at my parents home… any excuse to buy more gear… I usually take a set of cans from my collection with me, often from the budget end that i don’t give much head time to.
Well, this trip (somewhat serendipitously) i forgot to pack a set… now, could i have just used one of the 3 sets of IEMs i packed, sure… however… any excuse to buy more gear
I embarked on the forum and youtube research trawl; what was something that would likely sound different to other cans in my collection, but not too expensive incase i need to flip for a loss. Partly due to this thread, i landed on the Ghost.
Prime shipped they arrived overnight. About 2hrs in i cut out the THICC foam over the driver from the stock pads (cut as suggested but someone here; close to the edge of the pad as to allow reinsertion if required). A/B’d these with foam in and out, easily much better without the foam for my ears; more detail and attack without being too aggressive. Enjoyed them immensely for the 5 days i was away from home like this out of my very modest Topping DX1.
Back home and ran them through my various other sources/amps, all quite good and fun…there is just something about this can that i quite enjoy. They sound great out of anything i put them through. Keces S3, Zen Dac, Zen Can (bass button for fun times), ifi nano BL, Feliks Echo 2 (surprisingly nice with tubes, bit of extra space and syrup).
This is where things get interesting. I recently replaced the pads on my Argon Mk3’s… the old pads weren’t that bad so i had them stashed away… you can see where this is going. Slapped those big fat angled proteins on the Ghost and boy, its pretty fun! More space, more bass with the same attack and slam. Things do seem a little less airy up top, likely due to the increased bottom end or perhaps the angle.
If anyone here with the Ghost have these pads (or something similar) i say give it a go.
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Ya, i have the same experience , didnt have Argons but i landed on the Brainwavz Angled hybrid pads, makes a world of difference with these headphones
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Hey welcome to HFGF 
thank’s for you adding your thoughts 
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On sale for $49.99 from Linsoul.
Click on three treasure chests while browsing and you may get a coupon code.
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Thieaudio Ghost - $41.99 shipped. [Still on sale for $49.99.]
Brainwavz Oval Hybrid Angled Earpads - $23.82 shipped.
One week of burn in by leaving package unopened in car boot [Usonian: trunk] for a week while car is serviced and parked outside during global dealership platform outage and heatwave - $0.
Five days (114 hours) of burn in using 96 kHz 16 bit frequency sweep beyond the frequency capability of the device, pink noise, white noise, and chirps (impulse signal - linear and logarithmic) thanks to Audio Check, the home of The Ultimate Headphones (and Earphones) Test - $0.
I like it.
Thieaudio Phantom (modified) with NULLKEAI Replacement Thicken Earpads For Monolith M1060 Headphones Earmuff Cover Cushion Cups ($23.06 for three pairs) loitering in the background.
I couldn’t figure out the treasure chest thing on linsoul but ended up grabbing these. At $49.99 I couldn’t help it. Hopefully shipping doesn’t take too long or worse, that I could have gotten them even cheaper by waitng until the prime sale.
The recommendation I’ve been hearing over and over is to get replacement pads or at least remove the thin foam sitting on the driver. Per another forum site, if you remove the inner foam at the edge of the leather, it’s even possible to put the inner foam back in place. So is this still the case? Is removing the inner foam enough?
I have a bunch of under $150 headphones - Sivga 021, Rode NT100, Grado 80, HD 280 Pro…so I’m thinking I might pause a bit … but …
So lastly, how are these vs the Fiio JT1? At $50 vs $69, I’m not sure which are better. Should I just get both and return one?
I’d say swap the pads, the comfort improvement compared to modifying the stock pads is worth it (also if you ever want to resell them put the stock pack in a zip lock bag).
As far as the JT-1, i only heard them very briefly but the ghost is better IMO
How do you know which pads are compatible?
I see a ton of oval shaped brainwavz pads on amazon but none have the inner foam missing and it’s unclear to me how to know which pads are compatible / how the pads clip on to the headphones.
While im not a 100% sure im pretty sure im the OG that found the pads
it was almost a year and half ago, but i went through a fair amount of pads
The ghost use a fairly generic ring so most pads will work on them
https://www.amazon.com/Brainwavz-Angled-Memory-Foam-Earpad/dp/B01J54NLOI?tag=hififorums-20
I only have the Sivga SV021 Robin and RØDE NTH-100 from your list, so cannot compare to your full list, but both these are significantly different from the Ghost.
For oval pads, compare the height and width dimensions of the pad to the headphone. All the Brainwavz Oval pads should fit. The mounting is the simplest type, i.e. a lip over which the ring of pad material stretches. With this type of mount, the dimension matching can be approximate.
In the U.S. of A. Brainwavz fulfils orders made on their site thorough Amazon and has frequent sales with better prices.
That’s a bit tricky to interpret given the implication, but safe to ignore.
Both details answered above. As for the technique for stretching the material over the lip, I suggest sliding the lip into one end of the pad, holding the pad in place on one side of the lip with a finger, then gently tugging the other side of the pad over the lip all the way around until the pad is fully mounted.
This is more easily understood seeing done, but also easily worked out for yourself.
Aha super helpful, thanks. I remember now replacing my 280 Pro pads with the same thing.
Good lord, why are there are so many options for pads. Which should I get?
The three considerations are sound, comfort, and cost.
Based solely on sound recommendations of others due to the interior perforations and velour contact, and my prejudice in favour of angled pads, I got the Oval Hybrid Angled pads.
Note that the lack of swivel, i.e. rotation in the vertical plane, of the cups limits the pads’ ability to angle the drivers, however the repositioning of the driver realtive to the pads which come with the headphone is still significant.
Based on my fairly extensive experience with Brainwavz pads, the most comfortable are the Oval Gel Micro Suede pads. They are also the second most expensive after the lambskin and result in some of the closed and boomy sound typical of (p)leather pads. These pads are much like the NTH-100 ones, but slightly softer.
The cheapest are the velour, but the cost difference from the Oval Hybrid Angled is only $3.50 and for $0 you can fix the velour pads which come with the headphone.