[Elecraft] CM-500

[Charlie T]

I'd highly recommend Velour pads as opposed to OEM or equivalent that start
flaking way sooner than you expect.
 I've put them on three different Sony MDR-7506 headphones.
They are much more comfortable and wear quite well (no pun intended).

Poke around some. Velour pads are available for many brands. I'm sure
they're made for the CM-500's

73, Charlie k3ICH




-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
Behalf Of Jim Brown
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2020 5:05 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [OT] Broken boom mic attachment on a CM-500

On 11/2/2020 1:50 PM, Alan - G4GNX wrote:
> Unfortunately the ear pads are starting to deteriorate. Have you had 
> to replace yours?

No, and I've never seen much wear.

> I read somewhere that new separate
> pads are not available.

Right, they're not user replaceable, nor is the cable.

The earpads for my Sony MDR7506 phones are user replaceable, but the cable
is not. I've owned several sets of them that I've used for many years, and
never had a problem with the cord, but I did buy a set for $5 at a ham flea
market with a bad cable. :)

Some of the German headphones have user replaceable cables, especially those
used for stage intercom and by broadcasters, but they're not nearly as
comfortable, don't sound nearly as good, and are fairly exp0ensive. Beyer,
AKG, and Sennheiser make some very nice phones -- they're first rate
manufacturers. I have a pair of Beyer DT880Pro that I like for listening to
acoustic music, mostly jazz.

73, Jim K9YC
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