Are these real or faux leather? I am looking for a safer choice than plastic (no phthalate, pba, etc.) ear pads for my kids?
1631748
I don't think it is real leather - but pleather. Also - I replaced my stock pads with the Brainwavz HM5 pads and increased both comfort and sound exponentially. Great headphones for the price.
1631749
It feels like leather and on the box is says its leather which is the best I can go on.
1631750
Its real leather they are by far the best head phones I have ever purchased the sound clarity and comfort is so much better than any souls, beats, turtle beach, and klipsch. I really cant tell the difference in sound from these and bose. You wont be disappointed.
570907
I say some cheap foam because after wearing them for 2 or 3 hours it starts to hurt your ears. I know it's not fabric.
2132958
They are not a hard plastic, if that's what you're asking. They are a flexible rubber, and fit pretty comfortably. It also ships with extra ear pieces of different sizes.
680443
The ones I purchased were still in its original packaging and everything included were not copies or fake. When I plugged them into my IPOD it recognized them right away as Heartbeats. I listen to music loud and when I made the volume just passed half way it warned me about the dangers of loud music on the screen. (Regular headphones do not do that.) They work incredibly well. I hope I have helped you out.
123058
well if you see in the pic on this product.. the over the ear thing you're talking about is there... so are these fakes?
75515
The question was whether the pads were upholstered in velour or 'pleather'... well, I'm a guy and so I had to go to Wikipedia to find out what velour is, and it is a fabric, but, no, the Headphones are done in this nice stuff that looks like leather, but doesn't stink when you get it wet... probably 'pleather'. Enjoy... those things are still going strong.
2118584
They are covered with a thin soft foam material. The material does not seem to be glued on and I have had one of the earpads come off. It went back on easily enough and it only happened the one time.
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I've had mine for about 6 months now, using them about every day, and thus far the only thing that has shown any wear is the leather-esque ear padding, which has started to gently loosen. This is a very insignificant thing to me, though if you intend on putting substantial wear on your set, it could lead to the material coming loose. That, however, is why I would deem these headphones as something that should not be out and about too much; an amazing at home/studio pair of headphones, not a pair to wear while dirt biking.
348949
They seem to keep out noise but after wearing them a few hours I got a headache they are really heavy. Don't get hot ears. I don't thinks it's leather. But it's soft
369440
I bought a pair of Sennheiser CX300B's on eBay, and got a fake pair. They look completely real, and don't have any of the signs of being fake that other people posted online, but I noticed one difference (aside from the sound quality): The plastic on the headphones is cheap and shiny, not grainy in texture and slightly rubbery like the real ones. Do not buy these on eBay. The person I bought from seemed 100% legitimate, as they had no negative feedback and had sold a couple pairs of these before. I paid $20 for a piece of useless plastic that delivers terrible sound, and I'd advise anybody not to take that chance.
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I wear them atleast 6 hours a day. They do not hurt my ears. Make sure to clean then regularly if you are wearing them for long periods of time on a regular basis. The material seems porous thus making them prone to getting dirty easier. Great buy and they are lasting long, no shorts or anything and I've had them for a long time for earbud headphones.
1326056
most likely human and made leather. if it was actual leather i think that the price would be higher on the headphones.
431031
Yes because nothing is made of plastic except for the wire. Also wire, and magnetic leather ear pads are replaceable. You can just do a fax order for them through Bowers & Wilkins. Basically you get what you pay for compared to Bose and Beats because you are just paying for the marketing and technology, but materials used are cheap not durable.
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The ear piece does not come off but the cushion is quality. Like Natalia said the ear piece is genuine leather that is soft to the touch. Another thing about the headphones is that your ear will not touch the inner padding which makes it very comfortable. I am not sure how the headphones stand up to time since mine are fairly new at around 2-3 months but I can say with the amazing build quality they should last for a long time.
320191
they are very cheaply made. the plastic piece that holds the ear piece already came out of its hole but i could just push it back in. I really love them because it keeps them on my ears. good luck!
554018
I agree with the other two answers. I've bought expensive ear plugs. (and usually lose them) These are cheap and work as well as the others. They're cheap enough to try. If they don't work for kids they'd still be handy for loud noises. I like them.
187571
Ah, I see. Thank you. I did buy the e2cs, and unfortunately I cannot get any of the pads to fit my ears, so any idea what prices run on the ear molds and where I can get them??Thanks!