EPOS H6PRO Pad Swaps and Upgrades - Wicked Cushions and Dekoni!

[@tommasobaldi7361]

as always exhaustive and crystal clear. you made it so easy to understand the pros and cons and how to make the equalizer adjustament. thank you very much from italy!

[@Mike_TNVol4Life]

Thank you so much!! You've made me want to use my H6Pro's again! Love the sound, but just weren't comfortable enough to wear long

[@MisterKillJoy1]

I actually just watched this video after I had already bought the WC freeze pads for my closed back H6Pro. Good to see I made the right decision

[@Boostedbeard]

No joke I was googling pads for my EPOS H6PRO as I was rubbing my ear uncomfy and BAM! you uploaded this video haha. Good stuff as always!

[@AssassinKID]

I have been using Epos H6Pro Open with Dekoni Earpadz Jerzee as well, definitely more comfortable and like you said, the sound profile wasn't massively impacted. Love the measurements you show that confirms my experience with the pad swap.

[@Gulliott]

Hey how do the Jerzee pads impact the isolation of outside noise? Would be cool if they would make the H6Pro feel a bit more true open back!

[@AssassinKID]

@@Gulliott To me the isolation is similar to stock pads, very slightly more isolated due to the gel material inside the Jerzee pads (instead of a block of foam in the stock pads). I think if you like the drivers inside the H6Pro, PC38X uses the same ones, but very open and to my ears is a lot more suited for music listening than the H6Pro or GSP500 (also uses the same drivers). Only downside to PC38X are plastic build quality, and non-removable mic is worse (picks up more plosives).

[@Gulliott]

Thanks for the reply! I once tested the PC38x and while they do sound great, I feel like they lack a bit of ‚fun‘ in their sound profile for gaming (I have a pair of beyerdynamics for music so I’m looking for a pair just for gaming). What is great about the PC38x though is that you can hear yourself well while talking to friends, whether the stock H6Pro (open) pads do muffle your voice in comparison, and I find myself shouting at the end of the night.. was hoping the Jerzee pads would help with that :(

[@TheGameGuruTv]

honestly I never regarded cushions for sound quality, but makes sense if you think about it

[@Pandemonium088]

Ive heard nothing but good things for the Dekoni Sheepskin pads, i hope they consider making one for the Maxwell and see if it improves comfort.

[@sergebonichi9635]

Thanks for reviewing WC. Have ordered one for me 👍🏻👍🏻

[@palfotta]

Best youtube channel ever. Man I love your work, I already ordered the H6 pro (closed back) bundle and I was thinking about wicked cushions. I got my answers, thank you very much!

[@GadgetryTech]

Thanks so much for the kind words!

[@palfotta]

@@GadgetryTech Can you share a good daily use EQ with us? I bought the bundle but I am a little bit confused. The basic "flat" EQ change anything with the sound or is it just leave the headset original tune untouched?

[@Simon_Hawkshaw]

Thank you once again, Sir, for all this great info and the work on your website. All very helpful and much appreciated. Take care.

[@shawnoxo]

Great vid thanks for this I thought the stock pads got too hot on longer sessions so I will definitely be giving the midnight pads a miss on my closed back headset

[@r.t.l5356]

Please make video for shooter game like DMZ audio set up with EPOS H6PRO open back with GSX300 for footsteps set up. I saw you said go with flat but footsteps are not that laud. PLEASE

[@carlosIsTrEaM]

I have the h6pro closed and I have the gsx300 and the gsx1000, I play warzone and I don't know what's happening but I don't have sound direction, everything is heard together, and the footsteps are heard but sometimes not, and sometimes I have people next to me and I don't They can be heard, even when they parachute next to me, sometimes you can't hear them, does the same thing happen to you?

[@oldandslow8994]

The Dekoni link for the Jerzee pads doesn't seem to work do you know if they have been discontinued?

[@DeMoN9085]

Your reviews are so underated! I appreciate all the work you put in for this, thank you! r🤘

[@redladle4241]

What do the stock closed pads do on the open back? Also, where can you find the Jerzee pads now? I cant seem to find them anywhere!

[@BRMEDEIR]

A feedback from someone that just replaced the original pads of a closed-back H6pro with the Wicked Cushions freeze pads: - Pros: Thousand times more comfortable and seems to get less warm than the original ones. The gel feeling is pretty good, feels like very premium-quality product for sure. - Cons: There is some loss in noise cancelling, meaning you can hear more stuff from the "outside world", you don´t get that feeling of "total vacuum" in your ears when you put the headphones which I used to get with the original pads. The bass strength has increased a bit, but not sure if it has the same deep bass quality as before, still undecided if this is con or pro... while getting used to this new audio profile it feels like a con. People around you can hear the audio coming out of your headphone a bit more than when using the original pads... which is expected as a side effect of not canceling noise as efficiently as the original ones. Overall, if you really need to replace the original pads for the closed-back version of H6Pro, the WC freeze might be the best option on the market. It is a 10/10 for comfort and 7/10 for audio profile.

[@MidnightSky801]

I have both H6PRO Open and Closed headsets in racing green. When I put WC Freeze earpads on the open, I didn't like the feel or the sound. I actually prefer the OEM ear pads for the open back and will put my WC's on the closed. They're great ear pads and cooling feel while gaming is great. I stuck with the basic black, because I think it goes well with the green & gold colors.

[@devilzavacado8430]

okay, epos is the first step. hopefully they do the hd500 headphone series next. i would love wicked cushions on my hd560S.

[@soilgreen]

The PC38X Wicked Cushions fit the 560s

[@ds-restos2247]

Thanks so much for the video, really appreciate it!

[@phucnguyen0110]

Great timing, Joe! Although getting either brands will be difficult for me, I am looking at a different brand called Misodiko for replacing my H6Pro Open headset.

[@mattrobinson2791]

I am looking at Misodiko too - the grey fabric ones to match my white open backs. They look good from the pictures and are much cheaper than WC or Dekoni, but can't find any reviews anywhere!

[@TheDutchman_NL]

@GadgetryTech : Maybe this is a bit of topic in an Epos H6 video. But what is your view and experience with Wicked Cushions for AirPods Pro (gen 1 and 2)? Would there be a video with your subjective and objective view?

[@beliveinurself]

Damn Joe... this was a fantastic video. Always loved my H6 Pro closed-backs, but the bass was just way too immense. Just ordered the WC Freeze, so hopefully the reduction will be enough.

[@rorytaylor626]

Man, I wish I liked the H6Pro's as much as everyone else seems to. I bought the closed back version when daily driver was the PC38X, and thought they sounded bad. I immediately switched back. Maybe I'll give the Wicked Cushions a shot and see if I like that better.

[@GadgetryTech]

The closed back is so different than the PC38x I would agree for sure. It’s the open back h6 pro that’s much closer.

[@danielenriquemarcano9429]

I have the pc38x open and I have always wanted to change to the h6pro closed, as they supposedly have better comfort

[@GadgetryTech]

@@danielenriquemarcano9429 they but down worse which is why I go with H6PRO open instead. Almost as good of sound as the PC38x but more comfortable

[@OG_pRotality]

Love the content! I was looking at getting these pads soon, but then ran into the issue where the volume wheel randomly cuts out audio in the right ear when rotating or lightly touching it. Same exact issue I got with Sennheiser GameOne headset a few years back. Sadly won’t be buying any more Senn/Epos headsets anymore.

[@Hijynx87]

Pc38x is pretty good, mine is still cranking.

[@jello2tube]

Thank you. Really helpful

[@GadgetryTech]

Any time

[@IrrationalDelusion]

What about H3PRO earpads? Haven’t found any compatibles

[@jello2tube]

Great video. Wanted to get your suggestion: I have Open back headset. I have glasses. I play for 3-hours roughly. What would you recommend? Also iirc Open backs are “semi-open”, correct?

[@mendivil71]

I'm an exclusive COD and Battlefield player and own the Audeze Maxwell's. Love how they sound but hate the weight. Is there something that you can recommend that's awesome sounding like the Audeze's, with good mic quality, that's lighter and will suit my fps needs? Your opinion to me is greatly valued.

[@worstcodplayer1744]

H6Pro open back

[@amantesalgaming]

Why changing the Epos H6pro ear pads?

[@Swift5703]

Any dac/amp combo recommendations for the h6pro (open) ?

[@Swift5703]

@jonm8662 My xbox Party says I sound really quiet with it on the mobo. I'm not sure if that is the mic or not enough juice for it.

[@GadgetryTech]

I typically prefer Creative DACs for gaming in the lower price range.

[@Swift5703]

​@@GadgetryTechwas also looking at the atom dac/amp stack

[@audie-cashstack-uk4881]

Like any other headphone soundblaster g6 every single time

[@carlosIsTrEaM]

I don't know what the problem is, but I have the h6pro closed with gsx1000, I play cod mw2(warzone) and it has no direction, I can't determine where the footsteps are coming from and there are also sounds that cannot be heard, I have everything configured correctly, in warzone 1 this did not happen, it is in warzone 2

[@MrEvilDennito]

On the Xbox site: Can i use dolby access to costum it and how ?

[@Boostedbeard]

I ended up getting the WC cool pads for my H6PROs closed and they are very comfy however they have destroyed the sound quality. Everything sounds far away with no clear impinging or direction. Almost like my ears are to far away from the drivers now and sound leaks much much more. Tried a few custom EQs as well. Overall they are not as loud either.

[@ethanmartin2565]

Hi 👏 According to your experience which would be more suitable for music between the wired nova pro and the open epos h6 pro? otherwise very good video

[@DonKavi]

Hello, i have a question. I just bought these headsets open version from SH, because in my country i don't find these on any official store. I have a problem and i dont know why, when i listen music on my phone or pc, from KZbin or Spotify etc, when i turn volume near to the max, it's just sound like somehow distorted, like the bass are affecting the whole song and the mids i think. This are happening on the bass heavy song, like ex: pax - touch me, on the beginning, i have trouble at the max volume. When i listen on my earbuds from Samsung i don't have this problem, and this buds are tunned for bass heavy. Are my cans defective or what? Can i do something to repair this problem like switch the pads to wicked? Or better i will try to find another headset.. P.S. I tried already to push the cable as much as i can into the cans but nothing happened...

[@DidoFidoUno]

best review for earpads ever

[@isaacjuarez7232]

What headphones are in the background on the left?

[@not_addoK]

I have the Epos GSX 1000 and I am currently looking into getting a new closed back headset as I have a lot of background noise in my place and with my current HD560S I just get all that noise in. I play FPS games, don't really listen to music at the PC and I am in between the H6 Pro or the Cloud 3, they sound both confortable and durable so which has the edge on sound for FPS games? Thank you!

[@jamesstevens968]

Hi Joe I just had a question I bought the black shark V2 pro 2023, edition and I have the Logitech pro x 2 wireless I know now you can tweak the settings for both of these headphones for PS5, I just ordered a laptop for I can change the settings but I don't know which ones to keep those Black shark V2 pro are so so comfortable which ones would you keep out of those two headphones for PS5, you have all the knowledge on those thank you Joe

[@hyhy4061]

Is there a possibility to get an adapter for usb to 3.5mm jack port converter? Any recommendations pls? My 3.5mm jack port on my laptop is broken.

[@danielh12345]

If you google usb A to 3.5mm Jack adapter there's multiple results. Could als use a USB c to 3.5mm if you have the port. Supposedly the 10 eur / dollar apple one is quite good.

[@LeoDube9]

Hi, For gaming only (use: 100% gaming) (call of duty mw3 Ranked) do you recommend the open or closed? thanks !!!

[@HigginsAH]

This may of already been asked but what dac do people reckon to use with this headset?

[@paulopelaez7017]

Really helpful video. I have the closed back. Feeling some regret I didn't get the open instead I was worried about friends hearing themselves and waking up a sleeping baby over wanting great soundstage and positioning. Sounds likes the wicked freeze cushions will be a good option for me having glasses improved fps sound for playing DMZ. Also looking at purchasing the soundblaster g6 to improve on my PS4 console until the ps5 pro comes out if that's going to make much difference any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thank you regardless for the insightful info and the audio test info is really interesting, can't believe what a difference pads can make 🙂

[@__.trung._]

Yeah i got both close and open and for comfort with glasses the open is trash

[@manuelaj3z116]

like always excellent video, thanks for your point of view, for me Wicked Cushins are the best multitask good for music and good for gaming

[@garethg8226]

Great video Joe. I see they have released an Xbox themed H6Pro now too.

[@clawson32104]

Where are you seeing a Xbox themed H6 Pro. I still only see the 3 original colors

[@garethg8226]

@@clawson32104 Plastered all over their IG page.

[@Mikkel111]

Please compare the WC Freeze pads to the ones they stole their idea from: Brainwavz Gaming Pads

[@nevoburi]

This came in clutch for me, cause I was looking for an eq-setting on my H6PROs openback. Really thought out and informative video as always (: Did you measure the H6PRO openback with the Orignal pads from the closedback H6PRO? Didn't get that? I'm using my openbacks with the closedback stock pads.

[@GadgetryTech]

I did not, no. But I can try to add that measurement this week. Trying to get some other tests dune but I'll get back to that soon.

[@nevoburi]

@@GadgetryTech thank you for investing the time :) Love from Germany with Turkish roots.

[@tjmeyer6656]

Man, I main’d the H6Pros closed back for so long. I recently grabbed the Corsair HS65 surround wired and did straight comparisons between the two and was blown away by how much better the Corsairs sounded to me.

[@danielenriquemarcano9429]

For real? Interesting. How about the confort?

[@darianvelazquez6996]

@@danielenriquemarcano9429 comfort is amazing, i neve have to worry about feeling ear fatigue and the sound is great and the mic is one of the best i've ever used, they're so good i bought two of them without realizing, so i have two and since its wired, i dont have to worry about latency or interference, a great headset, i wish they would make a 3D Audio version for PS5 and headset specifically for xbox, like a wireless version, unfortunately the wireless version doesnt work on the xbox, but having one headset for PS5 and Xbox is convenient thats why i like wired headsets, i have the razer kaira pro, one of the best headsets for just xbox, they're so good, i might swap out my hs65s for the kaira pro playstation edition, two great headsets. you won't be disappointed with the kaira pro for xbox and the hs65 for ps and xbox, just choose if you'd want wired or wireless, as the kaira pros are completely wireless as the hs65 are just wired. if you dont get the wireless version, hope this helps!

[@Ryan-re1rs]

Sounded better for what, footsteps?

[@tjmeyer6656]

@@Ryan-re1rs in my opinion, everything. Including footsteps. Bass was thumpy-er and highs were more crisp. But this is my opinion, could sound totally different to someone else.

[@tjmeyer6656]

@@danielenriquemarcano9429 Epos might have a slight edge in comfort because of the pads, but the HS65 are very lightweight with minimal clamp force. But these are my opinions, could be different depending on the person

[@humibarbaresh]

Well It’s seems like Epos announced they are closing doors .Sad day for audio and gamers.

[@glorxies]

W

[@Criticalmaze]

Brainwavz pads all day if Dekoni were cheaper id pick them👍 wicked cushions are 💩

[@vreplayz3159]

Wicked cushions are good stop the 🧢

[@BeHempy]

Seriously. Wicked Cushions are cheeks.

[@Criticalmaze]

@@vreplayz3159 you must have never tried the other two🫵🏻👀