Ear Pads Cushion Replacement Earpads Pillow Compatible with Oppo PM-3 PM3 PM 3 Headphones (Black Sheepskin Leather)

Pulled my PM-3s out of storage for a long trip where I wanted them to use on the plane and to use in a studio recording session at the destination....alas half way through the recording session the pleather was turning to dust! Found a nylon zipper tube hereon Amazon that covered up the deteriorating headband and also these ear pad replacements. While some reviewers had issues with earlier batches of these, the tach I had fit onto the retaining rings fairly easily.. Just enough stretch to get over the rings without too much fuss and also tight enough so you know it's going to stay put until you can get everything back together. There's an excellent YouTube video from Home Studio Basics on the process to install..a must to see before tackling this. Like other reviewers have said use a butter knife to pop the old earpads off WITH the retention ring first which makes the removal of the tired pads from the retention rings much easier. The more time you take fine tuning the new pads onto the rings , the better the end result will look. The trickiest part to this was getting the retention rings to pop back into place onto the headphone housing as there;s no real guide or sense that they are in the exact spot they belong where they will click into place. I found it helpful to keep the headphones a flat surface and gently with the heel of my hand press on the edges til there was the audible click. Sound quality and comfort etc. were back to being as good as new so very nice to get more years out of what is sill a stellar headphone.

My Oppo PM-3 headphone pads were falling apart after sitting in a box for years. I’m glad I found these because I was leaving little black specs of fake leather everywhere! These were easy to install and fit perfect.

Relatively easy to install (search for instructional video on YouTube) and seem like quality.

These secondary market earcups can revitalize your PM3s by letting you replace their deteriorating ear cushions (the one weak link in the Oppos’ design). Ear cushions and cables represent the parts of a headphone that are most likely to fail. By replacing either when damage occurs, one can essentially acquire a “new” pair of headphones at a fraction of what an equivalent’phone would cost, new. Do the math.

These ear pads for Oppo PM3 are a great replacement for the original ear pads that came with the headphones, much softer and feels like real material instead of synthetic leather. I have been able to enjoy my headphones for a longer period of time since I put these on the Oppos much more comfortable and does a better job of blocking out distractions.

It seems well made, but when I removed the old pads and installed these, the 6 tab-holes were now covered by the material so I could not reinstall the pads/plates.I had to use an Exacto knife to modify the pads so I could reinstall them.

Great quality genuine leather. Amazing for the price. Installation is much easier than I thought. Don't be intimidated. Make sure to use a guitar pick (thick one) or a credit card to pry the plastic earpad base from the headphones. Position the earpad, and pull and tuck the leather evenly behind the 6 tabs before snapping the base back into position. It took me 5-10 minutes right before hitting the pillow when I was half asleep :)

A LITTLE TRICKY TO INSTALL AND A LITTLE LARGER THAN THE ORIGINALS. SOUND QUALITY SEEMS UNCHANGED. NOT QUITE AS SOFT BUT AT LEAST THEY DO NOT SHED AND FALL APART