Audio-Technica ATH-M40-FS Ear Pad

The ear pads are made of a very comfortable and very soft material and coating. The drawback is that the coating material wears off relatively quickly and is quite delicate? this will result in pieces of coating material getting off the ear pads and attaching to everything else? not something to like about these headphones. The headphones are good but due to the easy wear and tear of the product I would not recommend these headphones at all? Just get a different set of headphones in my humble opinion (problem solved once and for all as otherwise you will need more and more ear pads). In addition, besides the ear pads, other parts of the headphones are covered with the same material... these parts are non replaceable however? not good.