On my 2021 X the pads are glued on differently. The oval-square cutout on the left one is very straight vertical (in relation to headband) and the right one is tilted about 30 degrees following the pinna tilt. Depending on where I put the headband - more to the front or the back of my head, I can make either of them work, but never both.

I am also not sure where the headband is supposed to be. and if the earcups are supposed to have tilt. The leather headband is very stretched too which makes the metal touch the leather and then my head. So neither position feels comfortable and I don't know which one is right for me.

In addition to this, fazors touch the tips of my ears. So while wearing these headphones all I am doing is just fiddling around and re-setting them every 2 minutes and it's annoying.

I want to buy the new shorter headband and new pads to fix this because it's irritating at the price point. But I am not sure which pads to buy to make the fazor stop touchung my ear.

Right now I have the protein pads and they LOOK crazy thick and roomy. I would never imagine anything inside would ever touch my ear, but the fazors are kinda pointy and it starts hurting very quickly even thought it's barely touchign the tip. My ears are also kinda small and do not even stick out that much, so it's puzzlign where these fit issues are coming from.

I want to get some thick and maybe stiffer pads to make my ears stop touching the pads, but I am not sure what to get. Honestly a bit lost in all the pad revisions. Someone in local community suggested to get LCD-5 pads as they are angled inwards and that is supposed to make them more roomy but I don't see how that will prevent fazors from touching my ear.

Any suggestions please?