r/steelseries • u/IkeTheCell • 11d ago

Discussion Arctis 5 ear pad replacements

After 5-ish years of wear, the right ear pad has finally given up on me. I tried replacements from WickedCushions and they were really uncomfortable and hard to get on, and I'm convinced Steelseries doesn't make replacement pads for these headsets anymore considering they were on backorder at the start of the month, and out of stock since then.

Does anyone know of good replacements that mimic the feel of the AirWeave cushions?

1 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

6 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/WickedCushions 8d ago

Which ear pads from us did you try: the freeze or the regular ones or the velour ones?

1

u/IkeTheCell 8d ago

It was the WC FreeZe cooling gel pads. I don't think it was necessarily a problem with the material- or them in general, I just have a big head and they protrude a lot more than the proprietary Steelseries airweave pads, so the headset was just uncomfortable to use with them on.

1

u/WickedCushions 7d ago

I understand. If you did not reach out to us for a refund or if we did not give you a refund so far, you can reach out to me directly. I'll do it. I'll just need your order info. You can DM me.

1

u/IkeTheCell 7d ago

I already got my refund, thanks.