Not only beautiful, but your headphones would keep the moths away as wellHave you ever tried red cedar? Imagine that on those lovely Bokeh cups..... If you do it i'll have a 2nd Bokeh!
Blacklight activated headphones?!? Oh man! I'm not sure they'd ever actually make it onto my head.
And in the humble opinion of the owner too. They were surprisingly darker than I thought they would be, but are spectacular to the eyes and ears!
Do you know if the pads that came with it are the Ori lambskin pads? I do agree the Bokeh is bassier, but shouldn't be by that much. Both my Atticus' midbass is just a hair less than the Bokeh. On a decent amp it slams with authority. What you're describing sounds off, like either the pads are not the stock pads, or something is wrong with the drivers. I've owned the Echo MK2 and ran my Cherry Atticus on it for months with tremendous success. Even on stock tubes the bass was full and plentiful. It shouldn't sound lean. Any driver deformations? If you remove the pads and inspect the driver, it should look smooth and domed outward. Any dents, divots, or creases would alter the sound.
Try the Ori Lambskin pads, that's the pad that was the stock pad and came mounted on the Atticus when new. The Ori Suede pad was the alternative pad that lessens the midbass hump and brings the treble up more. That would probably explain why you're finding it lean, i'm guessing.
Correct, solid pads for sure.
Can't hurt to try any you have. I have a bunch of pads and tend to just stick anything on any set just to see what happens. Most of the time it's not good hahaha. But sometimes you find something that works well for you. I love the Auteur suede pads on the AC, and think it's decent on the Bokeh as well. Not as good as stock, but not too far off either, and much more comfortable. You have an Ori suede set right there, give it a try!
If you haven't and have some, try the paracord trick where you put it inside of the pad under the foam part so it lifts the pad a bit and move your ears maybe enough not to touch. It's what I do on my pads.
I've been using the Auteur solid suede pads on the Bokeh for the past month or so and really like them. Main reason was, as you mentioned, the comfort was a lot better for me than the Bokeh pads but they don't muck with the sound too much. They seem a bit bassier and warmer/thicker sounding than the Bokeh hybrids but don't sound muddy at all to me - mids and highs are still crisp and clear.
