How long have u had them? I rang Sony, returned my broken pair, and they sent mesome new ones! They were out of warrenty too! give them a bell. I got the number off the sony UK site. they were really helpful.
cheers matey, the pads are a bit flakey... i've got Sony's service number cause i'm sending my cyber shot in for a free repair (how nice of them!) so i'll do the same with mi headphones. 0/10 for essay boy once again.