How to Change Ear Pads on Headphones

Have your headphones gotten more uncomfortable and sounded worse than they used to? Have the ear pads on your headphones started to lose their shape? Because they are almost definitely to blame for your poor listening experience.

Earpads are a necessary component of your headphones. Wear-out earpads can either impair the sound or make your listening experience intolerable, therefore you will need to replace them eventually.

But be cautious; they may attach themselves to the ear cups in a variety of ways. Before you begin replacing the earpads on your headphones, determine how they are attached. Click here for Over-head headphones.

The best approach to doing so is to:

Instructions can be found in the manual.

Examine the earpads manually to check if they appear glued or not.

Look for an instruction for your headphone model on the internet.

Ear Pad Replacement Tools

Make sure you have all of the required tools on hand to complete your earpad replacement as quickly as possible.

You may require the following tools:

Earpad replacements

Before disassembling your headphones, you'll need a new pair of replacement pads.

Make sure you get the correct earpads for your headphones. Otherwise, you risk having a worse listening experience than before—more on finding the right earpads later.

Prying instruments

If your earpads are attached to your headphones, you may need to use prying tools to remove them.

You can do it cautiously with instruments like pliers, picks, or the handle of a nail clipper that you can slide under the pad and lift it.

Of course, you can rip off the pads with your bare hands, but be careful not to harm the headphones by pulling them too hard.

Cleaning and gluing supplies

When purchasing replacement pads that affix to the ear cups, you normally receive all of the essential cleaning tools (alcohol wipes) and gluing accessories (a double-sided tape shaped like an earpad).

If not, you'll have to purchase them separately.

You can use alcohol wipes that you haven't used since installing the smartphone screen protector or rubbing alcohol (70% or higher) (not the one for disinfecting hands).

The hair dryer

A dryer will assist you in warming up the slack leather lip that some earpads utilize to adhere to the ear cup.

This method is superior to stretching for loosening the leather.

Little tool (like a screwdriver)

If you have earpads that are locked onto the ear cup's frame, you must open them. To open the locks, you'll need an appropriate screwdriver or a small metal instrument.

The Tips for Changing Ear Pads on Headphones

Before you begin your replacement, you must first understand how your earpads attach to your headphones. They could be:

Has a lip attached (or adorned).

A plastic ring was used to secure it.

Applied using double-sided tape.

Locked into the frame of the ear cup.