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Headphone ear pads replacement solution
Trying to find and purshcase new replacement earpads for my favorite
wireless headphones proved impossible. The largest pair of covers from Radio Shack were too small for the large ear pads on my headphones. After watching me surf the web and newsgroups for hours, my wife had the solution: No nonsense Foot Tubes! My wife suggested that I cover the existing flaking pleather (pleather = plastic leather) earpads with a cheap pair of Foot Tubes (similar to pantyhose but a little thicker). The idea being to keep the flaking pleather under the covers since the foam within the cushions were still in good shape. These Foot Tubes are about 3" long and have an elastic band at both ends. They are the perfect diameter to stretch over the ear pads which securely hold them in place. I cut 1" off one end. Stretched the elastic band over the existing earpad cushion and "wedged" the other "cut" end underneath the earpad cushion and the base of the ear piece. This solved the flaking pleather from depositing black specs all over my ears and face while using the headphones. This installation method does not cover the speaker or impede the sound path to the ear, it just covers the cushion only. The heaphones look and work great! Actually, they are much more comfortable with the extra cushioning that the the Foot Tube covers provide. I wanted to share with the group that a simple solution has been had! I discounter like Walmart sells the Foot Tubes for $1.98 for two pairs. The first pair is the experimental trial pair, after that, you'll get it right. I hope this helps somneone who may be as equally frustrated as I was. Rich & Wendy... |
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Headphone ear pads replacement solution
Just what I need. Thanks for sharing :-)
S. "Rich" wrote in message om... Trying to find and purshcase new replacement earpads for my favorite wireless headphones proved impossible. The largest pair of covers from Radio Shack were too small for the large ear pads on my headphones. After watching me surf the web and newsgroups for hours, my wife had the solution: No nonsense Foot Tubes! My wife suggested that I cover the existing flaking pleather (pleather = plastic leather) earpads with a cheap pair of Foot Tubes (similar to pantyhose but a little thicker). The idea being to keep the flaking pleather under the covers since the foam within the cushions were still in good shape. These Foot Tubes are about 3" long and have an elastic band at both ends. They are the perfect diameter to stretch over the ear pads which securely hold them in place. I cut 1" off one end. Stretched the elastic band over the existing earpad cushion and "wedged" the other "cut" end underneath the earpad cushion and the base of the ear piece. This solved the flaking pleather from depositing black specs all over my ears and face while using the headphones. This installation method does not cover the speaker or impede the sound path to the ear, it just covers the cushion only. The heaphones look and work great! Actually, they are much more comfortable with the extra cushioning that the the Foot Tube covers provide. I wanted to share with the group that a simple solution has been had! I discounter like Walmart sells the Foot Tubes for $1.98 for two pairs. The first pair is the experimental trial pair, after that, you'll get it right. I hope this helps somneone who may be as equally frustrated as I was. Rich & Wendy... |
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Headphone ear pads replacement solution
Your idea is good, though I just thought I'd mention that with most purely
foam ( as opposed to covered foam) the density and acoustic properties can actually have pretty major effect on the frequency response. It's an acoustic impedance issue where the foam ear cushions on many headphone designs have to be a specific type of foam with a specific shape. If it still sounds okay to your ears, subjectively, then that's fine, but if you want optimal response, sticking with original replacements or something as close as you can get is the way to go. Skler Shadow wrote in message nk.net... Just what I need. Thanks for sharing :-) S. "Rich" wrote in message om... Trying to find and purshcase new replacement earpads for my favorite wireless headphones proved impossible. The largest pair of covers from Radio Shack were too small for the large ear pads on my headphones. After watching me surf the web and newsgroups for hours, my wife had the solution: No nonsense Foot Tubes! My wife suggested that I cover the existing flaking pleather (pleather = plastic leather) earpads with a cheap pair of Foot Tubes (similar to pantyhose but a little thicker). The idea being to keep the flaking pleather under the covers since the foam within the cushions were still in good shape. These Foot Tubes are about 3" long and have an elastic band at both ends. They are the perfect diameter to stretch over the ear pads which securely hold them in place. I cut 1" off one end. Stretched the elastic band over the existing earpad cushion and "wedged" the other "cut" end underneath the earpad cushion and the base of the ear piece. This solved the flaking pleather from depositing black specs all over my ears and face while using the headphones. This installation method does not cover the speaker or impede the sound path to the ear, it just covers the cushion only. The heaphones look and work great! Actually, they are much more comfortable with the extra cushioning that the the Foot Tube covers provide. I wanted to share with the group that a simple solution has been had! I discounter like Walmart sells the Foot Tubes for $1.98 for two pairs. The first pair is the experimental trial pair, after that, you'll get it right. I hope this helps somneone who may be as equally frustrated as I was. Rich & Wendy... |
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