Thanks for nothing, Sony. (WH1000-XM5)

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[–] 6 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

The urethane pleather on my headband started cracking on my xm4’s. A replacement headband was half the price of a new unit.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/SOULWIT-Replacement-Headband-Pad-Kit-for-Sony-WH-1000XM4-WH1000XM4-Headphones-Easy-DIY-Installation-Silver/16417371960

This is third-party, but it's $19.

It's also just the pad, but I assume that that's what's failed, if you're talking about pleather.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

    Yeah it's a pain to install however. One of our dogs had a chomp on the wife's set, took me quite sometime to disasemble the headphones just to install it.

    Honestly if you can get something to wrap over / stitch over the top go that route. The XM4 are fiddily as fuck to tear down just to replace the headband.

    Oh those are a clip on version. FML might have to get that to replace the black band on the grey set of headphones. 

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    The install instructions for the clip on band has you cut the original pleather and foam off the band and peel away any adhesive. The irreversability of that made me nervous for no rational reason. So I opted for a cover similar to these ones from wicked cushions.

    https://wickedcushions.com/products/sony-wh1000xm3-xm4-headband-cover

    There also seems to be plenty of similar options on aliexpress.

    It just zips on which is a suoer easy and quick install. I liked that I could just quickly try this before committing to a biggger repair. My only complaint is that the zipper pull dangles and that could be annoying. I used a dab of liquid electrical tape on where the pull meets the slider to prevent any rattling. An unexpected pro/con is that the silicone grips my hair more. That can be a slightly uncomfortable annoyance at times, but it does help the headphones stay in place better when laying down.

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