Thank You for making this video My ear pads are dust. I got My new today and you taking the time to film how to remove and install the pad was & is very needed and helpful. Thank you again
Excellent video, thanks. Just a comment on the audio quality of these, I think they're deliberately aimed at speech levels rather than music. I've had phone conversations in wind, with tools running etc, and never really struggled with communication. Their biggest benefit though is how isolating they are. I can run mowers and drills all day, and keep my music/podcasts at about half-volume without issue. So I'm not trying to blast music over the sound of other stuff.
I have a different version of Worktunes; the gray and black ones. Your's are likely 3M Peltor compatible as well. This means that you can drastically upgrade your pads with gel ear seals. 3M model HY80A. Now depending on where you look they will ask 3x the price for them. Instead you can find the Prohear GEP01 gel ear pads. I've had both and I can't tell the difference. They may be made in the same factory. These are NOT peal and stick. These are replacements, which is good and bad. You will pop out and remove the entire ear pad assembly. You then pop in the new ones. You MUST use your "man hands" to align and pop them in. Once in, they're as good as factory. No more sweat getting into the pads and they seal your ears a little better, thus reducing sound getting in, particularly if you wear glasses with them. I wear 3M Flat Temple Safety glasses with mine so I get a really good fit.
Hi there. This is great to know, thank you. Luckily I've not had too many problems with sweat. If it's hot enough outside for me to break a good, pouring sweat, I'm ALWAYS wearing a bandana on my head to keep the sweat out of my eyes, and I guess out of my ears as well! And, I ALWAYS wear safety glasses, luckily I haven't noticed to much sound-leakage while wearing glasses. Thank you for the info, happy building :)
Great video Marcus! I just noticed that my 5 yo Worktunes got significant cracks on the cushions. I already ordered an OEM replacement on eBay for around $5 and then came across this video. Very nice explanation. I would like to add a method of peeling off the glue residue for those lacking Goo Gone - WD-40 or 5-56, etc. can be the same good. But yeah, the after cleaning/degreasing will be necessary. I would try to protect the mesh and use cotton buds to avoid the mess. Another thing I noticed is the vent holes on the remnants of the original cushions. They are not present on the OEM ones. I am Just wondering if there are another holes in the OEM cushions? They are not gonna be like a sealed bladders, right? The holes should be located approximately on 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, and 10 hours to match the dead ends of the labyrinths clearly seen on the yellow parts of the earmuffs at 4:33. I would figure out the location of that holes and puncture the back of the cushion prior to removing the protecting film from the adhesive.
Hi there. Thank you. And thank you so much for pointing out the vent-holes!! honestly, I hadn't noticed. My original ear pads were so destroyed (and I used them like that for at least 6 months so I could wait to do a video)......that if there WAS Any benefit of having vent-holes.......that benefit was probably long gone because of how torn up my old pads were. So, at the moment, replacing with pads that do NOT have any vents isn't an issue, .......but I also haven't been doing as much work where i need to wear these as much. Then again.......it's been fall/winter here where I live, so once summer hits and I need to wear them again, I'm wondering how bad it might be in the humidity with no vents......I guess I'll find out. It had also been so long since my old pads had torn up that I wouldn't have been able to immediately tell if the replacement pads "felt" or "sounded" any different when I finally installed them. But, since replacement pads are cheap-enough, I now know how to replace them AND I can always get a properly vented set. Thank you for the info!
Hi there, I always just clean mine with isopropyl alcohol. I think if you tried to remove them, you would literally have to peel them off and ruin the glue that’s holding them on, so I would just try cleaning them while they’re in place on the headphones still. Otherwise, isopropyl alcohol has always worked well for me cleaning most everything. You can use goo gone to get sticky stuff off, but then I always use isopropyl alcohol to get the goo gone smell off. And I only really use goo gone when there’s something sticky I need to remove. Otherwise, warm water and rag does wonders as well
@@MarcusHutsell I tried alcohol and its difficult to wash all the dried sweat off without removing the pads entirely. I have a different pair of headphones and the earpads slip right on/off, no glue needed. Its really frustrating that I can't remove these earpads without buying a new set.
Thank You for making this video My ear pads are dust. I got My new today and you taking the time to film how to remove and install the pad was & is very needed and helpful. Thank you again
You are welcome. I’m very glad the video helped!
Thank you so much for this video! I was going to get new headphones but didn't realized they made replacements!
You’re welcome! I’m glad the video helped :)
Excellent video, thanks.
Just a comment on the audio quality of these, I think they're deliberately aimed at speech levels rather than music. I've had phone conversations in wind, with tools running etc, and never really struggled with communication. Their biggest benefit though is how isolating they are. I can run mowers and drills all day, and keep my music/podcasts at about half-volume without issue. So I'm not trying to blast music over the sound of other stuff.
I have a different version of Worktunes; the gray and black ones. Your's are likely 3M Peltor compatible as well. This means that you can drastically upgrade your pads with gel ear seals. 3M model HY80A. Now depending on where you look they will ask 3x the price for them. Instead you can find the Prohear GEP01 gel ear pads. I've had both and I can't tell the difference. They may be made in the same factory. These are NOT peal and stick. These are replacements, which is good and bad. You will pop out and remove the entire ear pad assembly. You then pop in the new ones. You MUST use your "man hands" to align and pop them in. Once in, they're as good as factory. No more sweat getting into the pads and they seal your ears a little better, thus reducing sound getting in, particularly if you wear glasses with them. I wear 3M Flat Temple Safety glasses with mine so I get a really good fit.
Hi there. This is great to know, thank you. Luckily I've not had too many problems with sweat. If it's hot enough outside for me to break a good, pouring sweat, I'm ALWAYS wearing a bandana on my head to keep the sweat out of my eyes, and I guess out of my ears as well!
And, I ALWAYS wear safety glasses, luckily I haven't noticed to much sound-leakage while wearing glasses.
Thank you for the info, happy building :)
>noticed earpads hurt my ears
>replaced with turtle beach earpads
>ears don't hurt anymore
>saved hundreds of dollars
Great video Marcus!
I just noticed that my 5 yo Worktunes got significant cracks on the cushions. I already ordered an OEM replacement on eBay for around $5 and then came across this video. Very nice explanation.
I would like to add a method of peeling off the glue residue for those lacking Goo Gone - WD-40 or 5-56, etc. can be the same good. But yeah, the after cleaning/degreasing will be necessary. I would try to protect the mesh and use cotton buds to avoid the mess.
Another thing I noticed is the vent holes on the remnants of the original cushions. They are not present on the OEM ones. I am Just wondering if there are another holes in the OEM cushions? They are not gonna be like a sealed bladders, right?
The holes should be located approximately on 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, and 10 hours to match the dead ends of the labyrinths clearly seen on the yellow parts of the earmuffs at 4:33. I would figure out the location of that holes and puncture the back of the cushion prior to removing the protecting film from the adhesive.
Hi there. Thank you. And thank you so much for pointing out the vent-holes!! honestly, I hadn't noticed. My original ear pads were so destroyed (and I used them like that for at least 6 months so I could wait to do a video)......that if there WAS Any benefit of having vent-holes.......that benefit was probably long gone because of how torn up my old pads were.
So, at the moment, replacing with pads that do NOT have any vents isn't an issue, .......but I also haven't been doing as much work where i need to wear these as much. Then again.......it's been fall/winter here where I live, so once summer hits and I need to wear them again, I'm wondering how bad it might be in the humidity with no vents......I guess I'll find out.
It had also been so long since my old pads had torn up that I wouldn't have been able to immediately tell if the replacement pads "felt" or "sounded" any different when I finally installed them.
But, since replacement pads are cheap-enough, I now know how to replace them AND I can always get a properly vented set.
Thank you for the info!
Is there a way to clean the pads without buying replacements? Mine are getting sweaty and dirty.
Hi there, I always just clean mine with isopropyl alcohol. I think if you tried to remove them, you would literally have to peel them off and ruin the glue that’s holding them on, so I would just try cleaning them while they’re in place on the headphones still.
Otherwise, isopropyl alcohol has always worked well for me cleaning most everything.
You can use goo gone to get sticky stuff off, but then I always use isopropyl alcohol to get the goo gone smell off. And I only really use goo gone when there’s something sticky I need to remove.
Otherwise, warm water and rag does wonders as well
@@MarcusHutsell I tried alcohol and its difficult to wash all the dried sweat off without removing the pads entirely. I have a different pair of headphones and the earpads slip right on/off, no glue needed. Its really frustrating that I can't remove these earpads without buying a new set.
Mine snap on.Just like these phones.
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Better to get the replacements that just have the whole shell included and just pop them off and pop the new ones on
Good to know!