Can the sun damage earpads?

Submitted by estebanxz t3_zzwft9 in headphones

I just saw a post about a guy recommending to wash your earpads, especially in moist climates and/or if you sweat quite frequently, I tick both boxes so I decided to wash mine (as they recommended, with warm water and cloth detergent).

Now I have to dry the earpads and my question is:

Will leaving them in the open sun damage them in any way? Then sun can get kinda hot where I live, enough to cause cause sunburn, although outdoors temperature never exceeds 25°c.

My headphones are he4xx if it helps.

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UnnecessaryMovements t1_j2dxraz wrote

Depends on the construction and materials but generally yes. Glue melts and excessive sun to leather can cause cracking. Though leather do need conditioning every once in a while. Just to be safe go with air dry.

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estebanxz OP t1_j2dy74o wrote

The earpads are the kind with a plastic bracket glued in, yes I think I'll go with an air dry to be safe, I don't have a way to get replacement pads if I mess this up so better safe than sorry, thanks mate.

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StigHoxfrey t1_j2dy35c wrote

you can dry them in the shade during a sunny day. i did that when i washed my velour hd25 pads and they dried all the way through.

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trbd003 t1_j2e78dh wrote

Leaving more or less anything out in direct for sunlight for too long is likely to cause some sort of UV degradation. However, over the period of time that it takes them to dry... I'd say unlikely.

Dry them in the shade for peace of mind.

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Doc-85 t1_j2eak59 wrote

If the sun can damage us, imagine what it does to headphones 😅

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RubenRag t1_j2erupo wrote

the sun can literally melt metal, earpads are no match

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szakee t1_j2dxqsr wrote

No.

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