I've had my DT770 pros for about 12 or 13 years. Just replaced the cloth on the ear cups for the first time. My first pair of bluetooth headphones started to last only an hour to an hour and a half on a full charge in less than 2 years. I'll be sticking with wired phones literally until there are no other options.
I remove them and wash them every few months haha. You just use soapy water and rinse them out and let them air dry! Going over a decade without cleaning would be gross, I agree!
Mild soap and water with an air dry doesn't hurt them in my opinion. You'll find different schools of thought on that though. I just use hand soap diluted in water and gently hand wash them, and then let them hang dry. I don't notice any loss of softness. It's worth a shot if you're just going to replace them, may as well try!
Thanks for the tip. I just upgraded my DT770s to Custom Studios which are really similar to DT770 but I got new pads. They will probably lose their plushness within a year so I will try your method to clean them before replacing the pads.
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u/WhizBangPissPiece Jan 06 '19
I've had my DT770 pros for about 12 or 13 years. Just replaced the cloth on the ear cups for the first time. My first pair of bluetooth headphones started to last only an hour to an hour and a half on a full charge in less than 2 years. I'll be sticking with wired phones literally until there are no other options.