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Replacing STAX Ear Pad Adhesive Sheets

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Has anyone done this? How difficult is it? I understand that the adhesive is quite strong, so it's a one-shot deal in aligning everything. Jack at Woo Audio advised using Goo Gone very carefully to remove the residual adhesive on my 507 earspeakers. I intend to clean both the stats & the adhesive side of the ear pads before applying replacement adhesive sheets, which I've found on eBay.
I'm avoiding posting this on Head-Fi & Head-Case. Folks here are more civilized, and I want to encourage other STAX users here to participate in discussions.
Thanks for the help, as always.

"'Cause when love is gone, there's always justice./And when justice is gone, there's always force./And when force is gone, there's always Mom. Hi Mom!" Laurie Anderson, "O Superman (For Massenet)"

Edits: 04/03/22

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RE: Replacing STAX Ear Pad Adhesive Sheets - Capt. Z 01:30:53 05/03/22 (0)
I have replaced the ear pads on 2 different Stax headphones. I just used my finger to rub of the adhesive pad. Worked fine for me, no chemicals needed.

Re-installing the adhesive pad was a little tricky. If you mess up your adhesive sheet, you can always use a very thin double sided sticky tape and use small strips of it until the whole area is covered, but not showing once the pad is installed.
Its not that hard to do... - EdAInWestOC 09:54:47 04/26/22 (0)
If you remove the earspeakers from the yoke it's easier to work with.

I have a set of Lambda Pros and have done the adhesive two times. It was easier the last time I did it.

I think the adhesive is improved or my fingers have improved.

Ed
Life is analog...digital is just samples thereof
I've done it. Just watch the plastic bits. - ghost of olddude55 16:32:40 04/04/22 (3)
Don't snap anything off. The rest of it is easy.

The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
- RE: I've done it. Just watch the plastic bits. - sisterray 16:42:39 04/04/22 (2)
  What plastic bits are you referring to? The yokes? I haven't taken the pads off. The adhesive sheets are coming from Japan.
  For headphones that are so fantastic & so very expensive, they're fragile & not the best engineered ergonomically. They're clumsy, and I'm convinced I'm going to break something off.
  
  "'Cause when love is gone, there's always justice./And when justice is gone, there's always force./And when force is gone, there's always Mom. Hi Mom!" Laurie Anderson, "O Superman (For Massenet)"
  
  Edits: 04/04/22
  - Yep. Yokes. - ghost of olddude55 14:28:13 05/01/22 (1)
    Breaking one wouldn't be good.
    
    The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
    - RE: Yep. Yokes. - Dawnrazor 12:02:03 10/29/22 (0)
      yep!
      
      Cut to razor sounding violins
RE: Replacing STAX Ear Pad Adhesive Sheets - Grant99 14:47:33 04/04/22 (0)
I replaced the pad and the mesh screen thing on my SR-404s no problem. They are sold as package. Considering that I am the klutz that I am, I didn't have too much of a problem installing them, so I betting you won't either !

cheers
Grant

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