Headphones repairability
12 products
Headphones
- Parts
- Replacement ear tips are available; Apple offers service for an affected bud or case.
- Documentation
- Apple has service guidance; iFixit shows the sealed internals and an ear-tip guide.
- Battery
- Bud and case cells are sealed, so battery age matters when buying used.
Headphones
- Parts
- Ear pads are sold through Sony’s parts channel; a broken-headband service offer is US-specific.
- Documentation
- Sony’s WH-1000XM5 pad guide covers replacement, not internal battery service.
- Pad wear
- Compressed pads can weaken the seal and noise cancellation without an electronics fault.
Headphones
- Parts
- The earbud batteries are soldered in; epoxy seals the charging case.
- Documentation
- iFixit’s teardown shows destructive opening for both earbuds and charging case.
- Case variant
- Standard A3058 and ANC A3059 use different charging cases.
Headphones
- Parts
- Silicone ear tips can be changed without tools.
- Documentation
- iFixit's Pro 3 guide covers worn or lost silicone tips, with no tools required.
- Ear tips
- iFixit rates tip replacement easy and requires no tools.
Headphones
- Parts
- Battery, headband and charging port each have replacement guides.
- Documentation
- The AirPods Max battery guide locates the cell in the right ear cup.
- Battery location
- The replaceable cell sits in the right ear cup.
Headphones
- Parts
- Battery, ear pads and microphone each have replacement guides.
- Documentation
- The WH-1000XM4 ear-pad guide warns that the two sides differ.
- Pad fit
- Left and right replacement pads are different.
Headphones
- Parts
- Battery and screen each have replacement guides.
- Documentation
- iFixit documents both the outer ear cushions and the inner foam screens.
- Foam screens
- Sony part numbers 4-738-572-01 left and 4-738-573-01 right.
Headphones
- Parts
- Battery, ear pads and charging port each have replacement guides.
- Documentation
- iFixit places the WH-CH720N battery in the right side and the USB-C charging port in the left.
- Port location
- The USB-C port is in the left ear cup.
Headphones
- Parts
- Battery has a replacement guide.
- Documentation
- iFixit links a video procedure for the QC45 battery and a separate earcup replacement guide.
- Button board
- A guide covers the volume and play/pause PCB.
Headphones
- Parts
- Battery and ear cushions each have replacement guides.
- Documentation
- The NC700 ear-cushion guide covers a model-specific replacement.
- Battery sourcing
- The iFixit author reports no Bose-sold NC700 replacement battery.
Headphones
- Parts
- Battery has a replacement guide.
- Documentation
- The iFixit guide replaces one WF-1000XM4 earbud cell and says the same steps apply to the other side.
- Two battery locations
- The case and earbuds have separate cells and procedures.
Headphones
- Parts
- Battery, ear cushions, speaker units and headband parts can be changed separately.
- Documentation
- Fairphone has separate 2023 and 2025 headband and cable instructions.
- Headband generation
- Fairphone has different headband and cable instructions for 2023 and 2025 versions.
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