Pads started peeling and shedding plastic everywhere. We didn't want to get replacements so I peeled off all the plastic, kept the cushions and used an old jean with some wool to make it better than it was before.
I have 25 year old Grados that still have their original pads. I don't know why AKG couldn't even stand 4 years of occasional use 🤷
AKG has dogshit pads. Mine started peeling after a year. Replaced them with some cheap pads and have been solid for the last 5 years
It's why they didn't even put pads on the K1000s lmao