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- Hey everybody, it's
Adam from Wicked Cushions,
and today we're gonna be talking about the
Sony XM3 headphones.
Are they water proof?
Are they sweat proof?
And can you workout with them?
Let's get on to the video.
So the official answer from Sony is no.
These headphones are not water resistant
or water proof in any way.
It's a little disappointing
that a product released
in 2019 still is not the
very least water resistant.
But they're not marketing
these headphones towards
athletes the way Bose and Beats are,
so they might be able to get away with it.
Let's be honest everybody,
I've had these headphones
for around a year, and
before them the XM2s,
and I've worked out with them frequently,
and up 'till now,
there's been no damage to the electronics.
There's a little bit of cosmetic damage,
which you can expect.
But the reason that Sony is saying
they're not water proof
is mostly to cover for liability.
They don't want issues
to come back to them,
but you're really not gonna experience
complete breakdown from using these
and sweating into them
with a normal workout.
However, if you plan on working
out with these headphones,
there are a few things
you should be aware of.
The place which is gonna
experience the most damage
is gonna be the ear pads.
The bacteria from your sweat is gonna get
in those ear pads and cause them to smell,
flake and chip over time.
But there are a few things
you can do to avoid that.
One, you can clean your
headphones after each workout,
using Lysol or Clorox
wipes, and store them
in their case with the salicyl gel packet
to keep them fresh.
Now we've made a video
before on how to clean
your headphones, and you
can find that link in
the description below.
And your second option is to
simply replace the ear pads.
Now, lucky enough, Sony
made these ear pads
extremely, extremely easy to replace
and you can simply get
them from our website and
replace them yourself.
We have a video with the
full set of instructions
on how to replace the
ear pads on your XM3s
and we'll link it in
the description below.
Now if you did wanna
replace your ear pads,
we're giving away a 30%
off coupon right now,
and you can find it by clicking the link
in the top right corner
of your video here.
And that's it.
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