Got my hair cut today and therefore decided not to put my LCD-X on out of fear some little bit of hair somehow makes its way onto the planar drivers, and it got me thinking about what sorts of ‘precautions’ we have to take over much cheaper and more robust consumer grade headphones, but I do other things like:
When putting them into the pelican case, the 6.5mm jack goes in first so I dont end up stabbing the drivers (I’ve seen some horrific posts on this sub)
Plugging them into (or removing from) the amp only when it’s off
Putting them on *very* gently
Am I paranoid?
I always wipe off my IEMs and AirPods with a towel with rubbing alcohol on it, and make sure sure their respective cases are clean too. And every other week or so I take a lint roller to my Fidelios and Samsons to remove any small dust or fibers. I make sure to dry my hair extra well before putting any over-ears on if I happen to take a shower before going on a listening session. That’s about everything I do to take care of my stuff.