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Does dirt/dust affect sound quality in open backs? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by DayeanT@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community
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This might be a dumb question, but does dirt/dust/pet hair/fabric, etc. between the driver and grille (on the fabric) affect sound quality? I have an HD560s and have been thinking about this for some time.

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[โ€“] mmry404@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Hair on drivers can affect planers, but shen it comes to dynamic headphones I think they are much more robust

[โ€“] libeako@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Usually this does not happen. I have had very old open headphones, with dirt in the grill holes even, the sound was intact. I had an old 650 with pleather pieces all over the membranes and did not notice incorrectness in the sound.