Pleather is falling of my headphone, does this matter for the sound?

small bits inside like that no, not in any meaningful way but if the seal is compromised it will.

>>58466936
seal?

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>>58466976
quick explanation

closed back headphones form a more or less air tight space between the earpads and ear. this small acoustical space is critical for maintaining bass response as bass response under the driver's resonance frequency is dependent on pressurization. if the earpads don't seal, pressure is lost and you lose bass amplitude gradually, the lower down from the resonance frequency you get. earpad shape and material plays a big role in this, some headphones are more consistent than others. damaged or poorly designed earpads leak, using glasses introduce some amount of leak etc.

there are some papers on this and related topics in installgentoo wiki which you can find from /hpg/.

>>58467126
But it's only the pleahter that is loose, (one of the earpads look like the one on the pic) but besides that, as long as they are on my ears it shouldn't matter right?

>>58467154
yes as long as the material doesn't crumble and doesn't allow air(pressure) to escape, it will not matter. earpads can alter the response in various ways, bass is the most important.

>>58467194
Thanks, that's whatl I needed to know.

>>58467216
just look up how much replacement pads cost. they can usually be ordered from the manufacturer website and for cheap looking ones like that it should be like 5-7 dollar, if it's 10+ don't bother.