I've noted that my system is sounding particulary good of late; clearer, sweeter treble, which is nice. The weather has been pretty vile and as I've done nothing to the stuff for ages, ( yonks and yonks in fact, if not actually yonks and yonks and yonks ) I was wondering if wet ground could be impacting on the earthing leading to a better sound?

Or do I need to reduce my medication?

M

Makes fairly good sense to me Mike - in fact I've often noticed my gear sounds slightly better (or just more enjoyable) when the weather's crap.

Wibble.

;)

2 things:

Higher humidity - denser air - better transmission of sound

Wetter ground - better earthing

I always have a million and one things on the back boler waiting to be done, usually outside things that require good weather to do them, or simply waiting for payday to fund the project.

If the weather is fine outside but i fancy having a sit down and a listen then I have this nagging guilt that i really should get off my arse and do those things, e.g. trim the hedge, prune my apple tree, fix the gutters/drains, fix that loose roofing slate, etc, etc...

On a day like today in late January, when money is a bit scarce ( a 6 week month for me this time) and the weather is shitty I don't have that nagging guilt about giving the old system a bit of a spring clean then getting onto said arse, remote control in hand and just vegging out with some of my favorite records, perhaps even clicking up the room thermostat too if it's frosty outside for an extra feeling of cosy-ness.

So yes the weather does effect my listening pleasure

Hi Mike - I tend to agree, and don't know why. I have a cheap desktop hygro- /thermometer thingy, and have long noticed that >60%RH is good. Maybe it's just me being more comfortable.

Higher humidity - denser air - better transmission of sound Possibly ; though the speed of sound varies <2% over 0-100%RH, suggesting the density change is negligible.

There is an effect on high frequency propagation - wet air transmits high frequencies more efficiently than dry - which is counter-intuitive.

See http://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio/handbook/Sound_Propagation.html

i prfer it when its crap outside, dry, windy and hot is worst, it really seems to 'charge' the loft making eveythign clicky.

I like listening more when its wet and miserable outside. Also late at night when everyone is asleep.

I also used to enjoy a mug of hot chocolate by the fire (when we had one) more on a wet miserable day. It must be the better grounding to the kettle that makes it give a better drink.

Moved into a house with a DAB connection wired to an external aerial. Initially it only picked up a signal in dry weather. Noticed an unterminated cable from the same aerial dangling outside by the back wall with core exposed, nipped it clean and taped it, now get DAB come rain or shine. Though yes DAB is of limited quality I do enjoy some of the Radio 6 broadcasts. In general though I enjoy music better when the weather outside casts the home as a place of comfort. Isn't wet weather more often associated with low pressure as well as higher relative humidity?

weather altering your hifi sound?? you couldnt make this shit up!!
heard it all now, next thing is the goverment will be thinking about banning the 3 little pigs story cos it offends a certain religion.............. ;)

lol.

Wet weather?

Yes, I used to notice an improvement back in the olden days when I had a Naim system.

MIne is mostly Naim, with some Avondale to confuse people.

Mike, you are correct. In drier weather, take a piss on your earth stake. Or run your garden hose on it for 10 mins before a listening session. You know it sounds better.

all this wind and rain make me have to turn the volume up so I can hear the darn thing... :(

Psycological? Things can sound better when the sun shines, too...

2 things:

Higher humidity - denser air - better transmission of sound



Nice theory, but water (as vapour) is lighter than air so it makes it less dense.

On the other hand, moisture affects everything that is made from wood or wood fibers (MDF, HDF) such as typical speaker cabinets. Or paper speaker cones.

kre