Please help can't stop laughing..

[easyrider82]

From an Italian "audiophile" forum:

Not sure i can post the direct link, so i'm just pasting the text:


" Questo argomento non è mai stato sviscerato nella sua reale completezza da nessun esperto, e tanto mai dagli appassionati di hifi , ora visto che in queste settimane sta facendo decisamente caldo mi piacerebbe sapere... cosa ne pensate.. ?
Il mio pensiero è che con le temperatura prossime hai 30 gradi il suono tende a degradarsi, tant é che non riesco ad ascoltare bene la musica come solitamente faccio in altri mesi, e con temperature sui 22/23 gradi. "



" This topic has never been explored in its real completeness by any expert, and certainly not by hifi enthusiasts, now given that it has been decidedly hot in recent weeks I would like to know... what do you think...?
My thought is that with temperatures close to 30 degrees the sound tends to degrade, so much so that I can't listen to music as well as I usually do in other months, and with temperatures around 22/23 degrees. "


No need to comment i think

 

[easyrider82]

Personally, I would check both the ear and the hifi system, just to confirm one thing.
One of the two or maybe both can be at the end of their lives to exhibit such a behavior.

Then, if they're both fine, the thing i was thinking of is confirmed. you need a psychologist and/or a drug therapy.

 

[sergeauckland]

The speed of sound varies with air pressure, humidity and temperature, but not by enough to matter.
HF absorption increases with increased humidity, but unless listening in a vast space and far from the loudspeakers, again not enough to matter.

It's far more likely that listening in hot and either excessively dry or excessively humid conditions will make the listener uncomfortable, and therefore less well disposed to enjoying the music.

S.

 

[DSJR]

Speaker driver suspensions or surrounds can be/are temperature sensitive.

 

[NTK]

...
" This topic has never been explored in its real completeness by any expert, and certainly not by hifi enthusiasts, now given that it has been decidedly hot in recent weeks I would like to know... what do you think...?
My thought is that with temperatures close to 30 degrees the sound tends to degrade, so much so that I can't listen to music as well as I usually do in other months, and with temperatures around 22/23 degrees. "

It is us that are degrading.

Temperature and Cognitive Performance: Evidence from Mental Arithmetic Training - Environmental and Resource Economics

With rising average temperatures and extreme heat events becoming more frequent, understanding the ramifications for cognitive performance is essential. I estimate the effect of outside air temperature on performance in mental arithmetic training games. Using data from 31,000 individuals and...

link.springer.com

From the abstract:

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Using data from 31,000 individuals and 1.15 million games played, I analyze frequent engagement in a cognitively challenging task in a non-stressful and familiar environment. I find that, above a threshold of 16.5 °C, a 1 °C increase in outside air temperature leads to a performance reduction of 0.13%. The effect is mostly driven by individuals living in relatively cold areas, who are less adapted to hot temperatures.​

 

[Tremolo]

I agree, actually the temperature affects his italian grammar too

 

[easyrider82]

It is us that are degrading.

Temperature and Cognitive Performance: Evidence from Mental Arithmetic Training - Environmental and Resource Economics

With rising average temperatures and extreme heat events becoming more frequent, understanding the ramifications for cognitive performance is essential. I estimate the effect of outside air temperature on performance in mental arithmetic training games. Using data from 31,000 individuals and...

link.springer.com

From the abstract:

....​

Using data from 31,000 individuals and 1.15 million games played, I analyze frequent engagement in a cognitively challenging task in a non-stressful and familiar environment. I find that, above a threshold of 16.5 °C, a 1 °C increase in outside air temperature leads to a performance reduction of 0.13%. The effect is mostly driven by individuals living in relatively cold areas, who are less adapted to hot temperatures.​

That makes totally more sense then the suspension stiffness increase/decrease and the speed of sound variances related to the temp.
We are speaking of 7-8 degrees differences in the 23°-30° degrees window.

 

[DVDdoug]

My thought is that with temperatures close to 30 degrees

Centigrade, I assume. In America, 30 degrees will freeze your ears! (Not really, but it's too uncomfortable to enjoy music.)

If you play records, somebody posted this recently.

 

[Canuck57]

Fun Fact - countries that still use Fahrenheit. There must be more? I'm used to Celsius and kilometers now but use imperial measures for everything else, inches, feet, pounds, etc.

 

[Digby]

I agree, actually the temperature affects his italian grammar too

It affects my English grammar as well, at least you Italians knew in advance what you were signing up for (the heat, I mean )

 

[Soniclife]

It's far more likely that listening in hot and either excessively dry or excessively humid conditions will make the listener uncomfortable, and therefore less well disposed to enjoying the music.

It's been too hot in the UK this week (where I live at least) and I've not been enjoying music as much, this always happens to me. The alternative would be aircon which would raise the noise floor, if you don't like heat but do like music it's a no win situation.