Cupping Hands Behind Ears

[southall-1998]

Have some of you members on here tried this? Whilst sitting in front of your Hi-Fi with music playing. You certainly hear more upfront detail, and the imaging improves. The music just instantly becomes more tight and focused.

But, after listening this way for a while, especially with certain music. The sound then now becomes a bit tiring etc. It's a bit like, if there is an EQ with the treble turned up a bit more....crap analogy, but it's hard for me to explain.

Anyway remove your hands away, and the sound now becomes more flat/dull sounding. Then after listening in ''normal mode'' for a few minutes you just couldn't give a damn anymore. The brain/ears is simply adjusting to the older sound.

I've experienced this with many systems, and outside noise as well.

It is indeed very true though. We all hear differently!

S.

[Simon_Nottingham]

Just recently I've found that sticking my fingers in my ears whilst simultaneously putting my hands over my eyes works best.

Hi-fi is a great hobby. You can put a record on and turn off for 40 minutes, then turn over to the B side.

Rinse & repeat.

[Barry]

Do you cup your ears when you attend concerts? Do you cup your ears when talking to friends? I don't, so why should I want to do so when listening to my system.

[jandl100]

It works, though, just as Shane describes - I've tried this and pondered it many times.

Unlike Shane I've never tried perservering with it.

[jandl100]

... decades ago someone sold accessory leather ear flaps/extensions to do the job.

Can't find a pic of them, though.

[Virtual-Symmetry]

Just sitting down and listening to music without pissing about is more normal, ok I have been know to pick my snout at times but the music still sounds the same

[Virkon]

It's because of your elbows.

[danilo]

Likely Why God gave us hearing aids.

[struth]

It improves amplification especially around the 1/3 khz areas apparently where up to 10db worth of improvements can be found depending on how you do it

[Rothchild]

Get yerself a pair of these:



There's also a 'low WAF' version: