Dehumidifier Magic!

[struth]

yup, i doubt you would notice it much. i know they do adjust outside concerts to temp and humidity etc, but they are big areas

[Jimbo]

Very warm humid air does affect speaker performance and timing so maybe there is an optimum humidity for sound waves in the atmosphere?

[Barry]

I would have though humidity would affect the compliance of the speaker cone suspension (and depending on the material used, the cone itself) to a greater degree than the affect it has on the air.

[Jimbo]

I would have though humidity would affect the compliance of the speaker cone suspension (and depending on the material used, the cone itself) to a greater degree than the affect it has on the air.

I expect you are right Barry.

[Barry]

Well whatever the 'explanation', the fact that you are benefitting from reducing the humidity in your house is good enough for me.

My house was built in the '60s, and I have to say I don't suffer problems with the air inside being too dry (I don't get problems with static), or too humid - weather permitting.

[walpurgis]

I have actually had a small but effective dehumidifier in my listening room for many years. I used it when I first got it, but found no benefit.

What I really would like is an air filtering unit of some sort. The dust I get is a real problem.

[Jimbo]

I have actually had a small but effective dehumidifier in my listening room for many years. I used it when I first got it, but found no benefit.

What I really would like is an air filtering unit of some sort. The dust I get is a real problem.

Geoff, the dehumidifier I have does work as an air purifier as well. You can use a number of filters with it including HEPA and you can use it in that mode only without dehumidifier.

[dave2010]

Odd that this thread should pop up now. We have a seriously good dehumidifier, but recently it's been next to impossible to reduce the RH below 60%. The external humidity is higher than that, and has been for weeks. Earlier in the year we could get it down to below 50% insider the house - probably was relatively drier outside then.

A year ago I didn't know about this sort of thing, but I bought a whole bunch of really cheap humidity monitors (typically around £2 each ) and now have them all round the place to keep an eye on how things are going. 70% - which has been mentioned is indeed really high, and it should be possible to get that down to around 60% unless the weather turns really awful.

[Opti-cal]

This is 100% scientifically feasible. (So potential to be accepted by all camps!.....)

I remember reading somewhere about the relationship between air molecules (and their varying concentration/volume of H2O) and sound. I think I was actually reading about the sound barrier at the time so it was probably to do with Typhoon's and F14's but the principal applies.

Looking forward to everyone's findings.

I applaud everyone's enthusiasm regarding this kind of tweak. In many places it might have been dismissed.

Maybe the effect could be likened to using different types of cloth on speaker grills, thicker lets less sound through, thinner the opposite. Maybe.

[Jimbo]

If the suspension in a cartridge and the rubber surround and suspension on speaker cones can be affected by temperature, then maybe they can also be affected by humidity?