Does the ceiling fan affect the sound?


Hi everyone,

The ceiling fans generate a large wind in the center of my listening room....Duh.

The tweeter's tiny movements are minuscule especially when compared to the giant fan blade motion. 

I think this is affecting the quality of sound. To me, this seems similar to trying to watch the ripples from a pebble through a boat wake. The ripples get lost in the larger waves. 

Of course I can turn on the A/C, but that has a whole other set of noise issues. 

What do you think?  Do you hear a difference when the ceiling fan is on?

Thanks,
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Showing 1 response by jafreeman

A strong breeze does degrade sound, as when at an outdoor concert or event.  In a strong crosswind, the sound waxes and wanes as the air it traveling through is suddenly replaced by different air blowing in.  The air in your room is fairly stationary--not sure how much of a breeze it would take to distort the sound.  Another puzzler--does your system sound better through clean air---do large dust particles and dander distort the sound as it is propagated through air molecules? Whoa, an audiophile air purifier!  Ultra filtrate for clean sound..........