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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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Try it with fan on and off and find out.
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" Just kick back and enjoy the music :-) "

Good advice. 

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Actually I’d rather not discuss fuse direction at all and would not if not for some others who are obsessed with such trivial things and try to waste time of others accordingly.

Regarding a ceiling fan, another trivial issue I would not worry about but someone asked so not hard to try both ways and see for one’s self if it makes a difference rather than just talking about it.  Same true for fuse directions if someone really cares enough to try.  

I agree talking/barking accomplishes nothing.
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Tag with all due respect the forums are free and open and I'll visit any I choose not just the ones you approve.  If you disagree with anything said you are free to say it as well. 
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There you go then....
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Id say it's surely possible.  Sound is affected by the air medium it travels through.   If it matters or not is a case by case thing I'd say.    At minimum a fan could raise the noise floor level in the room as well due motor noise and air circulating so that could surely impact what one hears.  I have at least one room with a fan that I tend to turn off for serious listening.  Like most things it all depends case by case and hard to generalize. 
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Tbg Nonsense should be berated, not tolerated especially when spread intentionally or merely for ones amusement or profit at the expense of others by those who should know better.    
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Ok I confirmed a ceiling fan can affect the sound.  I listened with fan on and off.  I hear the fan when on and don't when off.  No doubt  It adds a nice breezy texture when on not to mention lots of air.  🤒
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It's at least as possible as fuses sounding different probably more so since that air is at least in the signal path unlike most fuses as I understand it.   😖
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I think I've experienced situations where strong air flow due to fans or whatever cause sound to resonate in ways not heard when fan is off.

Anyhow clearly many things  (fans, fuses whatever)  CAN affect sound.  The important questions are DOES IT in each specific case or how likely in general .   

The only thing safe to say probably is that no two cases will be exactly the same, no matter what, so what each person hears in each case is likely different for many different reasons.  

Generalizations seldom work out well with hifi sound.   Too many variables to take into account many of which may not even be clear or known.

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