How do you store and catalog your vinyl?

No I’m not saying that at all. But reflection doesn’t equate to diffusion. That’s is actually why I said they act as resonators, though. Everything in the room reflects. Also, even if the CDs were stored horizontally they would still reflect. But the sound would be worse.

You can control the experiment to eliminate obvious causes like diffusion and reflection. Like covering the CDs with a thick blanket. Besides, I just gave the big secret away. Don’t tell anyone. 🤫 I said all media behaves this way, I.e., store vertically.  It doesn’t have anything to do with room acoustics, well, except for the resonator part which you can eliminate with paper sleeves.

But the collection of CDs in jewel cases is acting as a resonator, not a diffuser. Even if CDs are in paper cases the sound in the room will be better if vertically stored. Same with all media, even videos and books. See where I’m going with this? 😬

Where the collection of CDs is placed in the room affects the sound, too. Moving the CD collection from one location to another location several feet away can sometimes make all the difference. And paper CD cases sound better than standard plastic jewel cases, which act as resonators. For the entire bunch of CDs that’s a big honking resonator beaming up at you. But it’s much more difficult to explain why the sound is much better when all CDs are stored vertically vice horizontally. But I can certainly understand if you never really thought about it or don’t think it matters.

I’m pretty sure what I said hasn’t really sunk in yet. 

Like CDs vinyl should always be stored in the vertical position. It’s hard to explain but when they are stored horizontally the sound is noticeably worse. Please, no angry 😠  emails. 

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