Altitude Affects Loudspeaker Performance
http://www.stereophile.com/asweseeit/590awsi/#TG1ldLw1c8CBTYej.97
Can somebody put this into laymans terms? Living at 8,000 feet above sea level, a good 2-2,500 feet above Denver even, this interests me.
Can somebody put this into laymans terms? Living at 8,000 feet above sea level, a good 2-2,500 feet above Denver even, this interests me.
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Well the density of air and the barometric pressure (and the speed of sound) is quite altitude dependent. An altimeter is nothing more (nor less) than a barometer.
Pretty much every acoustic property of a driver and its enclosure alignment will depend on altitude; how much real difference it'll make -- well, I guess one can either try to use one's auditory memory and try a system at various altitudes... or resort to objective measurements (which will alienate about 50% of the current population of "audiophiles").
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Sound is the result of air molecules vibrating. If there are fewer molecules then it seems reasonable that could affect the sound. It would be an interesting experiment.Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
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