Anyone hide their SDAs

crashb4
crashb4 Posts: 222
in Vintage Speakers
I was listening to a music set with the lights off. There are no windows in my basement room so the only light is from the electronics. I realized that the SDA effect is much more detailed in the dark. Same thing with my eyes closed. It would seem that having a visual reference for speaker location confuses my brain and it spends more energy resolving the discrepancy than processing the music. Has anyone experimented with hiding the boxes? Maybe a curtain of speaker cloth. I sometimes like to read as I listen and wondered if the sound would come through as it does in the dark. What do you think?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,675
    That doesn't happen with just SDA's. Anytime you close your eyes listening to anything your ears start to compensate for the lack of vision. In short, as long as your eyes are open you will not experience heightened hearing.
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    F1nut Posts: 51,675
    LOL....
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  • crashb4
    crashb4 Posts: 222
    1976doc wrote: »
    Why did you have to go applying oil to those old rusty gears in my head.

    Sorry. I just want to investigate what I hear to try and improve my experience. Makes ya think though. Huh
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  • crashb4
    crashb4 Posts: 222
    edited February 2017
    1976doc wrote: »
    I envision the front wall of my listening room being one giant solid black speaker grill. Then have my screen lower down in front of that for movie time..
    I like it..
    Good thing i dont have cats

    That's what I'm talkin' about. Right there. Question is. Is there any merit to it?
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  • crashb4
    crashb4 Posts: 222
    I can envision having a friend listen to the system for a bit. Then pulling back the curtain to show the speakers. One might imagine him asking "where are the rest?".
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,997
    I hide mine in the closet.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,877
    motorhead43026 wrote: »
    I hide mine in the closet.

    Are you storing them with Tom Cruise?
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,997
    Tom are you in my closet?

    Crickets, I guess not.

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  • K_M
    K_M Posts: 1,632
    Darkness is better. Closing eyes, makes one think about keeping them closed.
    Pitch black or close to it with eyes open!
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    I hid a pair of 1C's from my wife for about 2 minutes
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  • crashb4
    crashb4 Posts: 222
    george daniel wrote: »
    I hid a pair of 1C's from my wife for about 2 minutes

    Been there, done that. (Dudn't work for me either)
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