Ceiling Fan

Posted by: Steve O on 07 July 2017

Just a thought.

I'm fortunate enough to have a dedicated listening room that is geared just for my hifi. No TV, no phone - just my system and the record collection. The other half has recently taken to joining me and reading and listening casually whilst I listen properly. She has commented the room is very warm and asked why I don't fit a ceiling fan. I looked at her in shocked disbelief and spluttered something about the noise it would introduce into the system. But thinking about it, would it really harm that much? If I was just listening to the NAT05 (the source I don't listen to 'critically'), or reading with some music in the background I wouldn't notice the difference probably.

The real question is would it have an impact on the sound quality by just being in the room and not running?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

Steve O.

Posted on: 09 July 2017 by yeti42

Everything has an effect, only some are noticeable but more than a "reasonable" person would expect.

Posted on: 09 July 2017 by Steve O
Klout10 posted:
Steve O posted:

Since posting, I now wonder if the wind generated would interfere with the tracking of my cartridge.

Are you serious? Come on 

'Twas just a thought. If a fan can move paper why can't it move a cartridge tracking at 1.8 grams?

Posted on: 09 July 2017 by Klout10

I understand, but the surface of a piece of paper is obviously much bigger than that of a cartridge ...

Posted on: 09 July 2017 by NewNaim16
Steve O posted:
Klout10 posted:
Steve O posted:

Since posting, I now wonder if the wind generated would interfere with the tracking of my cartridge.

Are you serious? Come on 

'Twas just a thought. If a fan can move paper why can't it move a cartridge tracking at 1.8 grams?

Not having vinyl anymore I hadn't thought of that or have the means to test it but I think that on full power (more than is needed), our ceiling fan may well generate sufficient wind force to move a cartridge. It blows my wife's wigs off - oh did I say that 

Anyway, if nothing else, you now have my thoughts on ceiling fans!