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Does long hair destroy the soundstage?

I have noticed that people with thick long hair covering the ears (often women) do not hear some of the finer aspects of the sound like soundstage, and therefore dont get as much enjoyment from high end systems.
I have checked this out myself once when we were going to a fancy dress party and I was dressed as a rock star with long wig. I have also asked a couple of women to put their hair behind their ears and tell me if it sounds different or better, but that was not as definitive.
Could this be a factor explaining why most people in here are men?
mike60
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marakanetz
5,473 posts
 
Only if it's inside your ears. Ear and Nose 2 in 1 trimmer is one of the common tweaks for that.
mike60 OP
275 posts
 
The consensus is to get a haircut to hear the soundstage, but its rumoured that you dont have the strength to move your speakers to tune the soundstage once its cut.... catch 22 ?
buconero117
2,311 posts
 
Grills do more to destroy soundstage then anything else, but most people use them. You figure.
sardonyxx
64 posts
 
Buconero117

I leave my grill outside. I have a feeling the sound would be veiled like listening through a curtain of smoke. Weber should have a disclaimer
bigsam2
49 posts
 
Could possibly play a role.

On a somewhat related topic, a reason why one system sounds great to someone, but "bright" or "dark", etc, to someone else is the difference between resonant frequencies of their respective middle ears and ossicles. Close but not identicle b/w people; we all have our own built in EQ that isn't like everyone elses. Combine that with the contribution of the shape variance in our auricles and hair on top of that, there is likely a difference

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