Better sound on rainy days?


Does anyone else notice this? I also get better FM reception on rainy days.

mitchb

Comments about sound in water and whales are irrelevant, unless you and your system are fully submerged.

Air pressure influences our ability to hear.

Depending on the amount of rain, the effect it has on the ambient temperature will help with overhead power supply cooling and improved transmission efficiency, which is a factor in providing a cleaner power input.

Also, if you have a local grounding system, the resistivity reduces if the rain is sufficient to get down to the grounding. This can be a significant factor in revealing systems.

Your aircon and fridge is not working so hard in cooler weather = your hi-fi system gets a cleaner power input.

Psychologically, a dull day could focus our minds on the music more than a sunny day, which may offer more external distractions. Depending on where you live, you may feel more comfortable in a lower ambient temperature. Then your mood could be improved.

 

With some paper coned drivers, humidity does alter the sound, particularly ones with paper that is not coated or heavily doped.  The tendency is to sound not as good with high humidity.

As posted, completely explicable over FM by atmospheric conditions.

Not explicable for other local media generated programme.  If you hear improvement then I suggest you install a shower in your listening room.

The rest of us can just enjoy the music.

My favorite radio station is WBGO FM. Jazz Station is in Newark, NJ, but broadcasting antenna is in NYC 26 miles away.

My 2012 Volvo C70's miserable radio can only receive a strong enough signal to be noise free on cloudy days.

Comes in fine in everybody else's car every day all day.

Just a bit more signal please.

I am going to install a fire sprinkler system in my listening room and keep it on when listening to FM on my tuner.