Absolutely right, we are way off the subject. IMHO, save money for other system needs, do not buy traps or other absorbing products. Fix the issue that would make you think a trap was needed instead of adding to the problem by chasing the symptom.
Humidity does effect sound, but I do not think any of us have a 1000 meter long listening room! I do live in North America. I have three brand new Lennox Elite 97% efficient Natural Gas HVAC units. They are so efficient that the vent gases are so cool that they can be vented using only 3-inch schedule 40 PVC pipe. The vents also go straight out the side walls like dryer vents so I was able to get rid of all my roof vent pipes to tighten up my roof (no vent boots anymore, except for the one plumbing vent). Water heater is an outside mounted tankless endless hot-water Rinnai unit. The HVAC system has April Air humidifiers on each of the three units (house has 8 zones) that keep the level at 40% in the winter. The main floor has mostly red oak hardwood floors and they love not getting dried out like my neighbors in the winter. The basement floor has a whole house dehumidifier for the other 6 months out of the year. It is set to automatically come on if the humidity gets above 41%. I think humidity is not an issue for me when it comes to listening to music if only because I can consider it a constant. We bought this 15-year-old bigger house with an In-law suite because my mother has health issues and the doctor said she could not live at her home alone anymore. One of the health issues is her lungs so all the old HVAC had to go so that humidity could be controlled (kept at around 40% with year round temp of 72 degrees) and really clean processed air produced. -- iPhone ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38859 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
