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Living in a North East geography. I, like many others, have my system underground on a concrete slab in the basement.
Winter time is not much of an issue as I heat the slab hydronically and can control the temperature with a zone room thermostat once all the tubes light up and cook.
In the summer though, with the AC system- cold air likes to lay low and the room becomes cold even with the tubes running. I experience the cuing mechanisms on my arms taking a little longer and surely what I surmise is the suspension of the cartridges taking a few rounds to loosen up even more so than usual.
It will take more than an hour of playing to open up and round out as things are very mechanical sounding until then. When we have 34o C days with 90% humidity the AC is on all day with the cold air pouring down the stairs and pooling in the listening room.
Sometimes, crazy as it may seem, I may turn on the floor slab to locally equalize the temp for an hour if I've been running AC for weeks at a time in the summer.
How does ambient temperature affect your perceived sound or performance of your system? Dynamic speakers would likely have similar challenges. Southern climates may find it difficult to even run a tube system in a confined space during the summer.
Winter time is not much of an issue as I heat the slab hydronically and can control the temperature with a zone room thermostat once all the tubes light up and cook.
In the summer though, with the AC system- cold air likes to lay low and the room becomes cold even with the tubes running. I experience the cuing mechanisms on my arms taking a little longer and surely what I surmise is the suspension of the cartridges taking a few rounds to loosen up even more so than usual.
It will take more than an hour of playing to open up and round out as things are very mechanical sounding until then. When we have 34o C days with 90% humidity the AC is on all day with the cold air pouring down the stairs and pooling in the listening room.
Sometimes, crazy as it may seem, I may turn on the floor slab to locally equalize the temp for an hour if I've been running AC for weeks at a time in the summer.
How does ambient temperature affect your perceived sound or performance of your system? Dynamic speakers would likely have similar challenges. Southern climates may find it difficult to even run a tube system in a confined space during the summer.
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