Beards and music

[mansr]

Does growing a beard influence the perception of music? Discuss.

[YashN]

Does growing a beard influence the perception of music? Discuss.

 

Yes, because beards get itchy, then you scratch them, which pulls on your skin, affecting the shape of your outer ear, in turn reflecting the sound waves differently into the inner ear, affecting SQ.

[speavler]

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[YashN]

weird forum

 

Just a little bit of harmless fun now and then.

[sdolezalek]

Although growing a beard seems to help in the playing of certain instruments, I have generally found that growing a good pair of ears greatly hepls on the reception/perception end.

[mansr]

Although growing a beard seems to help in the playing of certain instruments, I have generally found that growing a good pair of ears greatly hepls on the reception/perception end.

They say your ears grow until the day you die. That must be the reason most audiophiles are middle age or above.

[semente]

Does growing a beard influence the perception of music? Discuss.

If you burn-in your beard for 300 hours you will not be able to tell the difference.

 

I don't recommend cryogenic treatments...

[wgscott]

What about ear hair?

[Middy]

I would listen to ear hair tweaks....Nose hair burn in is not to be sniffed at..

 

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[wgscott]

Yet another way to make women feel excluded from this hobby.

[mansr]

Yet another way to make women feel excluded from this hobby.

Only if beards are deemed beneficial.

[Middy]

My wife small but cute hairy lip goes well with my beard.... It's like kissing velcro at times ..... She likes my beard...

 

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[Jay-dub]

The great thing about growing a beard (even more a mustache) is that you get to smell it all the time. It really transforms your perception of the world. How much it influences your perception of music probably depends on your degree of synesthesia between scent and sound. I've always felt that Debussy's music seems to have strongly olfactory inspiration. He had a nice beard.

[GregWormald]

It will of course change the HRTF as far as the sideburns and possibly the moustache go. (The moustache will depend upon the head attitude while listening.)

 

How important that would be is debatable.

 

Hair over the ears would likely be more influential.

 

Greg

[AnotherSpin]

Overwhelming majority of great composers were beardless, while only a few exampled an exception, as Brahms, Verdi, Tchaikovsky and La Monte Young. For me it is a strong basis to stay with a no-beard option.

[Middy]

Do we really have to mention ZZ TOP..

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[Middy]

 

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[hornytoad]

Beards improve audio quality as it filters out noise and artifacts while listening .

[Melvin]

Facial hair is wonderful to diffuse reflections. It's much like having Ficus trees behind your loudspeakers.

[AudioDoctor]

I don't know, but it increases attractiveness to the female of the species, which then increases greatly my enjoyment of listening to music...

[mrvco]

Beards are well on their way out. The mustache / mustachio is on its way in.

 

 

Does growing a beard influence the perception of music? Discuss.

[Middy]

 

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[christopher3393]

...hmmmmm...

 

[YashN]

It will of course change the HRTF as far as the sideburns and possibly the moustache go. (The moustache will depend upon the head attitude while listening.)

 

Let's imagine for a minute that you grow both an Afro and a long beard, That definitely should help with reflections from the wall at your back so that you don't need an acoustic panel there.

[coot]

Does growing a beard influence the perception of music? Discuss.

 

If you're a fan of "long-hair" music as I am, it definitely helps!