Why does my system sound better at night?

Most audiophiles have noticed this phenomenon. There are many conjectures.

(1) The power line feed is more pure-there’s less machinery and fewer motors to corrupt the power lines. Remember, your sound comes from modulated AC power.  This is a great argument in favor of adding regenerated power like that from a Power Plant as opposed to trying to simply filter the power.  The problems we see on the AC line at night can only be fixed by building new power, not filtering the noise on the line.

(2) There may be more power available in the evening, especially in times of peak demand (weekdays in the summer).

(3) It’s quieter.

(4) You’re winding down and you can be more attentive to the music.

(5) There are fewer distractions.

(6) It’s generally darker in the room, which leads to #7.

(7) You can make it very dark, which provides the ultimate home listening situation, as you remove the distracting visual cues that prevent a suspension of disbelief.

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