Does your system sound better in the winter?

My system sounds fantastic on fall solstice (9/21). It sounds absolutely horrible the other 364 days of the year.

I live in California, where we have no winter. Generally, this is a GOOD thing.

Summer is not a good time for critical listening. Between the air conditioner noise, brownouts, cricket and cicada noise, eating outside, etc,-why bother. Who wants to heat up the tube amps with the a/c blasting away? Most of what little summer listening I do is thru headphones in my 2nd system. Even then I put my Grado's aside and use sealed headphones to try and drown out the AC noise. I have finally found a decent pair of sealed headphones-Ultrasone HFI600.

Yes, I have noticed better sound quality in the colder months. Here in Houston I still listen frequently in the summer, but with my heat generating all tube system I can cool the room simply by opening the windows.

Phild you might consider a Tripp-Lite LS 604 line conditioner ($138.65 with $10,000 insurance). This device will bring voltage as low as 87 volts up to a minimum of 107 volts. A maximum of 140 volts down to a maximum of 126 volts.
Don't risk ruining your stuff from a brown out.