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Have you ever hated the sound of your system one day, and loved it the next?

Last night I went to bed thinking my system was going down the tubes. This morning I loved it.
 Last night it sounded painfully bright and unbalanced.  This morning, on the same CDs, it sounded full and rich.
Now, I ask you, is it the system or me???
  I understand changes in electrical currents from the wall can play a part, but I have an expensive power conditioner.
 I was just wondering if this is a typical bugaboo among audiophiles.
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ieales
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You may want to read Winter Blues for some of the reasons why properly function system can vary. Home HiFi is way more variable than most think.

An additional variable people seldom consider is the playback level. Some program has a level at which it is just right. A db or two either side and it's not. I've been noting optimum level on the jacket for a very long time.
rlb61
792 posts
 
Thank the good Lord in Heaven ...I'm NOT alone.
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gdhal
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An additional variable people seldom consider is the playback level.Some program has a level at which it is just right. A db or two either side and it's not.

+1

In fact, I'd go further to state that *all* program has a level at which it is just right. 
marqmike
845 posts
 
+1 ieales and gdhal
That's what I seem to like. A level that is just right, seems to be the most natural sounding to me.
tatyana69
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Lots and lost and lots of "just opinion" posted here
A couple of actual experiences may help. I have friends in areas of "variable" electricity supply, in that different generators click in at different times of the day.  The quality of electricity varies substantially and DOES affect the sound quality, regardless of conditioners. 
Sorry to mess up this thread by reality chaps.
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