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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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geoffkait
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Obviously that’s not (rpt not) what I’m talking about. I’m talking about something that YOU have no control over. But like level that was mentioned earlier you DO control turning OFF and ON as well as Room Tuning. I’m talking about something only I know about. I am the controller. That would make it mysterious for everyone else, no? 😳
twoch
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You must not play golf
 If you did you would understand.    Humidity ,
 Sun,  did the wife piss you off. The  Wine on & on 
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geoffkait
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The wine you can control. Ideally. 🙄 Wife, probably not. Uncontrolled variable.
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Adjusting level is not actually so mysterious, ever since the loudness wars started you never know what you’re going to get in terms of loudness level, so obviously you’ll usually have to adjust the level, either up or down. It would be rather unlikely in this day and age two consecutive CDs would have the exact same level, don’t you think?
roadsterluver
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I thought I was the only one who felt that way.  Despite top end gear, I was never fully satisfied.  I thought it might even be crap cables.  Then I discovered that single malt scotch improves audio quality.  Cognac elevates it to the sublime.
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