For whatever the reason(s), my current system sounds much better at night. I first noticed this back in the 80's when I was stationed in Munich Germany. I'd get off work and turn on my all SS system (Pioneer SPEC-4 power amp, SoundCraftsman EQ/Pre, Teac X-10R R2R, dbix 224 and dbx 3BX, Technics SL-1200, and Bose 901's). After about 3 or 4 hours, the R2R sound would be so sweet. At the time, I had no clue about warm-up time.
Now it takes about 30 minutes for my PS Audio stack to warm up and the SQ is really good. Later in the evening, the SQ goes to another level.