DISCUSSION: "It only comes out at night". Does anyone else have this experience!?

@axpert ,

"For most, in addition to the factors that you mention, the human body tends to go into a more relaxed state, at least for most people anyhow."

Definitely true for me, but tiredness creeps up on me a little earlier nowadays. However, if I can make it to after 2am I usually start to wake up again.

If most people are either morning larks or night owls, then I'm in the latter group, as I suspect that most music lovers are.

I think we can be sure Romeo wasn't wooing Juliet first thing.

@perazzi28 

"A simple environmental factor-darkness or a lack of light plays a significant roll to sharpen our hearing.  This simple factor allows our brain to decrease visual processing and devote more focused cerebral attention to our hearing."

Makes sense.

There's just a lot less need to be on alert at night.

For a start there's no need to keep checking your smartphone every 20/30 minutes.

Or to worry about the doorbell ringing.

Apropos the OP's original query, ask yourself, no matter what time of day it might be when you sit down with your system to listen to something new/old/borrowed/blue; Do you find yourself listening with your eyes closed ... ?? Reading the preceding made me realise this is with the majority of people the default "listening" mode. Your 'wetware' is told to concentrate on one sense and automatically (temporarily) attenuates others, especially sight.

Listening in a darkened room or at night just helps this process. You're probably still sitting there at night, listening, with your eyes closed.

@kmckenn 

@gumbedamit  It was interesting hearing him read the question. Having not seen that, it come pretty close to the opening post & topic.

Forgive me if I have not read all the amusing (I do use that term loosely) comments about why a system comes out at night, so if I hit upon an answer that has already been posted but I did not see one. I know for me I like it dark as a lot of the responders said. That means you lower the blinds or close the drapes, thereby eliminating the biggest sound distorting source in the room those windows. The second reason is metaphysical you intentionally have eliminated all other stimuli (phone computer) {or at least I hope you do} with the sole goal of listening to music and nothing else therefore your mind can is working at full capacity to hear the music and nothing else! I know that sounds crazy because we're not accomplishing anything, but the music sure sounds better!