Can streamed Music sound better on a Sunday?


I’m new to the audio world. I had an accident about 2 1/2 years ago that left me a highly functioning quadriplegic. I used to mountain bike five days a week, that’s how I had the accident. I loved it I wouldn’t change anything. So I was looking into other things that interested me. Back in the 1980s I was into audio and then I took a 30 year hiatus and here I am. It’s a whole New World. So my question is can audio that I stream on a Sunday sound better than the same music during the week? Is it possible that you get less bandwidth when things are busy during the week versus when there’s less traffic on a Sunday? Call me crazy but It’s Sunday afternoon and my system sounds wonderful.
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You're not crazy Ray, probably just paying attention. That's the way it went with me. People would say their system sounds better late at night when the power is cleaner. Right. Dream on. Until one afternoon I put on a CD that I was used to hearing late at night. I had put it on just to have some background music while the system was warming up. Wasn't even sitting down. Caught me completely off guard. Had to sit down and listen, trying to understand what could be wrong. Played again late that same night, sounded just like it should. 

Odds are that is all that happened. You are listening closely and noticing things. Now the fun part, trying to understand why.

That's the part that will drive you crazy. Not the fact there is a difference you can hear. The Wonderland of stories why.
So my question is can audio that I stream on a Sunday sound better than the same music during the week? Is it possible that you get less bandwidth when things are busy during the week versus when there’s less traffic on a Sunday?

That's an interesting question. Bandwidth does have a huge impact on quality. HD was originally intended to be High Definition- one channel of ultra high quality audio and video. Until the suits figured out they could stuff 500 channels of I Love Lucy and weather reports into the same pipe as just one HD movie. Streamers could be doing something like that. 

But, I rather doubt that is the reason. Because they would need some reason to be going back and forth. Bandwidth costs, they aren't streaming for charity. More likely its just you are noticing what others have mentioned, its the power.

There's a simple enough test. You already hear the difference streaming. That could be bandwidth. Now try CD, or records. If those also sound better, well then its not bandwidth.