Like raymonda, my system always sounds good, but source material quality has a huge impact on the sound, as I think it should. That said, there are some nights when I am just not feeling it, and some nights when I can't stand to stop listening. I guess there are many variables, but the other day I had Norah Jones' "Cold Cold Heart" playing from my server, and I had a stupid grin on my face, as I wondered how it could possibly be any better. I am sure it could. But, in the moment, that seemed to be nearly impossible. And I did this with a much smaller investment than most audiophiles make in their systems.
How often is your system "good"?
In a recent article in Stereophile, the author wrote, "When my system is good, it forces me to appreciate artists and songs I'd never noticed before."
http://www.stereophile.com/content/schiit-audio-yggdrasil-da-processor-page-2#bQow2O0DxgbPdplw.99
My presumption is that the author meant that his system sounds better some days than it does others. I think this is an accepted fact. I believe my system does better early in the morning and late at night due to power constraints. I have a voltage meter on one of my outlets and I feel better about the sound when the voltage isn't sagging.
My question for readers here is how often is your system good? And to what do you attribute the goodness of your system from one day to the next?
http://www.stereophile.com/content/schiit-audio-yggdrasil-da-processor-page-2#bQow2O0DxgbPdplw.99
My presumption is that the author meant that his system sounds better some days than it does others. I think this is an accepted fact. I believe my system does better early in the morning and late at night due to power constraints. I have a voltage meter on one of my outlets and I feel better about the sound when the voltage isn't sagging.
My question for readers here is how often is your system good? And to what do you attribute the goodness of your system from one day to the next?