Music in the dark
One of the reasons why music sounds better at night is that outside noises,both the obvious ones,and the ones which are there but our mind sort of shuts out,die down,and in the silence of the night,it is the music which reigns supreme.For the better part of my youth I lived in Simla.Living in Simla and travelling in Himachal obviously meant a lot of walking.While walking at night,especially in the mountains and forests,you realise that sense of hearing improves as your sense of sight declines.At night,you cannot see much in a jungle,but you can hear a lot more.Precisely this revelation got me into the habit of listening to music in the dark.You can hear a lot more,with the lights off.Pitch darkness,if I was in bed,and in a twilight zone between sleep and awake,but usually I left a dim light burning for company.Along with the constant glow of my Wills Navy Cut(stopped smoking 7-8 years back.No urge now.Only repulsion.But in those days smoking and listening to music,went hand in hand).
Even now I first switch on the music,then I turn off the display of my cdp(recommended by most manufacturers),and then I switch off the main lights and switch on a small light behind my listening position.The backlight casts a friendly and amiable glow and the music sounds so much better in the dark.Does it also have something to do with less sound being reflected from the walls,floors and ceiling?
nudged me into doing something about the 3B SST.I managed to find a similar piece of wood of the right size and now the power amp has a 'floor' and it's resting on the supports pads.
