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This is something I've noticed for a while now; I always notice heaps more detail in my headphones at night than I do during the day. At first I thought it was to do with the fact it was generally quiet at night and dark, so my hearing would compensate for reduced vision in low light. It made sense to me until I started closing all my curtains and turning lights off during the day. To a degree this worked as I had less distraction and was able to focus on the music and the detail, but it was nothing near the level of detail I was able to perceive at night.
During the day with the lights off and in a perfectly quiet room I still heard my headphones with my 'day hearing' even if I'd been in the dark and quiet room for a while. So it's made me think that maybe hearing changes as part of the day night cycle of humans, maybe as it becomes evening we naturally start to hear better because we've evolved with reduced light and hence reduced vision at night. Curious to hear other opinions on my theory.
During the day with the lights off and in a perfectly quiet room I still heard my headphones with my 'day hearing' even if I'd been in the dark and quiet room for a while. So it's made me think that maybe hearing changes as part of the day night cycle of humans, maybe as it becomes evening we naturally start to hear better because we've evolved with reduced light and hence reduced vision at night. Curious to hear other opinions on my theory.