I grew up in Honolulu where the windows are always open for the incessant (trade wind) breeze. It was nice, it was constant, and if that breeze wasn't there it would have been WAY too hot. Moved to the Right Coast years ago and one of the first things I noticed was it can get QUIET indoors...winter storm windows, summer central air, blah blah...and I love it. The end. Or not. By the way...how can you NOT recognize or be aware of the source of ambient noise? The focus involved in "active listening" raises the sensitivity to all sound...doesn't it? This thread is weird...and Peterayer has nice windows, good sound, a tolerant wife, and filthy clothes. (kidding...really...heh...sorry)
Learned a valuable lesson about ambient noise
I've been kinda bummed the last few days because my turntable, well my system as a whole I guess, sounded really congested and just not as wonderful as it's been sounding lately. I figured it started July 3 when I was playing around with a possible new belt on my Amazon turntable. It didn't sound great. Then the old one didn't sound great and I've been trying to figure out what was wrong for half a week... what I had messed up. Turned things on late afternoon today and was still not happy. Now, four hours later, 9pm, everything is great again.... and all that's changed, I suddenly noticed, is that all the 4th of July holiday traffic and drunken people and parties and just general noise is gone. I live in a beach area and I just didn't remember how much noise there could be until it was gone!