Summer Heat/Impact on System-Listening


At least in the 'States, we are experiencing a heatwave. The power grid is being taxed by enormous demands, and this must have an impact on the quality of listening. I know we have experienced voltage dips- on my home theatre, one of the power controls shows this, when in normal operation, i never see these indicator lights. ON the hi-fi, I have noticed that the Audiopax amps- which have that unique biasing feature- are less stable in settings. In other words, once the controls are set on the biasing feature, the amps are normally very stable and the settings don't drift. This week, i found that the settings were 'off' several times over a day-long listening session.
What impact does this have on your systems?
Also, we are centrally air-conditioned, but obviously, that contributes some ambient noise to the listening room. I prefer to listen in absolute quiet. How do all of you deal with these issues? No listening during the heavy heat months- listening at night, when power consumption is often lower, and temps are usually cooler- is not an answer when the temps stay hot well through the nite.
Sorry if this seems like an idiotic query. Just curious about the behavior of other listeners given what I've experienced in this heat.
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I visited a friend with new speakers and amps. It was a hot day, and his voltage varied between 104 and 114 volts. The sound was very disappointing.

Texas is not on either national grid. My voltage sticks with at most .5 volt differences at 124 volts both in the winter and summer. I have two central air conditioners and both run probably 80% of the time in the afternoon with temperatures of 97-100 degrees F. Summer causes me no problems other than feeling stuck in the house, especially as I am just back from the Colorado mountains.