Anyone else like to Listen in the Dark?

This is funny. I have, for years, listened in the dark and my 14 yo son has become a more frequent companion in doing so. Awhile back he started to say something and then stopped. I asked what he was going to say and he said, "Oh never mind it was stupid". I pressed him and he said, "I know this is dumb, but the music seems to sound better in the dark!"

I might speculate that the listeners of the dark have systems that image incredibly well. I normally leave the lights on dim but if I have my Green Mountain Diamantes set up, I really get lost in the music when the room is dark. When you can't easily see the room boundaries the imaging is more believable, very enjoyable.

I haven't read the other posts so if I repeat, sorry.
Psychoacoustics is just that, the way the brain is interpreting sounds. The more diverse the input as to stimuli, I imagine the less efficient the brain is at interpreting the aural input. So, remove as much extraneous input as possible and our wonderful gray matter seems to perk right up to aural cues. A bourbon in hand (legal stimulant [depressant] of course) only heightens one's sensitivity to nuance, shape, tone, position, etc.
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I really enjoy listening in the dark. Nothing gives me greater audio pleasure than firing up the Tenors late at night. That 20 tube glow is something to behold. I recently added Synergistic Research Designer Reference X-Series ICs to the mix so not only do the Tenors cast off a faint orangish light, but the interconnects wash the side walls with a pale blue light. God I love it! I wouldn't swear to it, but I know deep in my heart that the music just sounds better. It's like an audio-video extravaganza. Try it some time...you might just come to like it too!!!

My cats really love it too. It's so involving that the interuptions of flipping an LP always come way too soon. It's so self-indulgent it's decandent. he he