Dedicated Music Room Recessed Lighting (High Hats)?


The music room is down to studs.  Rewired the entire room and in the process added 7 high hats.  They were to be used to make the room very bright for cleaning, playing with wires etc.  I also have four sconces that will get the old style low wattage Edison bulbs for lighting during listening (as well as a lamp or two).  It did not occur to me that although the "cans" won't be used during music the "cans" may buzz. I've been told this by three audiophiles and a home theater guy.  Two emphatically tell me to "rip them out while you can".  Others have told me just go get the automotive sound deadening sheets (cut and stick on the cans). The room has been insulated with Roxul SAFB (Sound Absorbing Fire Barrier) in batt form 6" in the walls 9" in the ceiling. Does anyone have any experience with cans rattling or buzzing?
Should I rip them out?  Yes I do listen to music very loud at times. Thanks.
Regards, barts  
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MC, I forgot to ask...did you do anything to your cans so they won't rattle/buzz?
Eric, the only problem with leaving them in is after sheetrock I very well may put stained pine boards on the entire ceiling.  That would a problem to try and rip them out.  They are not on the same circuit and will not have dimmers, they're just to really light up the room when necessary. Thanks.
Rego,  The cans are exposed at the moment (no sheetrock in the room yet) so now would be the time to either take them out and replace with another type fixture or attempt to remedy a problem that I don't know I have yet. Thanks.
cissado, thanks for the suggestions much appreciated.  I will address all of those areas.  The sheetrock is going to be glued and screwed, so maybe some Green Glue on the supporting braces between the joists is a good way to go.  Along with taping and wire on the other locations. 
Regards,
barts

oldhvymec,
I should have mentioned that the entire room was sprayed with commercial sound absorbing open cell foam.  Then Roxul SAFB to fill up all the cavities, so the wires are all or nearly all are foamed into place.  I have yet to pull some of the Roxul out from around the "cans" mainly because I hate that stuff.  To round out the picture for you the floor is concrete slab. Not very much sound energy can get in or out of the room. Thanks.
Regards,
barts   
lpretiring,
I’ve used permatex for gaskets. I’m thinking that its essentially a hi-temp version of RTV sealant as well as unaffected by petroleum products. Did not know it was good for vibration control. Thanks.
Regards,
barts
Thanks MC.  I would figure the Tektons alone could rattle just about anything.  The cans are in the ceiling and surrounded by Roxul packed in well but not real tight.  And everything will be sealed up real good.  At this point the room is kinda spooky, almost anechoic chamber.  My wife won't spend more than a minute in it...she says it freaks her ears out!  
dekay,
Funny how I never ran into the tactile transducers before.  I took a look and the few I looked at only go down to about 100-300hz.  My rig is really full range.  Took quite a bit of work in the last iteration of this room to stop random buzzing (think opening of DSOTM).  That's why this time it is a full rip out and start from scratch. Thanks.
Regards,
barts

oldhvymec, My room is 15 X 17 X 8, not ideal, but its what I have to work with. I too am retired, coming up on 7 years now!

bkeske,  I didn't specify the LEDs to my electrician.  And I just had him put in six 3"  LED "shallow" lights in a fireplace bookshelf surround.  Unfortunately I wasn't here when the cans went in.  So, now I'm going to take the cans out and replace with the LED shallow solid fixtures.

baylinor, I guess I'm old school because I like the look of recessed lighting. Great job on your "stereo house".  I would have to sell this house where we've been living for 40 years and move to a larger property, we have expanded as much as zoning allows.

audioquest4life, That's a big room you have there...don't even want to think about what that quietrock costs.

jimofmaine,  The room is completely empty and with the way my voice sounds and smacking two wood blocks together is very very dead.  I'm not sure what it would tell me at all to move all the equipment in there. 
Maybe if was familiar with my gear in a true anechoic chamber.

Thanks for all the responses, much appreciated.  Maybe one day it will end up on the systems page.

Regards,
barts 

@terry,
From my original post:  Rewired the entire room and in the process added 7 high hats. They were to be used to make the room very bright for cleaning, playing with wires etc. I also have four sconces that will get the old style low wattage Edison bulbs for lighting during listening (as well as a lamp or two).

@bkeske,
All of the insulation is to keep the sound in the room and exterior noise out. I live in a quiet neighborhood with plenty of trees (800 acre state park is my back border).  But the A/C compressor is right outside the left wall and essentially can't be moved.  I am well aware that what I've done so far is only the beginning.  And have watched many of Acoustic Fields vids. 

@benzman,
Well I must say that is a helluva offer. I'll PM you.

@coffee-jerk,
There are three separate lighting circuits in the room. The cans are arranged with 3 in a row across the front on one circuit and then a square of 4 on another circuit.  Finally, 4 wall sconces on their own circuit. (read my reply to terry above).

Thanks for all the good suggestions.  I am very pleased that this post didn't "off the rails" as seems to happen quite a lot around here.

Regards,
barts