Anyone else like to Listen in the Dark?

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

Once you go black, you'll never go back!!!!!!!

I almost always listen to music in the dark. The soundstage is much more vivid that way. Whenever someone wants a demo of my system, I play a few cuts with the lights on, then turn the lights off and play Cantate Domino track #5 ("Hosianna"). After the music ends and I have turned the lights back on, the universal response has been a few seconds of stunned silence, then "Wow!". That's when they understand why I'm into this hobby.

Funny story about that. About 20 years ago, when my best friend and I first discovered/fell victim to the arms race of high end audio (you've got Yamaha Natural Sound and Advents? I've got NAD and Infinity's), we used to listen in the dark, together. His Dad would come into the room, and I swear he thought we were gay (not that there is anything wrong with that). I can still remember listening to Kate Bush "The Dreaming" with those little red lights glowing on my friend's NAD and walking home SCARED TO DEATH from that song "Get Out of My House." A little to much perspective, as stated by the immortal Spinal Tap.