Room color opinions

Re turning lights off when listening
“There is truth in this. The rationale is that the hearing senses are "heightened" that much more when the visual senses are at bay.”

I hate to judge too harshly but I’m pretty sure that’s actually an old wives tale. This is probably a good example of expectation bias, if anything, which I think it’s actually not. Your tv would look better with earplugs. You can even do a controlled blind test with blindfold or A-B test with blindfold? I’d be interested in the results. Of course, someone will say blind people have better hearing than normal but that’s because they rely so much on their hearing. If thy eye offend thee pluck it out. 👀

I hate to judge too harshly but I’m pretty sure that’s actually an old wives tale.

@geoffkait 

I'm surprised you would think/write it's a wives tale. The fact that hearing senses are "heightened" that much more when the visual senses are at bay is easily demonstrated/proved. Try it. Listen "critically" to music with your eyes closed vs open and see/hear what I mean.

Try watching tv with earplugs. Let me know if the picture is better. 

Try watching tv with earplugs. Let me know if the picture is better.

Hi @geoffkait 

I never stated or even implied that because hearing senses are heightened that much more when the visual senses are at bay, that visual senses would be heightened when hearing senses are at bay. 

Try watching tv with earplugs. Let me know if the picture is better.

@geoffkait , c'mon man, it's 2018, I think we all have mute buttons on our TV's now.
The mute button actually makes music videos watchable. ;^)