Bright or Dim?

@larry5729 

"For the past 31 years we used our living room twice a year. We referred to it as our museum. Now we call it our music room."

Larry your story sound exactly like mine. Up until the past 2 years we NEVER went in our living room. I used to tell my wife all the time "lets turn it into an office or something" It seemed like such a waste of space. Maybe thats why home builders stopped building houses with formal living rooms. Anyway. I purchased a nice system to go in that space and now I use it almost daily. Plus I have two places in my home to get some solitude. Best decision I have made, and the WAF was good because I call that system "her" system lol. Hey do what you have to do right.. lol

@elizabeth 

Hey Elizabeth. This is a little off topic but question for you. You say you listen to music all day and all night. So do you turn on your system on in the morning and leave it on all day until you go to bed even when you run out for an errand? Just curious. I turn my system on and leave  it on all day. I only turn it off if I know i'm either not going to listen that day or I know I will be gone most of the day. Im sure that has been a topic of discussion someplace on this forum but thought I would sneak a quick off topic question in. Im sure this could be a topic all by itself. 

I leave most of the system on 24/7/365.                             
On always: amplifier, two preamps,(Threshold FET10 plus phono box, Bryston BP-26) SACD/DAC, two five disc CD changers, two power conditioners.Things turned off when not listening to them: Conrad Johnson ACT2, Audible Illusions Modular 3A, Audio Research SP-15, Rudistor RPX-33 mk2 headamp, Rega P-5 TT, Kuzma Stabi/Stogi S TT, Dual Golden One TT The ARC, AI M3a off most of the time since they are tubed, I only use them to play records.
The Conrad Johnson (also tubed) I use all the time, but turn it off since it is really a total furnace. *The hottest preamp probably ever made, that sucker is HOT!! and yes the guy who makes them said yes it is hot, normal.So the CJ I turn off even though I leave the stereo playing on if I go out.(PS I own 7 preamps, six working, five in one system. I guess I like preamps.

@elizabeth nice

With the lights dimmed you get a much blacker background.