Quick poll: Listening at night, lights ON or OFF ?

As dark as I can get it. The only lights I like to see are the ready light on my amp and the track info on the cd player. It's probably psychological, but music sounds better in the dark because your sense of sight is out of play. I'll even go around the house turning off as many of the lights as I can, although sometimes it's tough getting back to my chair when it's pitch black. I'd even prefer it if there was no moonlight. Try listening to the soundtrack from "Thin Red Line"..it's spooky!!

Funny how many folks listen in near-darkness, yet manufacturers build their equipment with many lights to capture all the attention,,,,I mean people listen in the dark to connect with the music, not their equipment (although many do want to bask in their gear of course).

Lights on but nothing bright for the main system. For the secondary system, the tubes and chrome chassis of the Cary look so good in the dark that's how I like it in that room. Sometimes I'll have a candle lit for a bit more light.

Interesting responses, and apparently I am in the minority, because I normally have several lights on, including:

1. A small spot light for my turntable.
2. A few small spot lights for my LP (2) and CD (1) racks.
3. My track lighting for my art work on the walls.
4. And typically, a table light on my side table, so I can read the liner notes of the album I am listening to.

(FYI, I do have dedicated circuits, so the lights are not on the same circuit as any of the above lights, so no noise gets into the music.)

I rarely, if ever listen in the dark.
(Partially because I almost always listen to vinyl, (and I have to get up every 15-20 minutes to change a record), and tripping over a hassock or the TT dustcover, (which I use as a small table to hold the record sleeves), would not be good.)

PS And No, I don't normally close my eyes either.

PPS And Yes, I typically have a nice beverage, (lately a nice glass of Redberry Irish Whiskey, on the rocks), in order to get in the mood! Of course if I have too much of the aforementioned beverage, my eyes do tend to close after awhile! ;-)

in the dark.
And, I shut off all the lights my equipment will let me turn off.
A couple pilot lights aren't that annoying, but sometimes the displays can be a little over the top.