He listen with eyes open in a dark room,I listen eye open half time only and not in a complete dark room... There is a thin light that make me able to spot location between me and the room disposition...
I only speak about my experience here not science at all...
I oberved that eyes opened completely with this information about the body location the link between the music imaging in particular is modified, in some way improved in relation with the perceiving body then in a different space than the purely musical dimension...more a sound space for the perceiving body than a musical space in itself...
But closing the eyes increase timbre perception for me make the imaging emerging in his own musical space with no more so direct reference to the perceptive body....More a pure consciousness perception...more music than sound...If it make sense...
I like the 2 ways.....
But i prefer to listen always in a dark room, with orange thin light diffusing his aural atmosphere.... I use himalayan salt lamps...I will not say here that the salt crystal "OBJECTIVELY" improves at peanuts cost the atmosphere of listening but it improves it even if it is in a hypnotic and placebo way..... Test is simple place them near speakers listen and remove them.... Here is one of my experiment that i can not be sure if it is placebo or not but the effect is there.... Placebo is also a TOOL to use by wise doctor... But the improvement is there illusory or not....Myjostyn will be happy with this example.... 😁 i give him some help the poor....