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A free tweak revisited

I am absolutely positive that this subject has been discussed before, but last night as I was listening I was reflecting on how big a difference (for me) turning the lights off and (probably redundantly) closing my eyes makes.  My listening room is a quite near field environment, but with the lights off/eyes shut I hear the illusion of a sound stage wider than the boundaries of the room with height and some depth.  (However, the sound stage I get is not as deep as it is wide.)  Opening my eyes and looking at the speakers so close to me is kind of like sticking a pin in the balloon. 

immatthewj
macg19
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same hear

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carlsbad
1,551 posts
 

Along this line, yesterday I installed several smart light switches on all the lights that I sometimes want to turn on or off while listening. Now I can do it from my chair.

Jerry

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jerryg123
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@immatthewj Thank you for that depressing post. But you are a good man for adopting those dogs.

 

I don't think that I have near as much fun with my gear as I did when it was in my living room.  But there are other reasons for that; I don't find life, in general, near as much fun as I used to.

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tony1954
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I agree 100%. The less extraneous sensory input there is to interfere with my ears, the better it sounds. Perhaps that is why a few glasses of wine helps. It partially disconnects my brain.

edcyn
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I'm an eyes open/good lighting/good view kind of guy. . Frankly, I haven't listened in the dark since my hippie days, which terminated some time in the previous century.

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