How Many Listeners Here Listen Mostly With Eyes Closed?

When I first moved here, and came up with my arrangement with the table between the speakers, I closed my eyes, the phantom imaging was all there.

After knowing that for some time, I no longer needed to, I can ignore what I see and hear what I hear. My friends who have been here a few times say the same thing.

I have a young friend that I promised we will move the table out, put down a rug, and he can experience that. It’s hard to believe it makes no real difference.

However, at night, it can be very nice to close your eyes, and sometimes hear things you were unaware of.

Yesterday, very relaxed, I listened to SADE, Promise. First, I was thinking about how well the cartridge was doing with the electric bass, then, some tracks, you realize there is a lot going on, more than I heard before.

During daytime listening when daylight is hovering I used to put on insulated eye shades for "immersion," but found that their insulation interfered with the presentation somewhat. That pair of eye sockets has effects.

7th grade junior 3 trenton NJ Charles Higgins music professor 6' 8'' beautiful man with the most powerful voice. made us listen to the classic head down eyes shut, great advice.

Depends on how good the weed is.

@ezwind Easy rollers,eh? Often a drug induced state makes sounds so omnipotent and omnipresent. Wow man. Those days are gone but for a few puffs now and then. But yes when high music is acutely more so but I’m not advocating the high, I was just remembering what Guru Bob taught. 
 
Kidding adide, I hope you read “Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening” The book by Jim Newton. It’s so much about the times we grew up in. ”3 Shades of Blue” by Jim Kaplin if you love Jazz is stellar too. Just finished reading that while listening to who was being written about except for when I closed my eyes enveloped in the music.