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Wow, that's an amazing experiment ! Did you have the idea yourself, or did you hear about it ? In any case, I would love to read more about this.
I used to wear headphones all the time, so a silent moment was very displeasing and boring to me at that time. And I think this is the case for many of us, just look at the number of people wearing headphones in the public transports.
It's also astounding how we try to isolate the recorded music from its acoustic environment. Sometimes when I am listening to music in a noisy place, I like to think of the music "with" the surrounding noises, rather than forcing my brain to focus on the music alone. And when I do that I feel a great relief and relaxation in my body. This shows how much effort we do to focus just on the music.
Anyway, thanks for your great post, I will also try your experiment :) The hard part will be to convince my S.O. ^^