Klumpen0815: Having a classical singing education and 20 years of practice myself, I personally don't think his voice/singing is very good, though I agree, that the other stuff happening in Dream Theater is pretty good, just a bit too clean for my taste in many cases.
Interesting. To me, he is one of the best singers because of his vocal talents. First of all, he actually sings, and then hits incredible notes and does incredible phrasings with such sustained power, I find it highly impressive now that I've gotten used to his sound. Here's some
instrumental only though for those who might need a little warming up.
drealmer7: I love Tiamat but almost never listen to them anymore because my partner can't stand his voice. I keep telling her it took me a long long time to get used to his voice and to just listen to the music, but, eh, she can't.
awalterj: How about two sets of cordless headphones? -> Then you and your partner can listen to music separately and everyone is happy :)
Ooof, I don't like anything cordless at all (cancer/brain tumor waves!) Also, I prefer music to fill the room rather than just in headphones. I do listen to them still, but perhaps not as often as I would otherwise. We frequently listen to our own musics while the other is around, it works most of the time. (: