Couldn't care either way as long as we're enjoying ourselves. That said, a little background noise is good for drowning out screamers and keeping the cops from being called.

I have a really hard time playing guitar during sex.

Without music, I'm concentrating for f**** sake, besides men can't multitask and I might drop my trombone

Mood music is ok, but not a must have. I use pandora so it’s all music I normally would listen to. Without music the noises my lover makes are soothing, erotic and pleasing.

Dose not matter

Either or really

Well, I grew up in California in the 60s, so upon reading this question, my first response was:

Drugs, Sex, Rock and Roll

Of course, with or without; either way is fine.

One of my favourite memories involved sex with music in the background. Freebird by Lynard Skynard came on, and after a while, I realised that my partner was keeping time to the music. It takes a fair bit of stamina in the livelier bits, but it was a most enjoyable experience.

EUROPA, by Gato Barbieri definitely, check it out......

It depends on the partner and music.

Life in general is always better with the right tune!

Sexy music is a difinite plus. Zero 7 is a favorite.

I never listen to music without having se... er, sorry... never have sex without having music on.

"C'mon upstairs, and I'll nothing on but the radio"

Remember Bo Derek's famous exchange in the film "10" - [this is a paraphrase, from memory, but I think I've got the thrust of it] -
Bo Derek: 'What do you like to do when listening to Ravel's "Bolero"? (puts it on the stereo - yes it was quite a while ago).
Dudley Moore: 'I Dunno'.
Bo Derek: "I like to fu*k".
Next scene - use your imagination.
I've always had that scene in mind every time I've listened to it since!

With!!! Music helps set the mood for me and can practically be foreplay by itself. When we lived in a crowded apartment complex, we needed the audio to drown out our involuntary music...

What? I'mbusy here

What? I'mbusy here

Whenever I have sex I always play the song "Alone Again, Naturally".

Whenever I have sex I always play the song "Alone Again, Naturally".

The right playlist at a reasonable volume can enhance intimacy or evoke intense passion depending on the mood. Music is very important part of my life but it is not always needed during sex. That being said, I should say I make a distinction between sex and love making. Sex is more focused on outcome, being more urgent and immediate while love making can ebb and flow as passions rise and fall changing over a time. In this circumstance musics ability to evoke emotional responses imbues intimacy with deep feelings and powerful memories from our past that can deeply enhanse and prolong the experience.

Music has the most powerful effect on nearly every part of the human brain than any other stimulation of our senses. It can be an intense facet of the experience or an unnoticed and etherial component but if it is a distraction for you or your partner don't use it. An example of it's power is evident in the documentary, Alive Inside.

I am a huge fan of jazz. It stimulates my mind to the max. So, not surprisingly, it can put me in the mood for sex... and it intensifies my feelings of pleasure. Please note..I am talking about real genres of jazz (avant-garde, cool, free improvisation, fusion, etc).....not that smooth jazz crap that has somehow gained popularity as the popularity of real jazz is waning. (If you need more evidence of god's nonexistence, there it is ! )

Without, I wish to hear the woodwinds fly away in my own mind. I want to hear the sexual sympony

You need music if you are using the rhythm method for birth control. Otherwise, it's optional.

I love sex and I love music, both are lovely and together is just fine.