Ditto. If I'm already listening to music while surfing it just makes for a lot of noise with the two songs combined. And if I'm not listening to anything, it's annoying to suddenly have music coming from somewhere. I have to figure out which tab is the offending one, since I often have many different tabs open at once, and close it down.

Feckie, where can I download the MP3 player like you use. I think letting users select to listen is the only option I will choose. This way, people who don't like music on the forum don't have to listen to it.

I just close pages when I hear background music

I have to say that the autoplay is the biggest turn-off for my members so I added the vb Radio Staions Mod and it is a HUGE hit with my members!:)

I guess it depends if you like the music or not. If I hear something I don't like, I just hit mute. I'm guessing if you have a music related forum or a forum devoted to a particular theme, it's going to be a draw, not a deterent. It just depends on your audience.

Never, ever put background music on a site. At the very least, make the option to start, not to stop the music. It should be off by default. I for one find such sites which have it unprofessional and rather tacky, and generally never return to them again.