I have grown up listening to music and associate it with pretty much everything I do. I have discovered an inner peace in listening to beautiful film scores while enjoying the outdoors - however, I have always used headphones to not disrupt anyone else's experience. Recently, my adventurous companions have asked that I share on occasion. In response to that, I have taken on the added weight (12oz) of a small ipod speaker and will play music for small periods of time while on the trail. This, unfortunately, forces me to bring up the rear so that everyone else can hear.
So my question on ettiquette is this - when encountering other hikers on the trail, I try to turn the volume down. Is this enough? I am curious what the consensus is regarding music in the outdoors.