I'll welcome myself back after a brief hiatus

Glad to have you back!  I guess most men of a certain age have one sort of health problem or another.  Or more than one.  Think of those early days before FM radio and you liked to ride in the car and listen to AM.  I myself loved it.  Beatles, Stones, Tommy James, Hermans Hermits etc. 

Hey Russ,

Glad to know your journey and that you are moving forward!

You may actually enjoy MONO recordings, I do...

"Harrison recalled in The Beatles Anthology, “When they invented stereo I remember thinking ‘Why? What do you want two speakers for? Because it ruined the sound from our point of view”. “We had everything coming out of one speaker,” the guitarist continued, “Now it had to come out of two speakers – it sounded pretty naked”.

Hey Russ good to see you back man. Sorry about your hearing loss but glad you can still enjoy the music!

"Think of those early days before FM radio and you liked to ride in the car and listen to AM. "

For me it was my Dad’s mono rig. A small Bogen tube integrated, a 45 player, and A University coax in a custom cabinet (think 1950s). Dang thing took two people to move it. He played Also sprach Zarathustra at full volume until the cat that was sleeping in the huge port of the speaker came running out! Petty sure that’s what get me started with HI-FI.

Welcome back Russ,

So sorry it’s not under better circumstances. I am very glad to hear (no pun intended) that you haven’t given up being a music lover!

Looking forward to seeing your posts.

Jim