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Older And Wiser or just Tighter and Deafer?

I’m 63. I’m not wealthy but I have a tolerant wife and I still love to pursue great sound. But I find myself increasingly reluctant to spend significant amounts on new gear. I know my hearing acuity is not as good as it used to be, but my love of music and good sound is not diminished. When considering a purchase, I find myself factoring in cost versus life expectancy (mine!) and auditory function. I’ll even have some guilt about spending my kid’s inheritance. Is something wrong with me?
jdmccall56
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mahgister
13,194 posts
 
16f4 Thanks for this heartfelt post.... My best to you....
midareff1
182 posts
 
I'm a bit older than you and would not consider adding (as in buying) any component of reasonable or greater cost that I could not audition in my system.
newbee
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FWIW, if you are presently healthy you could easily outlive any components you might now buy. What I would do (and actually have) is to redirect my attention to simplifying my system using quality components to facilitate the ease of use when you start to 'lose' your mind (as well as hearing) in case someone else has to turn it on for you, and I would have a component which has effective tone controls to compensate somewhat for your projected hearing loss (or buy a good quality add-on tone control :-).


jdmccall56 OP
73 posts
 
bloom, I suppose I'll eventually give in to hearing aids.  I'm just not there yet.  I guess I'm still living in denial (not the river in Egypt).
newbee, I think we're on the same wavelength. 
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