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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
chili5555
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>> I’ll even have some guilt about spending my kid’s inheritance.

Did you work hard, save and invest wisely so that your *children* would be financially comfortable or so that you and your long-suffering better half could be financially comfortable? I hope that the way that you helped your children to be financially comfortable was by educating them, often by example. 

I believe that if my children want to be financially comfortable, they ought to do the same things that I did: work hard, save and invest wisely.

>> "Does it ever end?"

Sure, when the coroner zips up the bag and carries me out feet first. Until that time, I recommend that you enjoy life to the fullest. 


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roxy54
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+1 chrisoshea
fleschler
2,021 posts
 
I am 64.   My hearing is nearly flat to 15khz.  As a child/teen, my hearing went out to 20-30Khz, probably due to my asthma (bronchial conditions in children often result in hearing high frequencies).  Unfortunately, I also was bothered by buzzing high frequencies in lights that others couldn't hear.

I have found that my left ear lobe at the top has a curl to it which my right ear lobe doesn't have.  The left ear hears a less open, darker sound than the right.  When I unbend the lobe, sound is identical in both ears (and more open).  Plastic surgery would permanently result in more open sound on one side.  I don't plan to do that.  Similar to my eyesight.  My left eye has always had a neutral color rendition.  My right eye is my primary vision eye and has a darker color rendition.  Together, a nice balance.  I would never want to live with the left eye only vision. 

That's life.  As to equipment, I only want to upgrade my main speakers but they will cost $35K to $75K (Von Schweikert VR6 MKII or VR55s.  I can live with my Focus speakers just fine in the meantime.  I am satisfied with the rest of my system (but it took a looong time get it and the my room to make me satisfied).  
fedie
61 posts
 
80 percent deaf in one ear , almost sold everything ,then I turned on the music one day and was happy to have the other, amen.
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