I recommend auctioning everything. Set the starting bid at 25% of the MSRP, the market will dictate how much everything is worth. While your situation may be temporary, you can always build a new system. Designing a system based on research, finding good deals, and setting up a system is half the fun of this hobby. You may even decide you want a new headphone rig so you can really turn up the volume. I do hope your hearing improves, and definitely don’t rule out a lawsuit since everyone carries insurance.
Advice on how to liquidate system
Few weeks ago, I sustained traumatic blast induced hearing loss during a training incident. The level of hearing loss and tinnitus is pretty bad, I’ve had only a minimal level of improvement. midrange and upper frequencies sound like a 1970’s transistor radio. Horrible. The reality of the situation is looking like my audiophile days are pretty much over. Now I’m thinking of what to do with the gear…the thought of dismantling my rig and selling piece by piece is nauseating. Are there any resources that would come in and take it all? At this point I really don’t give a crap about being lowballed, it’s aggravating to look at what Ive put so much time and effort into and not be able to enjoy it. I need to move on.
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@jl1ny hang in there man. Hopefully it’s temporary and at least you’ll regain some or most of your hearing. |
The little I can glean from your explanation of events it sure doesn't seem like you're the kind of guy who gives up (working with flash bangs!). So, I submit that this is not the time to sell. Hang in there and go down every road to resolve this issue. Research the best doctors in NY and see them all as well as alternative remedies. Hoping for a good outcome. Regards, barts
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That one sentence stuck with me all this time so I looked up anything on flash bang grenade training and found this 17 yr old article on a police site on the use and extreme dangers of flash bang grenades. This one passage caught my attention:
These devices go off at 160-180 decibels! I know the article is an old one but if anything, common sense progress has to have been made by then. If they had you laying on the floor and just tossed it near you and some other guys as a way of preconditioning you to the effects, I'd get a lawyer as they're not qualified trainers in the least. That, and not requiring ear protection with that loud an event is completely unprofessional. All the best,
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It depends on the type of hearing loss you suffered: sensorineural vs conductive. Also, is the problem in one or both ears? About 30 years ago, I lost most of the hearing in my right ear (about 90% sensorineural loss). It has never recovered but I still hear normally with my left ear. It was difficult but I have adjusted my habits to accommodate such as sitting off center to the right at concerts and on my listening room. Unfortunately, hearing aids don’t benefit profound sensorineural hearing loss, but they can benefit conductive hearing loss. Even better, traumatic conductive hearing loss can recover. Hang in there! BTW, I think of myself as “the one-eared audiophile”!😎 |
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