Do you have tin ears?


About a decade ago I jumped into the audio craze and went at it full force. With my budget at the time I purchased the best of the best that I could find through Audiogon or purchased it new. I had problems with my tin ears. I'd have 8 or 9 pairs of IC's and they all sounded the same. I couldn't tell A from B. They all sounded as good to me. I spent a considerable amount of money to find that special cable and never found it.

So, this time around, as I put a modest system together with pieces from back when and and maybe a few new things, I am approaching ICs differently. This time I am going to purchase something solid and durable and stay there. I may consider something by Signal Cable or maybe Blue Jean Cables. Signal cable makes some durable stuff so that may be my ticket

How about you guys? Any others with ears of tin?
matchstikman

Showing 1 response by azjake

Matchstikman,

There are dozens ,if not more, right here!
Before you guys start bashing let's get some things out there.

Eight yrs. ago no less an institution of health then John Hopkins Medical Research Facility stated that after age 40, on average, hearing in the frequency range that defines the "highs" we discuss can be lost up to 29%!

The evidence, interestingly enough, was much the same at the other extreme...
People my age [57] may have also contributed to the demise of they're
hearing by they're own doing, such as attending loud decibel concerts, playing headphones at a loud level and being in a work situation that had high decibel surroundings, not to mention inheriting specific traits that relate to long term hearing at birth!.

As for not hearing differences in cables, DON'T FEEL GUILTY!! If your chosen cables results in a pleasurable experience for you, STOP SEARCHING!
In a strange way it reminds me of when they used to call a person who got "stoned" easily a WUSS...Hey, he got high like everyone else, just quicker and cheaper!!...:)