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

Showing 4 responses by asvjerry

@sgordon1 ....*S* Wonderful little video.....;)

Yes jdm, there Is an End....Ours. ;)

In the meanwhile, one shouldn’t stress over "...what should I do? "
As for the matter of inheritance, one leaves ’what it is’. Consider your spouse 1st, she’s put up with you longer (and likely more) than the kidz.

(Statistically, that’s how things usually shake out...bummer....)

Anyway....you’ve worked long and likely hard for whatever you’ve amassed. Indulge a bit....I’m not inferring that you pull a 2nd mortgage and go nutz, but feel free enough to scratch that itch ’enough’.

One can ’investigate’ what strikes ones’ curiosity without going postal over it. New, used, DIY....the options lay before you....

Go wondering around....*S*

Best of times, Jerry
(68, pushing 69....)
@oregonpapa , I'm frankly learning to like y'all being confined..

The air's cleaner, it's quieter overall....  One walks into that which is still open and if your timing is 'on', you get instant attention to your quest for whatever. 

"Rush hour" has become 'rush minutes'; I haven't had the pleasure of so little highway traffic in so long it's still a novelty.

When we first moved into this area, people would kid us about 'mountain time'; i.e., the pace was 'leisurely'.....not the frantic 'take no prisoners' of Houston, the Bay Area, or the L.A. 'basin' (how apt) I grew up in....

It sped up in the 10+ years we've been here....but now, it's even better than before.

If I need to 'accelerate' to visit Home Despot or Low's to 'do biz', it's easy to fall back 'into groove' and whambamthankuSam....but once out the door....

It's like hitting a Wall of Bliss.....*S*

Business for us is still coming in the door, for now....we've work lined up into 1st quarter '21.   We've even had a couple of 'walk-ins', a rarity for us...*G*

So....for the hoards demonstrating that they feel they're being 'held captive' and their right to assemble is keeping them from becoming ill...

Have @ it....I'll keep a safe distance.

Mass graves are disturbing, but I'd rather stay out of one.

Stay sane and Healthy....best I can wish for you...

J
noromance....you've wise'd up....;)

Ultimately, the only one you need to impress is yourself.

It's pleasant when others are impressed, a nice 'ego-stroke' basically.
At this time, anything above and beyond a Walmart gets attention. but most of the systems owned and described here brand one as 'fringe'.

...which, at the end of the day...is Fine....OK...

If looked at as neurosis, at least it's harmless....except perhaps to one's wallet. *g*   That, each to one's 'own'....Literally. *L*

Having spent the bulk of my life involved in some fashion in the graphic arts and craft in employment, artist friends at some point have inquired as to Why I haven't 'expressed myself' in some way.

One finally 'got it'....blurting out...

"I now understand....Your Life is Your Art!"

*s*  Close enough....

Like most, one doesn't need to totally understand it.

It just Is.

Stay healthy, J
@vegasears .....+1 re the Lotus mention....👍....
...and the analogy....;)