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The Absurdity of it All

50-60-70 year old ears stating with certainty that what they hear is proof positive of the efficacy of analog, uber-cables, tweaks...name your favorite latest and greatest audio "advancement." How many rock concerts under the bridge? Did we ever wear ear protection with our chain saws? Believe what you will, but hearing degrades with age and use and abuse. To pontificate authority while relying on damaged goods is akin to the 65 year old golfer believing his new $300 putter is going to improve his game. And his game MAY get better, but it is the belief that matters. Everything matters, but the brain matters the most.
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jpwarren58 OP
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Chuck,
Thanks for the passing grade. Maybe if I re-write you will consider a re-right. Joe
jpwarren58 OP
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Point being to encourage more humility and less dogmatism. 
jpwarren58 OP
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Esteemed Orchestra conductors and old rock concert audiophiles may not belong in the same category. Extremely trained ears versus extremely addled ears. I recognize experience plays an important part of evaluation. However experience can be a two edged sword. Can lead to hardening of opinion (please visit golf club locker room) or recognition that the more you know the more you don't. 
jpwarren58 OP
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I apologize if my post appears to be a futile "gripe." Realistic appraisal of old ears and what they can and cannot hear. Not taking that into account AND then espousing true doctrine and ridiculing the measurement gang. Not exactly entertaining perspective. 
(I never saw anyone wearing ear protection at any rock concerts or car races until just recently. My first rock concert was 1971, Deep Purple or Elton John. Memory cells gone the way of my hearing.) Joe
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