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What A Drag It Is Getting Old

The other day, I was listening to some CDs and then decided to put on a record. I turned the selector knob on my Audio Note OTO to “phono”, which is to the left of “cd” and no sound. I thought maybe it was a dirty contact, so I turned the selector back to cd and then to “aux” in hopes of cleaning the switch. Lo and behold- the record played on “aux”!  Impossible. An aux input doesn’t have enough gain for a phono cartridge, but there it was. I called my dealer and he said to bring it in on Monday. OK. Later that day I decided to try again and I realized something. The selector on the OTO is on the bottom of the knob, so turning the knob to the left towards “phono” is actually moving the indicator on the bottom to the right towards “aux”.  Turning the knob to the right towards “aux” moves the selector on the bottom to the left to “phono”.  I’ve owned this amp for 2 years and I just forgot. As I said- WHAT A DRAG IT IS GETTING OLD.  

chayro
iovi66
8 posts
 

so many of us "older" folks can certainly relate to this...i do things like this everyday, memory loss is very scary when older, .....but I'm always reminded of what someone told me many years ago....

"the only thing worse than getting old is not getting old"

....so many of us never had the chance to "get old"... we're all so lucky to be alive at any age..... but wow, I never thought getting older would be this hard at times.... that's for sure!....luckily i can still hear well enough to enjoy my tunes and appreciate my system's high level of fidelity that took so many, many years to finally realize!

ghdprentice
8,128 posts
 

@ howardlee

+1

I just had a long discussion with my best friend... we became friends at 15... I'm not 73. We both claimed to have the worst memories and sited examples over our nearly sixty years as friends. To my compete surprise... he won! 

Hmm, now what did I go upstairs for?

@iovi66 

 

+1

chayro OP
3,050 posts
 

Just to jump back in- for me, that’s why I think it’s important to have an objective measure of your mental and physical health, because it’s hard to assess yourself. I retired from full-time law practice in 2021, but after a year, I took a part-time job, also in law.  I figure if I can take the subway to work 3 times a week and do a good job at work, I can’t be that bad physically or mentally. The money doesn’t hurt either, especially in this hobby we’re in. 

almosthome
49 posts
 

Minister: Do you believe in the hereafter?

Me: Yes. Every time I walk into a room I ask: What did I come in here after?

kerrybh
363 posts
 

@chayro +1.  Essential to stay engaged. As Clint said, don't let the old man in.  I find as I get older that simple DIY projects I could once do in my sleep somehow involve an injury much more often these days.

Like you, I've been in various forms of the law (and gov't) business and I've retired a couple of times. Most recently, I negotiated myself into working for no pay. As you suggest, that's not a great match for this hobby. Not a lot of pro bono in the audio dealer community.

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