when your hearing is not as good as it was . . .

I'm 68, and too much loud live rock contributed to what they call mild-to-moderate hearing loss. So.

What will no longer make a difference in terms of my components? What can I sacrifice, because I can no longer hear it?

Will Bluetooth sound the same from my DAC vs going through my preamp for example?

Can I hear the diff between a tube (Freya) and solid state preamp?

Can anyone share their experience and if they've done anything to their systems?

mendef12-11-2023 4:18am

mahgister Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 12,745 posts 12-11-2023 at 09:14pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete We all loose high frequencies perception with aging ... But music and even sound qualities are first qualities , meanings, non linear wholeness which are not contained in the Hertz -decibel number linear windows and map ... My ears had lost their acuity as it is normal for 72 years but i can perceive very distinctly minute differences in sound qualities because they are meaningful for me ... If i was wrong , audiophiles passed 35 years old must give back their club membership because passed over 35 we perceive :