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

mendef OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 54 posts 12-14-2023 at 08:11am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yup- Other than that my experience mirrors knotscott. BTW, I tried high quality hearing aids and did not like them at all with audio systems, I’d rather have the reduced highs than endure the hearing aid artifacts. I agree. Everybody's posts are much appreciated. Thank you
mendef OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 54 posts 12-11-2023 at 06:45am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yes, I have Jabra Essence Select hearing aids, but it is less fatiguing to listen to music at home w/out wearing them. They are good hearing aids, but "high fidelity' is not their purpose. I appreciate the comments about adding an equalizer to the system. Thanks