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Anyone go threw this yet .. " Hearing Aid "

I was wondering if I have to get an hearing aid, and does this mean that it is all over for my audiophile days?

I was told 14 years ago when I was in construction, and had to have an hearing test .. Results...were ..that my left side was not very good, and the person commented at the time " whatever you do not to spend alot of money on a stereo system".

It was just the begining of my audiophile years!

It didn't stop me.

I have gone threw about 3 systems now, and still have a full room of great gear.

2 years ago when I was in the UK I did some cable testing, and yes I could tell the diference between these cables. IC, PC, Speakers cables.

And yes I could tell a big difference.

Then

While we were trying out some of this guys cables, I said to this guy I can't really hear much difference between these two cables , they were PC.

I could hear a little difference but not much, this guy commented,you must be going death.

The question is , how bad is it, and do I want to find out.

Anyone go threw this yet?
macallan25

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elevick
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1-Don't go cheap on the hearing aid. Cheap ones have too much background noise, sound like crap and you won't use it. My dad is there right now.

2-I recall a friend going through this some years ago. If your problem is like his, with 1 side much worse, there is another route to take, MONO. With 1 side out of whack, the soundstage will suck and you will miss a great deal of what was intended. With mono, you won't get the depth and width but will get the full signal and enjoy the beauty. Please let me know if this makes listening more enjoyable.

Good luck.
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