jorjen Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 At the age of 55, I can honestly say my biggest audio regret is not taking better care of my ears. Pisses me the $%^& off that I was not smarter about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I have a friend who does landscaping, yard work, etc. Atlanta in the summer... he never uses the air conditioning in his truck, the windows are down. I told him that having the windows down will kill his hearing, especially in the left ear. He was shocked and had never considered how the wind noise will do that. He's always turning his head to listen with his right ear towards you. He wears earplugs when using the tools... Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axz Hout Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafbykhorns Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Not using single ended flea amps early on, see my moniker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I've got to agree with bhendrix et al, regarding not protecting my ears. Why are we so d@mn stupid when we're young? I've been able to keep most of the good audio gear I've acquired, or at least sold it for respectable prices. That, of course, created a storage problem. It also is causing my wife to go nuts. Reading these tales is making me want to clutch this stuff closer! It's a real problem, especially since this personality glitch of mine applies to all sorts of objects. I don't mind getting rid of stuff, I really don't. But I have to get a decent price (or see that it goes to a deserving person). The regret comes in when I see something I sold/gave away has substantially increased in value. Bruce, 25 years ago I found, at a garage sale, a beautiful, mint condition mid-60s Gibson L4-C. I already had a '73 D-28 (which I still own), so I sort of fancied myself a beginning guitar collector. Maybe 10 years later, with the kids small, and needing dough, I took the Gibson down to a well-respected guitar shop in Palo Alto (Gryphon Stringed Instruments) to consign it. They put a $1100 price tag on it, and it sold fast. I pocketed around $880, which was decent at the time (no eBay or Craigslist yet!). As they say, that money is gone, and I know that gee-tar is worth a whole lot more. I try not to think about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angusruler Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 selling all my albums about 6 yrs ago. i'mstill pissedat myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 I gave my albums away when I donated the AR/SME turntable to Purple Heart. What they might be worth today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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