As a adjunct to the thread about "do we all hear differently", I thought maybe we should discuss how important is out hearing ability ...or acuity, to the enjoyment and participation in this hobby.
I ask this, as I have a good friend, who has been in the hobby perhaps longer than I have ( many years) who now has to wear hearing aids in both ears! While it is obvious that his high frequency hearing ability has completely vanished, it is also interesting to note that he still enjoys the hobby as much as ever, and maybe even more!
Does he hear the nasty ringing of the metal dome tweeters...no, does he hear the purest sounds of the violin, no...but he does hear all of the staging and the bass response pretty well ( according to my friend).
Does he miss any of these artifacts? Apparently not. Many of us have hearing loss to some extent or other, ( all of us, IME, have limited hearing compared to our lady friends). Question is --how important is it to have hearing that allows us to hear from say 20Hz to 20KHz...or even 10KHz??
I ask this, as I have a good friend, who has been in the hobby perhaps longer than I have ( many years) who now has to wear hearing aids in both ears! While it is obvious that his high frequency hearing ability has completely vanished, it is also interesting to note that he still enjoys the hobby as much as ever, and maybe even more!
Does he hear the nasty ringing of the metal dome tweeters...no, does he hear the purest sounds of the violin, no...but he does hear all of the staging and the bass response pretty well ( according to my friend).
Does he miss any of these artifacts? Apparently not. Many of us have hearing loss to some extent or other, ( all of us, IME, have limited hearing compared to our lady friends). Question is --how important is it to have hearing that allows us to hear from say 20Hz to 20KHz...or even 10KHz??