"Ian Bell" wrote in message
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Soon after I turned 40 the eyesight started to go. Now, since turning 50
I
have noteiced that one ear has better HF response than the other. Today I
was calibrating the replay side of a tape recorder using a test tape. I
could hear the 10KHz tone but when the 12.5KHz tone came up I couldn't
hear
a thing! Me ears are shot to pieces.


OK, that's not funny and not a thing I'd take the **** about (I'm 57......
;-), but you might be interested to know that my next door neighbour came in
once to hear a 'valve amp' and he said he thought it was very 'clear' and
liked it. He's in his 60's and *stone deaf* in one ear with the other one on
its way, apparently....???