Mike Reed
pfm Member
It'll probably only play wallpaper music.
Audiophile aging
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It'll probably only play wallpaper music.
MUTTY1
Waste of bandwidth
Don’t get stoned in a greenhouse is my advise….
Bob McC
Living the life of Riley
We had our 48th anniversary on Friday last.
Ten happy years…
James
Lord of the Erg\o/s
Yes, I drive and my peripheral vision doesn't seem to be compromised. The blurred vision in one eye is obvious only if I shut or block the dominant eye. Otherwise, the dominant eye seems to work in tandem with the other to produce sharp vision and good depth perception. The only downside is in dim conditions, when the brain needs to get as much visual signal as possible, and so vision in the dark is worse.
Dinovector
pfm Member
Reminds me of one of my favourite quotes, from Mr Barraclough on Porridge: "Better to have loved and lost that to spend the rest of your bloody life with her"
Mike Reed
pfm Member
My once Ozzie bro.-in-law once sent me from Melbourne a monochrome photo of an inebriated and heavily doped group of London friends and me 'chasing' birds through a cornfield at the back of my sister's place in rural Suffolk in the late sixties after a party. On the back of the photo he wrote 'Never let a tern be left unstoned'.
I still chuckle but that's how it was living in Hampstead (and elsewhere, of course). T.b.h., I can't quite remember, but there y'go ! Photographic evidence.
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awkwardbydesign
Officially Awesome
But doesn't your nose block the peripheral vision from the good eye? I can't see how it wouldn't. And riding a motorbike is a bit different.
uncl_nigel
pfm Member
I haven't had a cartridge with replaceable stylus for more than two decades.
My dealer installs whatever I buy - he seems to think it's normal service even if the carts I choose are generally cheaper than a single pair of my interconnects
When you wander around town with a white stick people tend not to expect you to want to install the cart yourself...
James
Lord of the Erg\o/s
Not sure how big your nose is, but the peripheral vision of my fully corrected left eye is not blocked at all. When I swivel my eyes to the right, I can barely see the bridge of my nose. The other point I'd make is the eye corrected for reading is set to -1.5D, which is still adept at spotting movement and changes in its field. I used to ride motorcycles, and very fast ones at that, so I know where you're coming from.
Darren L
Egalitarian
I don't know about Prime as I don't use it but with Netflix there's a choice of Audio, language and Subtitles. When using a TV without soundbar or 5.1 amps and speakers, etc, a lot of the time it's very difficult to hear the dialogue but if you pause and go to the settings below the bar at the bottom of the screen and select Other it brings up a menu at the side of the screen where there is a choice of various languages, with or without Subtitles and also a choice of English 5.1, English Original, sometimes English 2.1, the default setting seems to be English 5.1 for most modern films or programmes, if you select English Original or English 2.0/2.1 and then return to the film or program you'll find its much easier to hear the dialogue. Hth.
I had my ears done yesterday with micro suction by an Audiologist, a great improvement all round, the last time I had my ears syringed was about 30 years ago, probably should have done it alot sooner but definitely worth the money.
uncl_nigel
pfm Member
My wife's ORL has asked her to go for an MRI since he found unequal hearing loss in her ears... He seems to be of the opinion that normal age-related hearing loss is similar in both ears.
So I'd personally go for an appointment with a specialist doctor. But then I go to a doctor not an optician even if all I think i need is a new pair of glasses - the advantage of being able to choose your own doctor rather than twisting the GP's arm for a referral.
Mike Reed
pfm Member
On my first ever 'flu jab a few years ago (with a pneumonia one at the same time), I lost considerable hearing in my right ear within minutes of arriving home. First, to my doc. Second, hospital consultants and test. Third, CT scan on a Friday afternoon with a Neanderthal in charge. The noise was so sudden and deafening they stopped the procedure half way as I had moved, so had to restart what was the loudest noise I'd encountered.
Then finally referred for hearing aids and more (Specsavers) hearing tests. I also had Hidden Hearing tests in this time and they all correlated the loss in my right ear. When I turned up at Specsavers at a much later but rather inconvenient date, I was told the referral did not have a deadline, so I postponed the event. On my next visit some months later, I was told that I'd been given wrong info. and that I needed to start the process again. Then Covid struck.
Therefore, not a simple or satisfying procedure. I'm now even more deal in that ear, so really must try to arrange a doctor's visit. However, all this has not, to my surprise, affected my enjoyment in listening to my system. The brain really IS a remarkable organ !
Then finally referred for hearing aids and more (Specsavers) hearing tests. I also had Hidden Hearing tests in this time and they all correlated the loss in my right ear. When I turned up at Specsavers at a much later but rather inconvenient date, I was told the referral did not have a deadline, so I postponed the event. On my next visit some months later, I was told that I'd been given wrong info. and that I needed to start the process again. Then Covid struck.
Therefore, not a simple or satisfying procedure. I'm now even more deal in that ear, so really must try to arrange a doctor's visit. However, all this has not, to my surprise, affected my enjoyment in listening to my system. The brain really IS a remarkable organ !
Andy Stephenson
pfm Member
The brain is indeed an amazing thing.
For the most complicated device in the known universe to go as wrong as rarely as it does is astonishing.
When it does, it can be calamitous. But, it has an awesome ability to transcend injury and repair itself or find ways around the affected area and re-route signals.
My wife's has had 3 brain operations and I swear she's still more intelligent than I am!
Andy
ralphfcooke
Well-Known Member
70 now, wore glasses for almost 60 years, pretty shortsighted (-5.5, -6.0), hand out to bedside table for glasses as soon as I woke up
About 3 years ago developed a cataract in left eye, had that sorted by NHS, ended up with around '0', but had to have right eye done even though
no cataract on that side as differential eyesight made life almost impossible. Now -1 on right eye so generally all good EXCEPT
I used to be able to do fine work, watch repair, SMD soldering, replace cartridges, check stylus for dirt... you name it.
Even with prescription reading glasses my close work abilities have gone to hell in a handcart.
About 3 years ago developed a cataract in left eye, had that sorted by NHS, ended up with around '0', but had to have right eye done even though
no cataract on that side as differential eyesight made life almost impossible. Now -1 on right eye so generally all good EXCEPT
I used to be able to do fine work, watch repair, SMD soldering, replace cartridges, check stylus for dirt... you name it.
Even with prescription reading glasses my close work abilities have gone to hell in a handcart.
Andy Stephenson
pfm Member
Have you tried one of those illuminated stand-mounted magnifying glasses?70 now, wore glasses for almost 60 years, pretty shortsighted (-5.5, -6.0), hand out to bedside table for glasses as soon as I woke up
About 3 years ago developed a cataract in left eye, had that sorted by NHS, ended up with around '0', but had to have right eye done even though
no cataract on that side as differential eyesight made life almost impossible. Now -1 on right eye so generally all good EXCEPT
I used to be able to do fine work, watch repair, SMD soldering, replace cartridges, check stylus for dirt... you name it.
Even with prescription reading glasses my close work abilities have gone to hell in a handcart.
Andy
uncl_nigel
pfm Member
Don't know about ralphfcooke but I find those things have pitifully weak magnification. I'm into 12x on my Keeler for reading and 7X to 10x for the handheld magnifiers lying around the house or lurking in my coat pockets. The Schweizer folding pocket magnifier sold to me as 10x says 39D on it.
