well..........yes and no lol. Sure with age you HAVE more pains but I find I'm less sensitive to injuries, especially superficial ones, they often go completely unnoticed until someone tells me I'm bleeding.
lucky dog having AR12's, much more rare than the 11's, I stupidly gave mine (purchased new in 1978) to my brother in 1991 when I put together a whole new system, still kicking myself for that.
outstanding
Covid has completely changed the Chucky experience for the kids, no more climbing tunnels, ball pits, etc, all stationary rides and arcade games now.
never implied music couldn't be enjoyed as background sound without sitting in the sweet spot, I have several setups and not all are installed with the seating position in mind, but several are.
As for where to sit at a concert I usually buy tickets with that in mind, must purchase early if...
A magnifying glass will not show the condition of the stylus, and a microscope only if the lighting is perfectly setup AND you know what you're looking for.
without all of these factors in place better off to send it to an expert for evaluation or keep track of your hrs on the stylus. How many...
to the OP, if stereo separation and imaging aren't important to you then I'm wondering if you only use music for background noise or do you actually sit in the sweet spot and really listen?
If the balance is severely off to one side, or the sound is trapped between the speakers I'm not a happy...
never say never, my last purchase of a "New" cartridge the stone was installed severely chanted to one side. Would have returned it but didn't install the cartridge for more than a yr after purchase.
The balance was off to the right, tried everything to get it right, then looked at the stone...
celebrated two grandchildren's bdays at Chuck E Cheese yesterday, Trey turned 6 and Dani-beth 2, it was Baby Shark for Dani and Jaws for Trey.
Trey has the black T-shirt
Dani-beth flying to the moon