Our enjoyment, appreciation of music does not lie in the upper registers for the most part. As GSOphile said, it's well below even your current limit. FWIW, at 72 I know full well of what you speak...... ;)
LMAO, if you think at a speaker connection you're gonna tell the difference !!! For the record red / purple the purity level is pretty much the same, the purple meaning nothing more than a thin layer of oxidation
I could be wrong but I believe the RCA 'black plate' era did not begin until after WWII ? Regardless, it is pretty well accepted that the early fifties is when they became really popular.
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Nice summation Michael (y) :)
health and happiness to all in the coming year and fingers crossed for peace in the tension filled areas of the world.........