[Mr Rogers]

I spent much of my life on a flightline around jet engines. The old Close & Play record players would be good enough for MY ears! Cheers to those who can still hear clearly....

[Psalm 73]

"I spent much of my life on a flightline around jet engines."

HA! Thinking the same - I used to test-run jet engines (production engine-test facility), and my ears are shot, too.

I think with me (I'm 63) I'm more just wedded to the nostalgia of putting a record on my turntable.

Although sometimes I swear I can tell the difference between, say a Brian Eno or King Crimson CD and some of my old vinyl records of the same.