This afternoon I was talking to my doc optometrist. I have myopia since a young age, and there is a long history, but I won't get there.
Anyway six hours ago or so I learned for the first time in my life that I'm developing a cataract. Ok, not the end of the world, but still.
She mentioned ultraviolet light (outside from the sun) and that I should wear sunglasses and a hat, I don't when I'm on my laptop, and so I know pretty sure that it is where it must have started, because I do that for years. There are other reasons too, but a screen from your PC or laptop is not helpful, and the light around has to be bright enough, when inside.
Food; vegetarians are in better health about cataracts by 40% over meat eaters...but the science is not absolute.
Smokers; no no no.
If I'm going to criticize the cinematography in movies, I'd like to have a good set of eyes. Of course I wear my glasses, but not with a cataract showing slowly...it is kind of a downer a little.
For seeing close I'm all good, no need to wear glasses when on the Internet and read and write and draw.
The other day, the judge's wife asked me what's more important, our ears or our eyes. Of course I replied the eyes, because all the planet's beauty gave me the best impacting emotions...the flight of an eagle...the jump of a killer whale...etc.
Walk in the forest blind, or walk in the forest deaf; which one you prefer?
My artist musician and painter friend agreed with me, but not the judge's wife.
When polling people on audio/video forums, many prefer the audio first...like the bass, and the dialog; others 50/50, and very few go with the picture first (I'm in that category). We do what we like and like what we do, I do images first sounds after. I'm from the cinema silence...Charlie Chaplin.
I have the aptitude to create music in my brain with beautiful moving pictures...and women.
When listening to music, classical for example, I am struggling to see beautiful women surrounding me in the jungle.
It's what I'm made of...Mom & Dad...and that wasn't chocolate taste.
I'm very much into music, just more into pictures. Bass that can shake my axe is cool, picture that can bring my wildest dreams into imagination vibrates much more than my axe and bones; it vibrates my brain and soul.
So, Video needs to be part of an audio forum because live music is also a live show of lights and people you see playing the music, and nothing, no music reproduction alone can equal it in my book of visual and auditory arts.
We always have discussions about that, and many stereo audiophiles, like I too, don't need pictures...all very good.
But to me, hi-res audio (multichannel) with visuals is much more impacting emotionally. I can give you many examples but I know that we all can.
...Same with stereo headphones people. ...But the flip side of that coin is the 3D pic/multichannel sound special goggles with direct interaction...virtual world.
Ok, I think I explained well where I'm coming from, and the reason why it's important to advance from all our senses; Hearing, Seeing, ...and of course the others; Smelling, Tasting and Touching. ...Smelling the flowers, tasting the good food and wine, and touching the gentle curves of a woman's velvet skin.