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Grapple? Makes me think of:

Okay, I don't know of any definitive list. I believe any of the early "DAD" DVDs from Chesky, Arts Music or Classic Records will qualify. I have an extra copy of this one if you want it (in fact, you'd be doing me a favor if you'd buy my copy [it's still sealed]): In a lot of cases, the same companies re-released titles as proper DVD-A's, and I don't know that in all cases, they retained the ability to play the 24/96 layer via DVD-V, and more importantly, via the digital output.

No guarantee -- it has whatever the DVD author gave it, and not only that, but if the author programmed the DVD not to give you access to the 24/96 track unless you had a DVD-A player, then that's the way it will work. Is there a specific DVD-A you had in mind? You can try asking me or anyone else here.

It's an induced current. One can also do this with dynamics, so it's not exclusive to electrostats.

Some flannel sheets

So who hears ZZ Top's "Velcro Fly" every time they see this thread (besides me)?

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Awesome -- who's the artist?

Yeah, it's a standard tactic -- the potential buyer tries to call you out with "what's the absolute lowest you'll accept?". I usually ignore those freaks, because I get enough other people making actual offers. You'd think that sort of tactic wouldn't work frequently enough to develop any sort of following, but it does. BTW, there's absolutely no reason to take abuse -- just ignore the assholes. Don't respond to them. And definitely put that one dude on ignore -- he needs to know that you're not going to respond. And if anyone posts anything in your thread, do not respond, simply report it to the moderators for deletion. There's a rule on head-fi where asking questions of the type that lead to even remotely hinting at lowering the value of your sale is not allowed. For "reason", say something like, "don't appreciate implicating the value of my headphones -- they are worth what the seller is willing to buy and the buyer is willing to sell them at". Next time: put in qualifications like "lowball offers and messages without actual offers will be cheerfully ignored". Unless of course you want to do your research first, and then list a price.

You should keep everything you have and buy more stuff. That way you are contributing to the economy as well.

(Politically) correct answer: only you can tell us. My answer: prolly. Dew et. You could probably resell it for not much less if you ended up not liking it.

Neither (well, technically it's digital) -- MIDI is a proprietary connection used for musical devices. It sends things like "note on at pitch F# on channel 10" and then "note off on channel 10" and so on -- not very useful for anything other than people like me (synthesists), pretty much.

Stupid question -- what is the "dynamic range" graph?

The drivers contain most of the magic, I say keep them. That said, have you heard them in a really nice rig, yet, perhaps at a meet, or a nearby headfier or headcaser?

Oh, it's so cute, I want to pinch its cheeks. Why XP? Is there some functionality which you desire which it does not yet accomplish? Me, I'd go full linux -- Ubuntu, perhaps... Hey, dude, don't be stealing my schtick.

Whee.

I know nothing about Hemlock, and very little about Meshuggah. I think I might have Chaosphere, but I'll be danged if I remember anything about it, but "math metal" sounds vaguely right. I think that was right around the time where I just discovered that all metal bands had drifted towards cookie monster vocals, and I was getting extremely turned off by that, so may not have given them much of a chance. Ministry fucking rocked live, the last time I saw them, which was the tour that produced the live album, In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up (Live). They started with that sample loop that opens...uh..."Breathe"? Or "Thieves"? I forget which one. And then when they started rocking, the entire crowd started jumping up and down ("doing the pogo"), and I was literally lifted off my feet. I had no choice but to mosh along. Good times.

Handsome guy.

I'd also look at the Rega Saturn/Jupiter/Pluto/whatever the current TOTL is, for them.

Cambridge Audio should be on your short list of ones to audition. Do you need any of these things: SACD? DVD-A? Computer-as-source inputs (I.E. USB, or digital w/adapter)? Preamp functionality (variable outputs)?

Well, if I was on any other forum, I'd say move the speakers and try headphones, but you already know that. Sounds like you need both more bass, and room treatments to reduce the overhang. I'd say, move to the other room.

There's album art?

You may want to try moving them around, and moving around your listening position. Try putting them right in the corners, or try putting yourself right in the corners. My Special 25's go down to 30 Hz, and that's plenty bass for me, and I'm a bass-head.

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