Rag 1 used ~$650, Rag 2 $999 - then upgrade your source, plus drive your speakers too

It does - esp in the mid bass

Bass consists of several elements - the ones you seem to value are as you have found not the strong suit of the HD-800S. I cannot imagine the HE-6 (6 screw I assume) at +7 db bass shelf, in order to get full dynamics at volume (say 100 db @ 1k), you've got to have what 8+ wpc@50 ohms Why not...

4AD.... I had the full collections of Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil, DCD; Cherry Red, Factory, Stiff, Rough Trade, Creation - other great indie labels

I have a BHCs - mine's not hot, but it has a pile of upgrades...

no other end of Moody - Watch City is by the river. But it was a loooong time back.

Interesting. We took 4 visits to look for the best BBQ. Tenn (Memphis area) & Northern Alabama (Decatur - Big Bob Gibson - my favorite). For beef it's Texas - but we did not get to K.C.. I cook BBQ - dry rub w/ sauce tailored to the meat. Do some great sides too. The Carolinas are too...

Napoli - red sauce and pick pockets.... but yes food is great. Actually the "Marches" "Marche" is the only place that didn't wow me food wise. Trieste has the most amazing coffee, but bad coffee is not a thing in Itay. Gelato anywhere else is not Gelato.

ABX will tell.

I started going back in the mid 80's when it was on Prospect St,. I have two stories: My wife and I noticed WBZ Newscaster Jack Williams sitting a few tables away - circa 1990. The next morning I felt poorly, and wondered if the seafood app had been bad. Later that day I saw Jack Williams...

mid scoop and wanky treble and +8 db bass - and not a big stage keep the 800S (only down 5 db at 30 Hz - and fast w/ good timbre too), get a HE-1000 Stealth ($1399) and an OTL amp for the 800S. Add: the HE-6 does have insane bass impact, but the highs are edgy/angry and the mids image small...

Eric Burdon & War: "Spill the Wine" 1970 Misheard lyrics - it's "take that pearl" after what seems like the first refrain is "take that girl" 3 versions of what it means are commonly offered: 1. wine was spilled on the mixing board during a recording session - seems to be a way to keep the...

I go right to 'spill the wine, take that pearl...' ...this really blew my mind... didn't know for a long time, what that line really means....

I used discogs to sell off my rarer stuff - shaded dogs, UK pressings, 1/2 speed, D to D - hated digital for so long - Krell 20i and Doug Sax lured me in, don't miss the ritual of zerostat, carbon brush, clamp - after the initial VPI washing, not to mention the space re-gained.

Sold off my 12k vinyl/CD collection, and have maybe 50 CD's not available on stream left. Big fan of the freedom of streaming.