Confirmed - the Applecare+ $79 deductable covers accidental damage, including my iPhone 5s that was folded in half. For $49 it covered my wife's iPad mini with cracked screen and squished power button.
Before any listening session with the HD800 I rub my hands together briskly to generate heat, then carefully place them over the cable. The ensuing warmth adds a certain "hors d'oeuvres" quality to the sound, not unlike a crunchy chicken and cheese wrap. This process is like a heat lamp for the soul of the music. It also always makes me vomit and cry uncontrollably, but it so worth it to hear the purity of Dianna krall or whatever.
^ That is good advice. For example: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/fuo/4649423044.html
Lots of other listings. I'm sorely tempted by a stained but fully functional Leap v2 for $100. We already have a Bissel spot cleaner at the house because of the kids.
Craigslist too, Dusty. I see used office furniture dealers in my local one a fair amount. Was thinking of getting my son a nice desk and chair for his room.....(saw a gorgeous dark cherry desk, good size, nice drawer space, and good build quality, for under $200).
Will these Nissan still points you speak of fundamentally change the sound signature of the speakers?
I prefer to start with a transducer I despise and tweak it until it is acceptable.
O.M.G. What a rabbit hole. I tried to write an explanation of the physics of flight except I couldn't find an allowable word for weight. Any suggestions? "You can make a car fly by having arms longer on top than under. By moving forward the air over the arms goes far and under the arm goes less and becomes thicker. That means the air under pushes hard up as the car goes fast. If the car goes fast enough, the push is bigger than the weight of the car and it flies."