They're stock so they need to be modded. But I think they should exceed the HP-1 once modded since they already have plenty of bass and with some dampening I can see myself enjoying them very much.
They do retain the Yamaha sound signature which I do like very much
God that gig is probably going to be killer. I saw Zorn perform in NYC, easily the best live show I've attended.
The Watchmen soundtrack looks good, I'll have to find that.
Installed two hardrives in the desktop, downloaded some bootlegs, pounded some forties, snowblowed the driveway, cleaned the basement, joined the Voltron avatar crew, and did some banking/bill paying, planned to go snowboarding but the RAV was acting up . Not necessarily in that order.