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I'm really looking forward to a comparison between the Extreme and Extreme Platinum. Earl, is it true that you ordered a Platinum recently? So you can do a comparison for us? Before the 31st?

Thanks all for your responses, gives me a lot to chew on.

I'm primarily a Senn guy, though I enjoy my SR225 from time to time, kind of like a fun diversion. I'm listening to Depeche Mode's "I Want You Now" right now, the fun, upfront sound is just cool, puts a smile on my face . I've especially enjoyed them since I got my PPX3 Slam, they benefit a lot from warmer amplification. What I want is to hear the Grado sound with more clarity and bass extension. Will I get this from the RS-1? Yeah I know the price is outrageous, but there is a beater user grade pair for sale over at Head-Fi right now for under 500, and it has me thinking. So whats the real story here? Is the RS-1 a decent enough can or is it kind of... well... mass hysteria bullshit? Thanks.

I love some fresh brewed coffee ground from fresh beans. I have a great little grinder I bought for 20 bucks, and I received a battery powered vacuum sealed coffee bean holder for Christmas, which keeps my beans fresh. I usually drink it black, but sometimes add just a touch of skim milk. This week I bought soy milk to see how I liked it in my coffee, and honestly I don't like it that much. Back to the skim next week.

I'll be the one with the lame answer and say the HD580's from amazon for 125USD shipped. Not exactly the most super secret exclusive deal ever or anything, but in my opinion these are world class headphones at a ridiculous price. I paid twice as much for my HD650's (250USD for 650's is a good price as well, imo) and enjoy both headphones just about equally. I've ordered some HD600 grills from Sennheiser to see if they really do add more "bass extension". If nothing else they'll look nicer.

Thought I'd chime in and say I recently purchased the 970HD specifically for watching DVD's. Its a great no-nonsense player with a fantastic picture, plus it comes with a free 6ft HDMI cord. I've read over on the AVS forums that Oppo's customer service is top notch, but luckily I haven't had the need to use it yet. I know nothing of its capabilities as a CD player, though.

I do a poor job of following new music, there is just so much great music that has stood the test of time I have yet to hear. So I find myself more researching and listening to older bands and albums (mostly 80's with some 70's and 90's, to grossly oversimplify). But I'll try to think of some 2006 records I really enjoyed. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale Sales have been disappointing (as of a week ago the album hadn't even gone gold), but I believe Fishscale has cemented Tony Stark's new role as the dangerous darling of the rock snob critical community. The opening tune, "Shakey Dog", is the most ridiculous hip-hop song I've heard all year, meaning it's intensity blew my mind the first time I heard it, as well as in subsequent listens. Ghost purportedly meticulously selected the beats for these tracks from a pool of hundreds, and they definitely want for nothing. The MF Doom produced tracks (Clipse of Doom and Underwater) are wonderfully bizarre, and even the obvious attempt at a single, "Back Like That", is a pretty good tune I listened to for a couple of weeks. Is Fishscale better then Supreme Clientele? Nah, but its still damn good. Assemblage 23 - Storm Futurepop record, definitely not everybody's cup of tea, but the pounding beats, consistently good production, and well-written lyrics with a flair for the melodramatic without venturing into emo-esqe territory were exactly what I needed at one point this year. Wow, two records, thats all I can think of right now.

I bought my HD650's used, and they were well broken in by the time they arrived. Maybe to broken in! Meaning that when I received my brand new 580's and strapped them to my cranium, the tight grip felt great! Now I'm wondering if it's possible to re-tighten my HD650's a bit. Man y'all have some great smilies on this board.