I was thinking of gently placing toothpicks in the driver vents (to keep them clear) and then applying clay to the entire rear - thought about it when I saw the driver, but not sure how well this would work out.  

  You beat me by an hour to those PS500s....   Well, that's my cue to go to bed.

  Love the L-lineup loads, but I've yet to find a lens that gives me the fizz to be hadfrom a manual focus lens.   I've adapted several takumars, yashicas, CJ Zeiss and Leica lenses to my 5D.   Samples:         Tack sharp, but I do miss AF in certain situations. 

  This is probably true. I'll know for sure once my Burson comes in.    All I know is I've heard a $6,000 speaker setup and I've been chasing the high ever since. Granted, speakers are another realm.  

  I prefer primes over zooms, but there are times when the convenience of a zoom is much needed.   Sharp images on my copy of the 16-35L MK at 1/20s was unheard of. If it wasn't the softness, it was the backfocus. And if all else failed, chromatic aberrations were there to seal the deal. I'm...

  How do you like your 16-35L? The copy I had a few years ago had backfocus issues along with it being unsharp wide open. 

Looked up those Shure pads and they look great!   http://www.amazon.com/Shure-HPAEC940-Replacement-Velour-Headphones/dp/B005OM06RG   There's also what looks to be pleather pads:  ...

  This forum and hobby is like Pandora's box. 

  Not sure if I fully understand what you mean, but if it's what I think you mean, I still get odd looks when I tell people how old they really are.    I would recommend a pair if you could find one, but can't speak for the MPs and LPs. I've heard goober-george's LPs and can't say I liked...

  Sorry, I should have clarified what I've already done to them. I couldn't stand the rotting foam....they would flake off and leave traces everywhere. I was finding bits of foam around up to a week after I had changed out the foam. I originally wanted to remove the foam completely and not...

  I've got a pair of Grados on my head at this very moment with a pair on Sennheiser 600s next to me. You're right that the brightness is the sound signature that many of us (I presume) enjoy from them, but there's a fine line between being bright and being overly bright to the point of...

I think that's for the best. I cannot for the life of me accustom myself to the layout of the controls on the Nikons. 

  +1   But as a Canon user from the beginning, I cannot empathize with users who are looking to switch to a Canon for the 'colors'. They're all inherently good when balanced IMHO.   For me the path was 20D - 30D - 50D - 40D - 1D MK II   and then I met the 5Dc. Promptly sold the rest...

  Your FS ad for the PS500 makes me want to become a kermit and lurk on FS threads all day.

I own a pair of EP sextetts and absolutely adore them. They might not sound as good or balanced as other cans I own, but the mids are 'magical' for the lack of a better word.       I'm considering re-cabling them with solid silver core cables. I tried dampening the driver with organic...