guess I'll have to abandon running the hhb a/d. definitely not doing post-work on every show to boost levels. and bluegrass would be impossible. although I will say that running the hhb a/d for the second time, while it is very detailed and in your face, it's a little two-dimensional sounding, kinda compressed, still fabor it over the v3 ANSR, but not the mme. and running the hhb makes me realize that there is still a LOT of mme pre even running line-in. not enough to loosen the low end, but enough to add a kind of film or grain. pleasing, but definitely there.