rackon, i hope you didnt think i was laying into you for not liking the FS - far from it, I was following up on the "shilling" and"salehacking"; discussion what was on-going here, commenting on how we all have our *system and taste dependent* expeiences which lead to bias, but that that bias is the normal/healthy one we can all learn from - which is starkly contrasted to the bias from people who sell a particular item or have some other vested interest in sharing their opinions.
If anything, I wish I had auditioned a Herron for all the reasons you state! Maybe I'll hear one in the future.
Finally, excuse me for referring to you as he. We need more die-hard female audiophiles.