Back to dcas. They have incredible bass. I've been so content with them i stopped shopping (ya, right). Hemps are wonderful speakers too. But I noticed they didn't have much midbass. In my setup, you have to turn up the volume high to get the bass out of the DCAs with the vocals getting loud. I always thought balanced power might boost the lower octaves of the tube amp + a good braided 11ga cable. So I tried it. I ordered a custom balanced power unit with 2 transformers (1 for oppo, 1 for vista audio) and no IEC13 connectors or an incoming AC power connector. The cables are hardwired. They go straight to the gear. Here's a pic. (http://www.curtpalme.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5403&sid=ead7b63f117fa0a6e4cc4c4417564f6c). Next, I custom ordered an 11ga braided speaker cables from jinsanity life.

These changes really made the DCAs create musical life. Bottom frequencies are low, i can feel my chest pounding. It's like the loudness eq is on but there's no button. With the system complete, i'm back to listening music and watching dvds. Even with movies, these things have incredible bass.

hope this helps. happy music !