Such a degree of heat, which doth neither melt nor scorch, doth mellow, and not adure.

The pronoun it in It's a mystery why this happened is a dummy.

Is there an application that will let use broadcast audio and let individual machines 'tune in' on the connection?? Will we get decent bandwidth (i.e. sample rates at 32 or 48 kHz) or the crappy bandwidth like 8.192 kHz used for voice over IP (i.e. NeVOT) ??

Dockables also have the added advantage that if either of the two pieces is irreparably damaged, both do not have to be discarded. Most cameras sold to the professional market in the forseeable future will likely be of the dockable variety.