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Blockbuster goes Blu-ray, HD DVD=beta?,
HD bought their way to two studios because they nearly lost the format war this yearI have a ps3 and am considering a cheap HD player and a good BLue Ray player (samsung 2400 comes out soon)then I can have the best of both world with no 'one box d... 
Most Influential American Musician of All Time?
can't argue too much with Satchmo or Milesa few others to considerDuke EllingtonJaco PastoriusCharles MingusJohn Coltrane 
worst 'long-lived' band
The EaglesStones (last good record Some Girls)Steel Wheelchairs indeedTom Petty keeps putting out the same record 
Best short-lived band?
one hit wondersGreen Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf 
How good is the Dodd battery powered preamp ?
pjlall four batteries don't run togetheryou run off two and the other two chargeyou flip the switch (I do it daily)great preampmine replaced an ARC LS 5 MK III love being off the gridand the wood cabinets are gorgeousgreat work by Gary in Texas 
Vibration and Isolation at a budget?
isolation on a budgetprobably more than you want to spend but Silent Running Audio VR series stands took my amp, cd and preamp to new levelstheir OHIO series is anything but budgetand when you get out of med school you can afford a CRAZ rack 
Bought the new Oppo DVD981HD player...
Is Oppo coming out with a HD or Blue Ray format? 
subwoofer 19 by 18 room
one can always tact if the room doesn't workhonestly the singal from my two front channels will mostly be absorbed by the couchopen ended on three corners I doubt the room modes will be that severe(other than maybe the low one that the JL Audio su... 
subwoofer 19 by 18 room
thanks for all the insightsI talked to a friend who does home theatre and he says the JL Audio has been a dream sub to put in a systemlooks like I'm leaning that waytwo F110's or 1 F113? 
Which 1080p plasma?
I have a Pioneer HD1130 50" 1080iPioneer is coming out with a few new 1080ps soona 60" for $6000I've seen the Panasonic 58" and it is spectacularno artifacts like I see on my Pioneerwould like to compare black levels with the Pioneers coming out 
Best "Island Song"
Calypso - Suzanne VegaWalk Between the Raindrops - Donald Fagenno Jimmy Buffett please 
Breaking: Paramount/Dreamworks go HDDVD exclusive
I bet HD sold it's soul with the 'exclusive' studio releases and is getting a much lower cutSeems HD knew it was behind and had to act desperateMaybe I'll have to get both players, damnand as for purchasing - I only own 5 discsincluding the 4 disc... 
What is your most beautiful component?
Salk HT3'sburbinga wood finishplay as great as they look 
Best short-lived band?
Spirit were hardly shortlived 
Triplanar Question??
so Dougyour seasonal VTFis that with Air Conditioning?if it's any more humid down here in New Orleansmy tracking will be below a gram ;-)tom