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The day the music died.
It was Tommy Allsup who lost the coin flip with Valens. Waylon gave up his seat to ther Big Bopper 
Denon 3910..What next ?
Keeping to a stock unit--consider the Esoteric DV50s or send the 3910 out to be modded. The are several opinions on this forum on the best technitions for modding. I have a Denon 3910(for HDCD) and the Esoteric--both stock. Overall I'd take the Es... 
Best cover songs?
OH A big one that I forgot---The whole Dark Side of the Moon live at the Appolo in London by Dream Theater Great DVD--playing especially by Jordan Rudess and John Petrucci, singing by Teresa Thomason is incredible! 
Best cover songs?
By Manfred Mann--Blinded By the Light, Spirits in the Night and For You (Springsteen) Mighty Quinn and Shelter From the Storm (Dylan) Play With Fire (Stones)By Type O Negative --Summer Breeze (Seals & Croft)By Taste of Honey---Sukiyaki (Kyu Sa... 
Processor as a DAC for music?
The Angstrom 200 is a great dac/pre-amp as well a pre-pro. You can find them on Agon and e-bay for under $500. Get the dts updated one (and an add-on 205 for DD)and you've got exceptional HT surround as well. 
Highly Recommended CHILL OUT CDs???
Van Morrison--, No Guru, No Method No Teacher and Astral Weeks are also excellent listening. Karma by Delerium is excellent and Sarah McLauchlin never sounded better! 
Highly Recommended CHILL OUT CDs???
Kitaro's "Silk Road" and John Jarvis's "Whatever Works" should mellow you out. pretty clean for redbook cdsMike 
Apogee slant 8s compared to larger apogee models?
Hi,I have 2 pairs of slant 8s, a pair of Calipers, a pair of Divas. I have listened to the Duetta Sigs and the Mini grands. The slants hold their own against my Divas and are used as my back channels. If you make a jump, I would not recommend eith... 
So whats your favorite music themed movie?
not exactly about music but the soundtrack of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" is probably my favorite. It helps set the plot of a great western"Lady Sings the Blues" was also great. "Ray" good but not as "Lady..." 
Looking for the Best Sounding 250 Tracks
There are of many great ones, however the following CDs/ tracks must be considered:Tangerine Dream--"Dream Sequence" Virgin Records CDTD 1 1985 (Made in France) Frankie Goes to Hollywood--"Welcome to the Pleasuredome" Island Records 7-90232-2 1984... 
Moody Blues "Question of bal." CD or SACD vs Vinyl
MAPMAN,Well put. I echo your comments, BUT do yourself a favour.GET Justin's "Moving Mountains", "View fron the Hill", "Classic Blue" (he does covers of others great work like "stairway to Heaven", "Blackbird",etc.) and his DVD "Live in San Juan C... 
Moody Blues "Question of bal." CD or SACD vs Vinyl
I agree that Justin is a fantastic songwriter, vocalist and has one of the sweetest guitar sounds ever. I was fortunate to catch Justin doing his solo tour (in 1996, I believe) at the Birchmere in Arlington, Va. He did the classic Moodies stuff al... 
Moody Blues "Question of bal." CD or SACD vs Vinyl
Hi all,Several comments on the Moody Blues' albums in general:Having attended is some 30 plus concerts including venues like DAR Constitutional Hall and Lisner in the DC area, the Wang center in Boston, etc. I can say the albums in any of the form... 
Thoughts on Threshold Forte Model 3 Nelson Pass
I had an Adcom 555 and got the Forte 3.....much better sounding amp all around, IMO. Drives my 3 ohm Divas nicely. Now I have 4 Forte 3s to drive all my surround speakers.Mike 
What is CDE ?? Biem / stemra ???
If it plays OK in the computer, burn it to a cdr using the slowest speed possible. The cdr should play in your cd player. The quality should be equal to or better than the original.