Welcome back, Doug - sorry to hear about the health issue, but glad that you're feeling better.

I'll be curious to hear how your LMC-1 / 990 shootout goes. The LCM-1 has a lot of hype behind it (much like the highly-anticipated 950 did four years ago), and the indications are that they've put the emphasis on sound quality over features, but I'm going to be curious to see how the final feature set and menu interface turn out.