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Any good Contemporary Christian recordings
I listened to a little bit of 16 horsepower on line. Pretty interesting.Here are a couple of good 16HP videos. The first by the Brothers Quay, is a favorite.Black Soul ChoirHawAnd a couple of Woven Hand to give you a sense of Edwards other (curren... 
Any good Contemporary Christian recordings
Well, shooot, I'd already mentioned Dylan, early on. How about Over the Rhine? I probably already mentioned them too. If not, try, "Ohio" or "Good Dog, Bad Dog". 
Any good Contemporary Christian recordings
Nobody's mentioned Bob Dylan?! John Wesley Harding is a pretty amazing album. I guess it's not that contemporary anymore (1967). Though much of his later work have plenty of Christian references, I think JWH is a jewel. 
Top 10 Snafus to avoid when building a good rig
Jim - thanks for the suggestions. I will skip over Nebraska in my search for a more desirable state, free from degradation. Perhaps my own private Idaho. I suppose the time that might take would depend on where you are coming from and where you ar... 
Any good Contemporary Christian recordings
Though Woven Hand clearly does reveal a founding signature in Edwards' genius, and is an extension of 16HP in that respect, I find those two bands very distinctive from each other. I can take Woven Hand in much smaller doses. 16HP I could listen t... 
Any good Contemporary Christian recordings
Another favorite Christian band, and among my own top 5 bands of all time; 16 Horsepower 
Top 10 Snafus to avoid when building a good rig
Where can I get me sum'dem absolutely mo'betta components?! I'd like to trade in my degradation for some improvement for to make my music better! I say, accept no substitutes and look for the "Mo'Betta" certification badge. 9 out of 10 dentists ha... 
Top 10 Snafus to avoid when building a good rig
11-10-11: Hotmailjbcforgetting to enjoy the musicAmen. I think there are some, if not many that I've met who seem to be into this for other reasons, and that's fine too. For me it's the music, and yes, it is a huge SNAFU for me whenever I get so c... 
Former MHDT Havana Lovers: What did you move onto?
Out of curiosity, which interface are you using to hook up your digital files to your Havana? I ask, because I found the USB as implemented on both the Havana, and Paradisea+ to be entirely lackluster. The SPDIF on both were easily heard improveme... 
DAC with 4 S/PDIF inputs
Antelope Zodiac has two Toslink and two Coax 
Integrated Amplifiers with neutral sound
Modwirght has an integrated now - don't how much $$$ though.I believe it is $4995. 
Integrated Amplifiers with neutral sound
Fritz is is using Modwrigtht Amplifier that I'm not familiar with and he is also using WyWire speaker cable. I need 100W Integrated Amplifier.He's probably using Dan's new KWI200 integrated amp which is 200wpc at 8ohms. Dan also had it playing in ... 
Best CD I've heard so far 2011.........
Correction on that Stephen Stills recommendation from a few posts back: The album was called, "Stills Alone". 
Mac Mini vs. Macbook Pro as a server
There are too many of us that are getting world class performance with the Mini and Pro and other DACs. I wandered around RMAF for a couple of days recently and heard a few rooms that had systems in them the cost of which could otherwise buy a hou... 
The search among the great ones - 20k+ speakers
From impressions at the recent RMAF I'd suggest adding to your list (prices all over the board as well):Wilson Sasha (seconded - and I'm not a Wilson fan)Daedalus UlyssesYG Acousics (smaller model)Vivid B1Further recommendations from past experien...