Mike Lavigne's System"at those levels you are really speaking to a matter of taste and maybe even aesthetics."Why is that? Why do you presume that at a certain price point the rules of accuracy and linearity, i... posted about 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemSo let me get this straight, you paid RIVES to design and build the room, for you which you wrote about and detailed with such effervescing enthusiasm all over the World Wide Web. Then a year or so... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Equipment collectors are prententious peopleFred is correct, just like any other hobby or passion, things are always a "work in progress" and in a "constant state of flux"; this endeavor is no different. And just like eve... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Equipment collectors are prententious peopleMdhoover: It takes a deep understanding of psychoacoustics as well as quiet a bit of research into mastering techniques and the fundamentals of audio reproduction. It is a VERY expensive road but t... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueLong overdue:Not only does, Fred, Fcrowder, have a "World-Class" system as it is plain and simple to see from his component line-up on his system page, but he's also an audiophile... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Equipment collectors are prententious peopleAs far as the OCD part, well there I'm guilty as charged! posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Equipment collectors are prententious peopleMitch4t,Please click on the Seamless Interface Electro Acoustiques Big Dog Signature picture to clearly view my listening chair. These pictures could use some updating as the room has even more... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Equipment collectors are prententious peopleSeabreeze, Thanks for the nice comments. Believe it or not, although it is not "organized" as some, or most, would like it to be, it is organized enough for my needs. I have advanced degrees is bot... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Equipment collectors are prententious peopleVicente,Yes the Passeq would work but it would not be the way that I would go for your room mode problem. I would try to do the correction in the digital domain. I saw on your system page that ... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Equipment collectors are prententious peopleI'm afraid that it only has gotten more crowded since these pictures were actually taken. But in all honesty, the sound of my reference system has gotten so good/real, to the point where I have sto... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Equipment collectors are prententious peopleNo I did not purchase all the gear on Audiogon. I have been at this for over 21 years, way before Audiogon has been around. I have bought and sold a few items here on Audiogon. I do business with E... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Equipment collectors are prententious peopleJimmdavis,The pictures show a "Partial" gear collection BUT embedded in all that is my reference system.The rest of the equipment is part of other systems and components that I have swa... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Equipment collectors are prententious peopleFrench Fries: Can you please post or at the very least list your system so that I know where you're coming from. It is very easy to hide behind a keyboard and IP Addrese.I have made picture... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Equipment collectors are prententious peopleJeffreybowman2k, I can assure you that no Bose Wave has ever entered my house much less my listening room. Please describe the location, if you were serious and I will let you know what component i... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Equipment collectors are prententious peopleAudiofankl, I believe the word is diffusion! :) posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Equipment collectors are prententious peopleThe pictures show a "Partial" gear collection BUT embedded in all that is my reference system.The rest of the equipment is part of other systems and components that I have swapped in and ou... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueRhyno, no hard-feelings likewise on my part. My current reference system is very different than the one you heard three or four years ago; yes some of the components are the same but the key player... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueRhyno, Time to pay me another visit so that I can show you, and you can hear where I'm coming from. It's time for you to re-evaluate your references.I have been at this for 21 years and hav... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly AnalogueAlbert, I have met Fred as well. He came to my house with Jim Meine about seven years ago and he never bothered to return the invitation. While in Shanghai, China for business last year I w... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mainly Analogue"A couple thoughts":Fred all that money invested in your system and Rhyno says that it's only good for orchestral music or live recordings of any kind?Shouldn't a "World ... posted over 17 years ago | View comment |