Mike Lavigne's System2 weeks ago i listened to a local friend's system for the first time in 2-3 months. he has Evolution Acoustics MM3's like what i had. his system was sounding mighty fine, particularly the bass arti... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike,the Dyna XV-1s would certainly be a good choice. i owned one of those for a year. the great thing about vinyl is that every step brings you more.the amps do not get very warm; ... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Jason,yes; those woofers 'woof' pretty good. :)you would be most welcome to come and listen to them. send me an email and we can figure out a good [email protected]<... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Lee,thanks for the kind words....although i am glad i live where i live. i do like the bay area as a nice place to visit, but too many people. :)Napa or Monterey.....i would love... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike,one of the cool expereinces in our hobby are moments like you describe, when something familiar and maybe music we have an emotional connection to becomes 'more' than we recall. and ye... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMarc,i'm not sure anyone wants my perspective on high priced gear. 'easy for me to say' would be the reaction.i don't see a problem at the top end of the hifi marketplace....or supe... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMarc,assuming i had your correct email address from a few years ago, i did send you Danny's email address from his on-line website. posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMarc,Danny seemed to like the MM7's but i certainly don't want to speak for him. i'm trying to remember exactly when he visited and how many hours i had on them then. as i recall i had just... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Jeff,Pass-Avantgard is pretty high level stuff as far as i'm concerned.Danny visited me a couple of months ago; he is a very fun guy. we had a great listening session....and we l... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Jeff,long time no talk. nice to hear from you. your system is looking very fine; btw.i'm loving my vinyl more than ever these days. it sounds heavenly. the NVS-Telos-Anna makes g... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMarc,sorry i forgot to respond to your earlier post with the same question.as far as these 'ultra grounding' devices such as the Tripoint or the Entreq, my mind is open. my ears tel... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike' everyone' your new cartridge plate(gem stone) making your cartridge have a different sound or a lowering of distortion is interesting... I have been testing these crossroad... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Steve,i have not forgot about the video, i will do my best to get that done sometime soon.i went to the website link you provided. beautiful stuff and i'll bet it sounds wonderfu... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemin the center on the wall between my speakers i have a triple stack of RPG Skylines. the Skylines are a very agressive precise diffuser for short distance first reflections and are ideal for enhanc... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemthanks Lawrence.Equi-tech has GFI modules for every circuit inside my Equi=tech panel.what my commercial electrician told me (rightly or wrongly) is that if i did not have liguid in... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemTpaxadpom,here is what i posted about 18 months ago regarding your question;my most recent humbling experience regarding distortion is with duplex outlets. wh... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemyesterday playing vinyl for some visitors i did have a new 'high peak watt output' of 258 watts on the 458's. i played the RTI pressed ZZ Top 'Tres Hombres' cut of 'LaGrange' at warp factor 9. ... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Mike,thank you for the kind words. but stop that with the depreciation of your own excellent system. i know you have put much effort into building it and you should be proud of it. i'm s... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Teck,sorry for the late response, busy week.it was great seeing you and Chun, and again thank you for the support and guidance finding more truth from the system. i'll keep worki... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Marc,sorry for the delay in my response, it has been a busy week.i'm happy for you that you feel you are at a good place and direction in system development....and that it's comi... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Steve,i'll consider your idea. although i'm skeptical that the sonic refinment of the room and system can be captured that way to a high enough degree to demonstrate anything helpful. bu... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemDavid,interesting you bring up the Avalon Ascents. When i first met Winston Ma (prominent NW local audiophile and high end audio icon), he had Avalon Ascents in his wonderful room and it so... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemDavid; good morning (or good afternoon in Florida) to you!down at the bottom of the hill from my home, about 5-7 minutes away, is a jazz club where there is live (mostly acoustic) music eve... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemGreg,thanks. my system and my own knowledge has grown from lots of feedback (not all of it initially accepted by me positively) over the years, it's an important part of the hobby. i apprec... posted almost 12 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemBill,thankyou and all the best Holidays to you and your family.happy listening! posted almost 12 years ago | View comment |