Albert Porter's SystemAlbert; best wishes for a speedy recovery. sounds like a harrowing experience. we can never take our health for granted.take care. posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemKharma speakers are very special and among my favorites.....i continue to recommend them. Mr. Kharma, Charles von Oostrum, is a brilliant designer and a stand-up guy who has always been gracious to... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemLox wants attention and interaction about his ideas.....which is no different than me or anyone else. previously he had expressed an intention to find another place to conduct his agenda; but his s... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Posting updated system soon!Maria; beautiful setup, congrats. you are starting at a pretty good place.do you continue to have the 'rattle'? i read thru the thread and no mention of a solution.if the space issu... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
My first two channel. Whad'ya think?Maria; beautiful setup, congrats. you are starting at a pretty good place.do you continue to have the 'rattle'? i read thru the thread and no mention of a solution.if the space issu... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike; the Grand Prix stuff is very good and not hocus pocus. the legs de-couple from the floor and then you can tune each shelf with different sorbothane foam pucks to optimize isolation based on t... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike; a good rack is important if you are optimizing your system. there are numerous valid approaches to controling resonance in your gear. then there is the matter of taste and WAF which is not in... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemAudioblazer; sorry if i wasn't more clear. what i meant was that the speaker cables should go from the amp to the tweeter/mid-range terminal; and then the jumper would go from the tweeter/mid-range... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemGererick; i don't have the technical knowledge to be an authoritative resource for you; but i am happy to give you my opinion anyway.....for what that is worth.i wonder what sort of ceiling... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemAudioblazer, i used jumpers with the Kharma Exquisites and the Opus; although they were quite short. my opinion would be that i would go first to the tweeter and then to the bass.....as any degreda... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemAudioblazer; if i have not responded to your previous posts here i apologize. the Opus is very very special. there are aspects of the Opus performance that are unique in my listening experi... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Paul, there is no adjustment for the mid-range driver; just tweeter gain and 5 bass woofer/subwoofer adjustments.during early development (when crossover bits were sitting spread out all... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike; my recollection is that the dart is Class A for the first 10 or 11 watts; then A/B.....but i could not find the confirmation in a quick look at the darTZeel website.it runs quite 'luk... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemGlenn; thanks for the kind words.....you have captured the essence of my intent. posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemPaul, i'm with you....i enjoy having speakers out into the room. they need to breathe. and while the visual has its effect....the reality of the setup is much more the issue.when i was at R... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemImdoc; i'm sorry if my response gave you the impression that i was in any way offended by your points.....they were reasonable and i appreciate the feedback. thanks for the kind words. listenin... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike, if you have not read the "Audiophile's technical manual' on the darTZeel website.....it will do a much better job than i could regarding some logistical issues with the amp. to answer your qu... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemAudioblazer; my reason for selling was that i had 2 sets of Opus (i bi-amped the VR9's) and only need one set for the MM3's. having one set of $33k Opus just 'sit around' isn't too smart.2 ... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemImdoc; how one's hearing perceptions are affected by the view may vary from person to person. as i read your post you seem to think that since there is a wall there that somehow that keeps me from ... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike; in my experience none of my records have shown any 'wear' per se. some i have played 500 times or more. i'm sure on a molecular level there is wear happening to some degree. a few have shown ... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemCarl, thanks. i will also look forward to your impressions when your MM3's arrive. i'm simply enjoying non-critical listening.....maybe the drivers have finally broken in fully.....i don't ... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike; i have 4 cartridges for the Rockport; the Koetsu RSP, the Dynavector XV-1s, the Colibri XGW 6.5 and my fav....the Colibri XCP 8.5. the Rockport is very easy on cartridges; as it uses ... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemDev,your outdoor space sounds very nice; the 'walls' might give you a bit of sound definition. the MM3's are made of hundreds of layers of Baltic Birch plywood milled and stacked ho... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJoey; listening culture is a sensitive subject. i guess eyes open or shut may be a less controversial aspect of it.personally; i find it to be obvious that my concentration on the music is ... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemDev, good luck with your cable issue.my prevoius room was 12' x 18'.....which was a limitation regarding large scale music. however it was an asset with more intimate music and since i list... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment |