Mike Lavigne's SystemKamil; i have heard the Nagra more than a few times and to my ears is a good ss preamp which is very good under battery power.....but not as good as my Placette passive.....which the dart pre destr... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemTreemed; i have not listened to the ML2.1 in my room (although it's on a very short list of amps i would like to try in my room). OTOH i have listened numerous times to the ML2 and ML2.1 on very fa... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Jake, i'm still in Vegas and have had meetings all day.my original room was 18' x 12' x 10.5'. as much as I love the Exquisite 1D's and DE's (i have not specifically heard the DE......al... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemTreemed67; i bought the Tenor 75Wi OTL monoblocks about 5 years ago. then i upgraded to the Tenor 300 Watt hybrid monoblocks two years ago.for the past 10 months i've been using the darTZee... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemi was asked what i liked about the VR9's in another thread......and thought i would post my answer here too. the question was in context of my recommendation of Kharma's.**************** posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemRugyboogie; thanks; you have quite the system yourself.i have not heard the Kubala Sosna Emotion speaker cables other than at shows. if someone wants to send me some to try i'd be glad to c... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemBrie, i have only heard VAC Phi at a show; i liked it but i don't have any strong feelings as at shows it is tough to assign cause and effect. i do think highly of VAC pre's and amps; they are alwa... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemLarry,thanks. i would enjoy hearing your take on both the Colibri and XV-1s. i openned anoth... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemKamil,although i'm woefully short on engineering prowess; i do agree with your theory. i try to focus on the what; not too much on the why.Andy Payor of Rockport Technologies use to... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemLast Sunday i finally took the time to compare three cartridges; my Dynavector XV-1s (.24mv output), a friends ZYX Universe (.24mv output) and my vdH Colibri (.85mv output) with the darTZeel preamp... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMatt; so as not to give the wrong impression, i want to be clear. regarding the darTZeel/Midi Exquisite comination; my opinion is that the combination of the darTZeel, the Placette, and my ... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMatt, yes, the pair of darTZeel stereo amps are staying. the darTZeel preamp is a preproduction version; which only has the BNC 'zeel' output connection operational at this time; so i am not able t... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Oleg; i use to own the Levinson #37 and #360S which i liked alot. i then went on to the Linn CD-12 for redbook and the Marantz SA-1 for SACD. the CD-12 is still one of the better Redbook players... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Matt; yes, my Tenor 300 watt hybrid monoblocks were upgraded by the 'Tenor Guys' in May. i had not had any issues with my Tenors; but prior to upgrade they were not as stable as i would have lik... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Matt; sorry for the delay in my response, i am waay behind on e-mails and such and this damn system DEMANDS my full concentration.you do have lots of nice amplifier 'kit' around. i would... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMatt; thanks. (blush, blush). there is a fine line between passion and being very nuts. i walk that line sometimes; which i suppose can be entertaining.you have some pretty nice gear yourse... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemthanks Larry.To be honest; for a number of reasons i would not expect that batteries would do for digital what i hear them doing for vinyl.with vinyl; everything seems to make such ... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHerve Deletraz (Mr. darTZeel) sent me an explaination of why we had some problems with battery power initially that i thought i would pass on to those interested.**************Herve... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemAndy, i was pretty fired up last night when i wrote that.hummmmmm.i would guess i'll feel the same next time i listen too.i guess it's pistols at dawn.....or at leas... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemfor the last 3 and 1/2 hours i've been listening to vinyl. i've been pulling out Lp after Lp and i'm just stunned by the just how beautiful music can be. not the gear, or the room, or the pressing,... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemi may have heard the Edge battery powered pre; but i don't remember for sure. seems like i did at CES; obviously, it had no particular effect on me if i did. if i had heard anything like what i now... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemIslandear; i agree with your comments. the system has taken significant steps in the recent past but the emotional impact has not sustained itself like this step. the compelling nature of t... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemFYI, i am now listening to the pre exclusivly thru battery mode; i will never go back. since i am still breaking in the dart amps i do leave it in AC mode when i'm not in the room; but switch to ba... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemseductive? well maybe a little. a little collective musical seduction is good for the soul. last night there were more than a few moments where we were both 'stunned' by what we were hearin... posted about 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemDarTZeel PreampBattery Power....WOW!!!an update on the darTZeel preamp.a week ago i retrieved the darTZeel (pre-production) preamp from the distributor. i am still breaking in m... posted about 19 years ago | View comment |