Mike Lavigne's System

Scotty, thanks for the kind comments.....and best wishes on your future room.....i agree completely on the significance of the room (see the thread title).i do like VAC amps......they are a...

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Mike Lavigne's System

Blueguitar; i have listened to the Verity Parsifal a few times, and the Lohengrin once about three years ago. the Lohengrin was not my cup of tea as i recall.....but to be fair it has been so long ...

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Mike Lavigne's System

Sean, thanks.i asked my room designer to design the best room that he knew how to design......and left the Exquisite's out of that consideration. my feelings were that the room is the one u...

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Mike Lavigne's System

Blueguitar; i'm still waiting too.....are we there yet?????????i'm told a few more weeks.Thanks Ben. it is really about the music. to justify the room project i had ...

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Lugnut's room

Wow!!here is a man with his priorities straight....vinyl, vinyl and more vinyl.Congrats to all who contributed to your room....it looks about perfect. may you have many happy times ...

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The Rhyno's Den

Rhyno, i owned the WP6's for three years and never regretted one minute. they seemed to synergize with many amps.....from the Levinson 33's.....to the Halcro DM-58.....to the Atmasphere MA2's.....a...

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Mike Lavigne's System

thanks areynolds for the help.....i guess my pictures do invite a few to wonder about my listening habits.Tal, i have answered your question many times on many different forums.....Audiogon...

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Mike Lavigne's System

Eric; i ordered piano black. it should be two more weeks.

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Mike Lavigne's System

Eric; thanks.let's just say i have plenty of room to play air guitar if i want to......Bryan; thanks for the kind comment.Frank; thanks.....i did read that comparison.....i ...

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Mike Lavigne's System

Bluegiutar; you have a great amp there.....the WP7/M1.1 is an excellent combination. 4 years ago i went from the WP6/Levinson #33 combination to the Kharma Exquisite/Tenor OTL combination a...

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Mike Lavigne's System

Blueguitar; to be precise; the VR9 has two passive woofers down to about 80hz (powered by your amp of choice) and a 15" rear firing, active subwoofer....powered by a 1000 watt amp.....covering the ...

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Mike Lavigne's System

Frank, after a month with the Midi Exquisite's i have come to a few conclusions on how they compare to the 1D's. i just posted this over on AA.....***********lately i have b...

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Mike Lavigne's System

hi Matt; thanks. it is great to hear from you. i hope all is well.there is no need for you to be jealous (i know you are just kidding)...you have a great dedicated room yourself....i hadn't...

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Mike Lavigne's System

thanks Tireguy for minding the thread......the wife has me working night and day to pay for the room.Fmpnd.....thanks for the deep thoughts......and i agree it is really about the music. fo...

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Mike Lavigne's System

Guys; thanks for all the nice comments. sorry i'm behind in my responses here.....i've been extremely busy at work.Hifimaniac; i do enjoy my Lp's. for the last 2 years i have had an agreeme...

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Vintage + Contemporary = Soul

Scott; if it helps at all....'be there, done that'.the day i first got my Sirius III, i was so excited i allowed the vdH Colibri to slide off the edge of the lead-in groove (the platter and...

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Vintage + Contemporary = Soul

Scott; if it helps at all....'be there, done that'.the day i first got my Sirius III, i was so excited i allowed the vdH Colibri to slide off the edge of the lead-in groove (the platter and...

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Doctor's Rx-Wilson X-2, Lamm, PDS MPS5

OB,it was great seeing you at CES; too bad we couldn't spend a little more time together. i did hear the REF 3 pre and was very impressed.....even though it is hard to 'hear' exactly what a...

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Mike Lavigne's System

Audiobugged; i have never tried any omni-directional speakers in this or my previous room. they seem to answer a question i'm not asking.....since i'm a 'sweet-spot' kinda guy. i have enjoyed liste...

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Mike Lavigne's System

guys, thanks for the comments......i do expect visitors to control their bodily fluids. .....and that is all i have to say on that subject (i don't want to encourage this line of discussion).

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Mike Lavigne's System

Santiago.....don't worry.....no way i'm die'n now that the room is done...too much great music to listen to.Tim, during the week about one hour in the morning (i awake about 5:30am most mor...

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Vintage + Contemporary = Soul

Scott; Congrats on your very well thought out listening goals.....clearly a result of much consideration. the gear you have assembled should get you very close to your target.....excellent choices ...

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Vintage + Contemporary = Soul

Scott; Congrats on your very well thought out listening goals.....clearly a result of much consideration. the gear you have assembled should get you very close to your target.....excellent choices ...

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Mike Lavigne's System

Mejames; thanks.Scott; thanks.....and i look forward to our getting together soon so you can judge the room for yourself.

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Mike Lavigne's System

System edited: here is a link to an article i wrote in Positive Feedback Online regarding the construction process of this room; [url=http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue16/lavigneroom.htm]room a...

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