Mike Lavigne's System

The audio barn....this system is beyond words! I love the room, tape decks, turntables, and so much more....would love to hear it one day. I got to hear the smaller Evolution Acoustic speakers driv...

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My Dedicated Room

Beautiful room @gsal Congrats! I love the way the GIK panels look in your room. I just installed GIK in mine as well. I was wondering how you mounted the panels ...

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Powee's System

Nice collection of equipment that includes vinyl, tapes, and tubes! All of the things I enjoy. Good to see a nice system from a fellow Vietnamese audiophile. Congrats, Anthony

posted over 3 years ago

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The Toy Room

Thanks @cymbop! I’ve installed GIK Acoustics panels to further improve the room, added a few pictures of the GIK. Preliminary listening sounds okay but it’s stil...

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Smiling

What a beautiful room! I really like how you made your living room look so much like a dedicated listening room and remains a comfortable living environment. Digging the Matrix 800!

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Modern and Classic - Not Quite Done Yet

@jperry the difference between my 301 and 401 is minimal.When I received my 301 from eBay UK, I was so impressed that a 50+ year old turntable could look so...

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The Toy Room

@islandmandan the cartridge loading selector knob on my Jasmine phono stage would intermittently cause static-like noises. At the same time, the four record...

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Modern and Classic - Not Quite Done Yet

@jperry I really like the collection of vintage and modern equipment you have. The Garrard 301 with Ikeda arm and Shindo bearing makes me jealous...not to mention the cartridg...

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The Toy Room

@islandmandan I do have a few line conditioners in my system, a API power wedge 112, a Furman PST8, and a DIY unit. I don't think line conditioning is the culpri...

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The Toy Room

@jperry thank you for the compliments on my system! I really like your system especially the Garrard 301, that thing is supped up to the max with Ikeda tonearm, ...

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The Toy Room

Dan,Thank you for your kind words and encouragement regarding my analog front end. The static issues I'm having with all my turntables are the most frustrating I've experienced ...

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The Summit

Dan, very nice system you have and I really appreciate all the DIY work that you've put into it especially the Garrard 401 and the Tannoy speakers. The rebuilt crossover looks fantastic and I bet i...

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Rob's Analogue and Digital Slice of Awesomeness

Congrats on a great system, Rob! I very much enjoyed our listening session, the speed and dynamics your system displayed is a memorable one. I didn't get a chance to invite you over to my place, ho...

posted about 4 years ago

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animusmajor's System 2

Very nice selection of equipment that seems well thought out. The Hales speakers are beautiful, Congrats!

posted about 4 years ago

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The Toy Room

In the last few months, I have spun vinyl more frequently than I have in the past. Vinyl pressing is much improved and more consistent than before, really liking what Chad Kassem's company QRP puts...

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A slice of Heaven!

Wow, very nice system lalitk! Very tasteful art, decor, and colors!Congrats, Anthony

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The Toy Room

Hi Will,I sent you an email.Cheers, Anthony

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The Toy Room

@lalitk thank you for your comments!Maybe soon you'll come around on pursuing R2R, there's more new music available now than ever before and the point of en...

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Vintage (mostly)

noromance Very nice collection of gear, congrats!I'm a fellow 401 owner. I was wondering if your 401 strobe light illuminates, I live in the US with our 120V main and it doesn't light up my bu...

posted over 4 years ago

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Air, Magnets, String & Tape

Thank you for contributing to my post on the different turntable drive types. A very interesting journey you went on in your quest for vinyl truth. Great system with so many toys, I'm sure it sound...

posted over 4 years ago

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The Toy Room

Added a few analog sources over the last couple of years. Garrard 401 and 301 turntables. Ampex ATR-102 reel to reel, Studer A-810 and Studer A-807 reel to reel tape decks to play my master tape dubs.

posted over 4 years ago

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Audio Destination

Wow Art, awesome system! It has changed so much over the years. Would love to stop by for a listen one day. Anthony

posted over 6 years ago

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All for the Love of Music

Hi Zephyr,What a terrific system, congrats!I love those TAD speakers, only had a chance to hear them in show settings driven by VTL amps and it was a memorable experi...

posted over 6 years ago

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The Toy Room

Thank you for your kind words zephyr24069No, I did not use any special materials for this room. I'm really happy with the result even with standard construction materials. If I had to do it ov...

posted over 6 years ago

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Texas Heat with Apogees and TRL amps

Listening to your system again after almost 10 years was unforgettable!While much of the components remained the same, the sound has improved past the reference level I heard in the past. This...

posted almost 7 years ago

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