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 Mike Lavigne's System

room from doorway

looking back

i hope i don't wake up

sit down!

enough power.

NVS, (2) Telos Tonearms, Dart pre, Playback Designs (1 of 1)
  Mike Lavigne's System
  Evolution Acoustics MM7's Speaker  pic
  darTZeel NHB-458  pic
  darTZeel NHB-18NS  pic
  Evolution Acoustics 7.5 meter 'Zeel'
  Playback Designs MPS-5  pic
  Merging Technologies Emotion DA converter  pic
  'Clone' music server using an Intel Dual Core processor
  Wave Kinetics NVS  pic
  Durand Telos  pic
  Ortofon MC Anna  pic
  Durand Sapphire cartridge plate for Telos Tonearm  pic
  Durand Telos  pic
  Miyajima Premium Be Cartridge
  EMT 948  pic
  Studer A820 Master Recorder  pic
  Studer A820 Master Recorder  pic
  King/Cello tape repro/phono
  Equi=tech 10WQ Tweak
  Furutech GTX-D Rhodium duplex outlets Tweak
  Absolute Fidelity power interfaces Tweak
  Adona Zero GTX 4-shelf rack Stand
  Adona Zero CS-2 Stand
  Acoustic Dream equipment rack Stand
  Box Furniture amp stands Stand
  Wave Kinetics A10 U8 decoupling footers Tweak
  Auralex T-Fusor diffusers
  RPG Skyline diffuser
  Audio Desk Systeme Record Cleaning System Tweak
  Acoustic Revive RL-30 mKIII CD-LP demagnatizer Tweak
  Furutech DF-2 LP disc flattner Tweak
  Audiodharma Cable Cooker, Anniversary Ed. Tweak
  Winds ALM-01 Stylus Force Gauge Tweak
  i-Tower by Koncept LED floor lamp Tweak
  Quietrock THX 545 drywall Tweak
  view...... what i look at...  pic
  Barn.... ......room is....  pic

Mike Lavigne's System
this room and system is the result of 10 years in High End audio. my system has been stable for a couple of years (except for transport and amplifier upgrades within the same brand). the room has been in the planning stage for about 18 months and i actually moved in a little over a month ago.

my audio philosphy is to have the system get out of the way of the event. i like as pure and simple a signal path as possible and, at this point, prefer passive to active gain stages. i love all the formats and enjoy having lot's of music.....vinyl is my favorite but i listen to at least 60% digital. the new room really reveals the benefits of SACD over redbook.

the system and room truely allow the event to be recreated before me. i love the way the speakers disappear and i am transported to another place/time.

i have choosen my cables, sources, amps, speakers to have as little of their own sound as possible.

recently, i upgraded my digtial transport from the modified Philips SACD 1000 to the new emmlabs CDSD.....this was a significant step upward in performance.

i have written an article in Positive Feedback regarding my room building experience.....here is a link;

http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue16/lavigneroom.htm
Mikelavigne  (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

11-03-02
  Responses (101-150 of 3084)
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10-24-04   Dave, i am just a hard working guy with a passion. it has ta ...   Mikelavigne

10-24-04   Most kind of you mike and if i can ever take a trip to your ...   Sogood51

11-19-04   System edited: well.....the room is done....the pictures are ...   Mikelavigne

11-19-04   I forgot....the power cords on the amps have been changed fr ...   Mikelavigne

11-19-04   Wow mike, nice job. i think that my be the most well designe ...   Sogood51

11-19-04   Again, amazing room. i do have one observation and question ...   Mprime

11-19-04   I have been one of the few so far to have had the pleasure o ...   Oneobgyn

11-19-04   Thanks guys. mprime, here is an article written by my room ...   Mikelavigne

11-19-04   Ok mike, that is the best looking room i have ever seen! you ...   Slipknot1

11-19-04   Room for...one! i love it.. congratulations, pure class! be ...   Vvrinc

11-19-04   Mike- amazing, its the only thing that comes to mind. if i e ...   Tireguy

11-19-04   Interesting; i had not considered lede a function of room si ...   Mprime

11-19-04: Mikelavigne
thanks guys for the kind comments.

Lee, Tim, Slipknot, and Santiago.....you would all be most welcome anytime. Tim....we have talked about a visit from you many times....hopefully soon it will happen.

Lee, when i first learned about the Rives Audio approach i didn't agree with it as my experience had been in my small room where i was trying to keep the SPL's from overwhelming it. as i considered the whole picture i decieded that of all the approaches i had seen it made the most sense. so i had Rives do everything that they felt was necessary and i built it exactly to their specs.

i'm glad i did. it is interesting how my intuition about room acoustics has changed by this process. it was facinating to listen to my system as they finished one acoustical element and then another. it allowed me to really see cause and effect.

Mikelavigne  (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


11-20-04   Mike the room does look amazing. out of curiosity, does yo ...   Gajgmusic

11-20-04   System edited: more pictures.   Mikelavigne

11-20-04   Thanks gary. my wife enjoys music, but not as an active list ...   Mikelavigne

11-20-04   Hi,oh,what a wonderful world what a beautiful listening room ...   Simplicitymusic

11-20-04   Mike, i don't know if i should be more envious of the excell ...   Albertporter

11-20-04   Magnificent. rives must be beaming. are they permitted to u ...   Rgairns

11-20-04   Albert, thanks. you know you are always welcome. sometime i' ...   Mikelavigne

11-21-04   Incredible mike, simply incredible! congrats.   Brainwater

11-22-04   Mike: your setup is totally impressive, showing your love f ...   Gallant_diva

11-23-04   Brian and gd.....thanks. i do have other chairs....but for ...   Mikelavigne

11-23-04   Mike, i came over to spain for a little r&r this week. i g ...   Stenersr

11-23-04   On the chair, those are incredible to sit in- if had no frie ...   Tireguy

11-23-04   i never thought it would happen. i am speechless.   Gregadd

11-24-04   That has to be one of the nicest rooms i've never heard. i b ...   Scagneti

11-24-04   Bob, thanks. you would be most welcome.....have fun in spain ...   Mikelavigne

11-24-04   Seriously, you have to be one of, if not the luckiest audiop ...   Lordcloud

11-24-04   Lordcloud, thanks.....i do feel lucky. curious; your commen ...   Mikelavigne

11-25-04   . mike, . congratulations on an amazing system and a gorgeou ...   Cello

11-25-04   Mike, you are one of the most influetial audiophiles in audi ...   Rcr

11-25-04   The only one of these i've had the pleasure of hearing was t ...   Lordcloud

11-25-04   Lordcloud, roy gregory most clearly did not answer my questi ...   Mikelavigne

11-25-04   Cello, thanks. i use the vdh colibri almost exclusively... ...   Mikelavigne

11-25-04   Rcr, thanks. i plan on selling my dac6 (and philips sacd 1 ...   Mikelavigne

11-26-04   Mike, i say i would choose a table besides the rockport be ...   Lordcloud

11-26-04   Lordcloud, when you stated that "roy did give an answer ...   Mikelavigne

12-01-04   Great system, great room but it looks lonely in there withou ...   Russ20901

12-01-04   See above above about 16 or 17 posts for an answer to your q ...   Mikelavigne

12-08-04   Hi mike, look like it is the best system in audiogon. are ...   Tiger7s

12-11-04   Oh my gosh. speechless. i just imagine listen to mahler 5 in ...   Linkoping

12-11-04   Stanley, thanks. i do live east of seattle. you would be wel ...   Mikelavigne

12-11-04   Well, if you want to die while listening to a mahler symphon ...   Vvrinc

12-12-04   Vvrinc, as a classical newbie, i don't know my mahlers...... ...   Mikelavigne

12-12-04   Mahler 5, the best is eliahu inbal conduct the frankfurt rad ...   Linkoping

12-13-04   Thanks linkoping for the recommendation....i'll check it out ...   Mikelavigne

12-14-04   Hello mike i truly envy your room i'm sure the sonics match ...   Mejames

12-16-04   System edited: here is a link to an article i wrote in posit ...   Mikelavigne

12-16-04   Congratulations on realizing a listening room that most will ...   Skushino


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