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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
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01-16-10   Hello steve! thanks so much for the info! beautiful workmans ...   Eddiesudz

01-17-10   01-16-10: mikelavigne writes: lucky man. i actually hope f ...   Metralla

01-17-10   Again great systen! you went to reed "l" from a sm ...   Gerrym5

01-17-10   Ed, the stereo dartzeel nhb-108 is no slouch. what you hear ...   Mikelavigne

01-17-10   Metralla, i know what you mean. will the difference between ...   Mikelavigne

01-17-10   Hi gerry, i did consider the sme 312s awhile back (about 2 ...   Mikelavigne

01-19-10   Here we go. tomorrow -12- 4' x 8' sheets of quietrock 545t ...   Mikelavigne

01-19-10   Mike, long time no speak. i was visiting steve williams in d ...   Ugamotz

01-19-10   Mike, here are some thoughts on your room bass imbalance and ...   Zargon

01-19-10   Hi marty, good to hear from you. i read about the confab in ...   Mikelavigne

01-19-10   Zargon wrote; my posts from 1/12/2010 above get into more ...   Mikelavigne

01-20-10   Mike, i did read your earlier post and am impressed by how ...   Zargon

01-20-10   So let me get this straight, you paid rives to design and bu ...   Carlos269

01-20-10   Zargon, thanks. yes, it will be interesting for me to see h ...   Mikelavigne

01-21-10   Got home tonight, went out to check out the progress. about ...   Mikelavigne

01-22-10   Hey, mike, you're definitely not pathetic :-) looking forw ...   C1ferrari

01-22-10   Good luck mike. can't wait to hear the results. i'm sure it ...   Crna39

01-22-10   Hi mike, will you be trying the ea bnc interconnects too? it ...   Mtkhl567

01-22-10   Sam, thanks. the dart monoblocks are sitting safely in the ...   Mikelavigne

01-22-10   Bruce, thanks. i was hopeing you (and your dialed in ears) ...   Mikelavigne

01-22-10   Henry, i've had the evolution acoustics bnc's in my system ...   Mikelavigne

01-22-10   Henry, the monoblocks, the mm7's, so many nice places to sp ...   Mikelavigne

01-22-10   Hi mike, good luck on the room adjustments. i have to agr ...   Grr6001

01-23-10   Good evening, mike, sounds like an exciting weekend...wish ...   C1ferrari

01-23-10   From 6:30pm till 10:30pm i cleaned and worked on setting the ...   Mikelavigne

01-23-10   Absolute power corrupts absolutely; consider me corrupted. ...   Mikelavigne

01-23-10   mike, you are likely feeling the increase pressure in the r ...   Zargon

01-23-10   Congrats, mike - i think you're having fun... "the bas ...   C1ferrari

01-25-10   Sam and zargon, i'm having fun and i do by a wide margin pre ...   Mikelavigne

01-25-10   It certainly complicates understanding the room effects by c ...   Zargon

01-25-10   I listened on friday night with the stereo 108 amp, then sat ...   Mikelavigne

01-25-10   I'll add that there is no hurry to button up the room; i liv ...   Mikelavigne

01-25-10   Try not to confuse yourself. never make more than one change ...   Idos

01-25-10   :) thanks.   Mikelavigne

01-25-10   It seemed like there is a bit of image smearing from the exp ...   Mikelavigne

01-26-10   "...determine whether i can (possibly) justify the inve ...   C1ferrari

01-26-10   Mike, many thanks for allowing the visit previously. i am ...   Glai

01-26-10   Yesterday my contractor re-installed the fabric panels witho ...   Mikelavigne

01-26-10   Hi gordon, you are welcome, that was back in sept 2008 as i ...   Mikelavigne

01-26-10   Gordon, one additional thought. ask rives about adding a la ...   Mikelavigne

01-26-10   Mike, shouldn't both sides of the room have similar high fr ...   Idos

01-26-10   idos, i'm not sure what you are referring to. i did not i ...   Mikelavigne

01-26-10   As i indicated in my story above, allowing bass energy to es ...   Zargon

01-26-10   Mike, sorry, i must have misunderstood. i thought you were s ...   Idos

01-26-10   yes; everything done on one side is done identically on the ...   Mikelavigne

01-26-10   Hi, mike, thanks for the updates. it'll be interesting to ...   C1ferrari

01-26-10: Jtinn
Sam,

Come up to Mike's this weekend. I will be visiting and doing some measuring. It would be great to see you guys again!

I am really excited. I believe the changes Mike has implemented will reap huge benefits.

Jonathan
Jtinn  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)


 01-27-10   I just listened to a new tape project tape, tp-011, linda ...   Mikelavigne

01-27-10   Hi jonathan, i'm sorely tempted! it'd be great to be of an ...   C1ferrari

01-27-10   Mike, yes, i have fond memories of your courtesy and your s ...   Glai


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