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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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01-27-10   Glai, i didn't know you had an a820 :-) regards, sam   C1ferrari

01-27-10   Gordon, as i recall you live in so. cal. sam and sonny (c1f ...   Mikelavigne

01-27-10   After my last comment i decided to be quiet, so i turned on ...   Idos

01-27-10   gali, there comes a time when those that seek the best ...   Kftool

01-27-10   idos, thanks for suggestion.....and no, i don't have it. i ...   Mikelavigne

01-27-10   Ken, rtr tape, particularly with a top level rtr deck and e ...   Mikelavigne

01-27-10   Tonight i'm back listening to the bare quietrock; all the fa ...   Mikelavigne

01-28-10   Hi mike, i am looking at your system and reading your commen ...   Acoustat6

01-28-10   Guys, many thanks for the advise. i only have the a810. ...   Glai

01-28-10   Acoustat6, you are dead on correct. i keep saying i'm goin ...   Mikelavigne

01-28-10   Acoustat6, thanks for the info at hts...i'm going to check ...   C1ferrari

01-29-10   Mike, remember any measurements are of the loudspeakers you ...   Idos

01-29-10   Idos, my contractor already has cut pieces of quietrock 545 ...   Mikelavigne

01-29-10   Mike, sounds like a plan. making major changes to your liste ...   Idos

01-29-10   Mike, one additional,very radical idea for condideration; it ...   Idos

01-29-10   Idos, there is a very good reason my gear is not between my ...   Mikelavigne

01-30-10   Mike, did you ever try the stretched pool liner over the fr ...   Joneill

01-30-10   Mike, not to argue the point but every thing in the room wil ...   Idos

01-30-10   Idos, of course, you are correct. everything is inter-relat ...   Mikelavigne

01-30-10   Jim, the idea to stretch pool liner over the bass traps lik ...   Mikelavigne

01-31-10   Mike, no,the explanation is not too confusing at all. thank ...   Joneill

01-31-10   This weekend was fun! what a nice difference in the room. t ...   Jtinn

01-31-10   I was lucky enough to visit mike's for a short listening ses ...   Jazdoc

01-31-10   Jazdoc, now, that's some declaration! :-) i'm sure an incr ...   C1ferrari

01-31-10   As a few above have mentioned, my room has taken some signif ...   Mikelavigne

01-31-10   I did take some time today to move around some cartridges. ...   Mikelavigne

02-01-10   Hi mike, looking forward to your perceptions of the a90/roc ...   C1ferrari

02-01-10   I was in mike's room yesterday and for the first time was ab ...   Crna39

02-01-10   gosh bruce, what i nice thing to say. :-) actually, coming ...   Mikelavigne

02-01-10   Got home, room is now under seige until further notice with ...   Mikelavigne

02-02-10   Hi mike, that was one amazing listening session on saturday. ...   Sdrsdrsdr

02-02-10   Hi bruce/crna39: very encouraging comment! sdrsdrsdr: ins ...   C1ferrari

02-03-10: Microstrip
Mike,
Could you refer what were your music choices for this Marathon music session?
Regards

Microstrip  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)


02-04-10   Microstrip: it might be easier to tell you what was not play ...   Jtinn

02-04-10   Mike, i beleive i saw you at music matters last night, i wa ...   Jlind325is

02-05-10   Hi justin, i too liked the vandersteen model 7's. it seemed ...   Mikelavigne

02-05-10   Steve, thanks for the kind words, and thanks for driving do ...   Mikelavigne

02-06-10   Hey mike how long will you have the monos for? want to pay y ...   Rugyboogie

02-06-10   Hi mike, not sure on the mono's, every day they are here is ...   Mikelavigne

02-10-10   The installation of the 3/4" maple plywood paneling ove ...   Mikelavigne

02-10-10   Mike, when you get it all cleaned and set up please take so ...   Joneill

02-11-10   Jim, in the next couple of days i will post some pictures. ...   Mikelavigne

02-11-10   Hi mike! if only i lived closer! :-) vbr, sam   C1ferrari

02-11-10   Thanks sam, i wish you lived closer too :-) i'm not sure i ...   Mikelavigne

02-12-10   Hi mike, extended listening sessions of your room/system ar ...   C1ferrari

02-12-10   So which turntable do you use the most and why   Vernneal

02-12-10   Mike, run out and get the avatar soundtrack. great dynamics ...   Eddiesudz

02-18-10   Ok, here are some pictures.... the finished room without b ...   Mikelavigne

02-18-10   If you want to see construction piuctures to see how the bas ...   Mikelavigne

02-18-10   Looking forward to you writing some impressions on the 458.. ...   Mtkhl567


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