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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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05-07-11   Mike, are you using your opus mm2 with the low power se? ...   Microstrip

05-07-11   Yes, i did use the opus mm2 speaker cables with the 'less th ...   Mikelavigne

06-14-11   Term with the equitech isolation transformer, can you assess ...   Lwhitefl

06-16-11   Hi len, i will try my best to quantify performance differen ...   Mikelavigne

06-17-11   Hi mike, i also have an equitech in-wall cabinet. mind blowi ...   Wslam

06-17-11   Thanks mike. the information you provided me on your isolati ...   Lwhitefl

06-19-11   Mike, which equi=tech do you have? i went back a few pages a ...   Ack

06-19-11   Len, look forward to your feedback after install. wslam, th ...   Mikelavigne

06-19-11   Ack, the equi=tech i had installed is 10wq wall panel syst ...   Mikelavigne

06-19-11   hi mike, i just noticed you did change the name of your sy ...   C1ferrari

06-19-11   Sam, yes; swmbo is happy! :^) which is most important. be ...   Mikelavigne

06-30-11   hi again mike...i was pretty set on the reed 3q in the upco ...   Rockitman

06-30-11   Hi chris, first, this is just one guy's perspective and opi ...   Mikelavigne

06-30-11   Chris, in terms of ease of use, quality of build, and beaut ...   Mikelavigne

07-01-11   Hey mike, thank you very much for sharing all that detailed ...   Rockitman

07-01-11   Re: ortofon a90 cart mike, can you tell me if my current p ...   Rockitman

07-01-11   Chris, i've used both my dartzeel nhb-18ns preamp, which ha ...   Mikelavigne

07-01-11   Chris, forgot to comment on your specific gear; i'd say you ...   Mikelavigne

07-01-11   Mike, congrats on the wave kinetics table. i heard it at t ...   Mikelakers

07-01-11   thanks mike. it is suppose to ship to me 'maybe' this next ...   Mikelavigne

07-02-11   Hey mike, i just wanted to mention that i finally decided ...   Bkonig

07-02-11   Thanks mike. i will be ordering the mint lp protractor.   Rockitman

07-02-11   sage advice, mike...very informative -- thanks! vbr, sam   C1ferrari

07-04-11   Barry, it kind pisses me off that those ea bnc's sounded so ...   Mikelavigne

07-04-11   Sam, you are welcome. mike   Mikelavigne

07-12-11   Ok, here we go.....with the wave kinetics nvs turntable. n ...   Mikelavigne

07-12-11   Congratulations mike , although it will be hard to beat the ...   Andromedaaudio

07-12-11   actually, it won't. although 'beat the rockport' is not the ...   Mikelavigne

07-12-11: C1ferrari

That's a beaut, Mike! Sonny and I heard your table/arm set-up at T.H.E. Show in California, recently...I think the cart may have been an A-90 -- FABULOUS.

Jonathan was hitting on all cylinders, we thought...one of the top two rooms at T.H.E. Show :-)

Is one of your Durand arms reserved for the Olympos?

C1ferrari  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


07-12-11   Thanks sam. the olympos left with the rockport. and honest ...   Mikelavigne

07-12-11   omg...the new owner of the rockport/olympos has to be elate ...   C1ferrari

07-12-11   nvs with the 2 talea arms mounted i've not yet listened t ...   Mikelavigne

07-13-11   More pictures.... nvs on adona rack nvs and adona rack ...   Mikelavigne

07-13-11   Looks great mike, i'm green with envy. however, i love to se ...   Mikelakers

07-13-11   Congrats mike. the new table looks wonderful. i think you wi ...   Rockitman

07-13-11   Mike: very nice table indeed. also love you 'ilights" ...   Gallant_diva

07-13-11   Mike, how are things coming along with your found music 2a3 ...   Charles1dad

07-15-11   Charles1dad, i did just speak to scott wedneesday regarding ...   Mikelavigne

07-15-11   Mikelakers, i don't think there will be a 'black' one; but ...   Mikelavigne

07-15-11   Rockitman, thanks. i do enjoy the adona rack. it's got to b ...   Mikelavigne

07-15-11   Ish, thank you, and my i-tower lights do work great. those ...   Mikelavigne

07-15-11   Mike, thanks for the update.my gut feeling is he`s going to ...   Charles1dad

07-17-11   Yesterday i did have a couple friends over to listen to the ...   Mikelavigne

07-19-11   I appreciate your excitement over the sound of your beautifu ...   Idos

07-20-11   The garrard is sold. it's boxed up waiting for the transacti ...   Mikelavigne

07-20-11   I'll add about the garrard; i love it. i would have kept i ...   Mikelavigne

07-21-11   Hi mike, haven't chatted for a while, boy those are some cha ...   Dev

07-21-11   The garrard can sound amazing. the kokomo mkii bearing updat ...   Idos

07-21-11   Hi dev, i have 2 separate phono stages inside my dartzeel n ...   Mikelavigne

07-21-11   'fly disc'? i'm trying to imagine that name and what it's pu ...   Mikelavigne


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