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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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07-21-11   Hi mike, that's a bonus, when you really think about and ho ...   Dev

07-22-11   ...."i also have two separate phono's in my pre but i o ...   Eddiesudz

07-23-11   Mike, i would love to see some photos of your new nvs table ...   Peterayer

07-23-11   Here are few fresh pictures; the new look longer view ...   Mikelavigne

07-24-11   More pictures; closer to the side another perspectiv ...   Mikelavigne

07-23-11   you really nailed it. you're a very perceptive writer and i ...   Hiho

07-24-11   Great pics mike, yup sure looks different and defiantly free ...   Dev

07-24-11   Mike, very nice. one concern, i would like you to address. ...   Rhbblb1

07-24-11   Rich, i've had that chair for 12 years; i'll likely get bur ...   Mikelavigne

07-24-11   Hi mike i really like the look of your new turn table plus t ...   Jasonparmenter

07-24-11   Thanks for the photos mike. the table and arms look great. ...   Peterayer

07-24-11   Hiho, thanks. for the garrard to earn it's place in an envi ...   Mikelavigne

07-24-11   Jason, having three tt's did present logisitcal challenges; ...   Mikelavigne

07-24-11   Peter, yes; content is a good word, also re-focused on the ...   Mikelavigne

07-24-11   And every 6 months when i see your answer i say someday i mu ...   Microstrip

07-24-11   When i purchased mine in 1999; you could specify quality of ...   Mikelavigne

07-25-11   Hey mike. that is a great looking and i am sure fantastic s ...   Mikeduke

07-25-11   Whoops, just noticed a typo. that should be "live line ...   Mikeduke

07-27-11   Hi mike, can you give some further opinions on your new adon ...   Spiritofmusic

07-28-11   Hi mike, thanks; i am enjoying my new turntable. enjoy the ...   Mikelavigne

07-28-11   As far as the adona rack; i'm very happy with both the perfo ...   Mikelavigne

07-28-11   Hi mike, the other support i'm considering is one made by sy ...   Spiritofmusic

07-28-11   The adona shelves do use granite, but it's sandwiched with h ...   Mikelavigne

07-28-11   Thanks for the reply. on good clean records it can sound ve ...   Mikeduke

07-28-11   Yes; the wave kinetics a10-u8 footers do improve things on t ...   Mikelavigne

07-28-11   Thanks mike. maybe when i get the audience i will see if ba ...   Mikeduke

07-28-11   Have you tried the stillpoints ultra ss footers? i wonder h ...   Yo2tup

07-29-11   Kevin, i've had 4 different turntables from steve dobbins, ...   Mikelavigne

07-30-11   I use the cello tape repro/phono electronics built by charle ...   Mikelavigne

07-30-11   hi mike! are you using rca's between the studer and the k/ ...   C1ferrari

07-30-11: Mikelavigne
hi Sam,

yes; when Ki installed the switch on the heads of my Studer, he ran a single ended cable to my King Cello and terminated it with RCA's. RTR machines use transformers to create the balanced signal for the XLR outputs. avoiding those is one advantage of the King Cello.

here is the ATR on the other side of the room with the NVS.

when Jeff Gillman (of Precision Motor Works) did my ATR he added a single ended output for me and made a cable with a 'mic' out plug on one end and RCA's on the other. so i have that going directly into my darTZeel preamp input.

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


07-30-11   Mike, are you connecting the wires from the tape head direc ...   Microstrip

07-30-11   There is not yet a 'modified dartzeel phono board' appropria ...   Mikelavigne

07-31-11   Correction to my last post; pro level is typically +4db, not ...   Mikelavigne

08-01-11   Today i had a friend visit who has not been to my room for a ...   Mikelavigne

08-01-11   Thanks mike. great post there. i agree with your point liken ...   T_bone

08-01-11   Travis, thanks. noise and distortion is something all us aud ...   Mikelavigne

08-02-11   About lowering noise floor. my personal experience. there ar ...   Mtkhl567

08-02-11   Henry, i agree. there are products that change the sound. s ...   Mikelavigne

08-07-11   For years i've been using the nordost cbid 1 cable break-in ...   Mikelavigne

08-11-11   Hi mike when are you gona take the pics of rockport down and ...   Radhe1486

08-11-11   Hello radhel, you got me there, updated pictures are overdu ...   Mikelavigne

08-11-11   Radhel, i just realized i got caught up answering the first ...   Mikelavigne

08-11-11   Hi mike, what are your loading and gain on the dart phono st ...   Lbelchev

08-11-11   As i recall, it's on 63db of gain and 47k ohms loading for t ...   Mikelavigne

08-11-11   Of course, one must realize that mike's memory of the rockpo ...   Unoear

08-13-11   Thanks mike for me the rockport will always be the greatest ...   Radhe1486

08-13-11   It seems despite the ultra engineering aspects of the rockpo ...   Charles1dad

08-13-11   Ultimately sound is subjective and systems and rooms rooms a ...   Radhe1486

08-13-11   Radhel, alan and charles, there will likely never be anothe ...   Mikelavigne


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