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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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08-13-11   Radhe1486, no reasonable person would dispute the importance ...   Charles1dad

08-13-11   Okay...   Unoear

08-13-11   Radhel, i want to say i am in awe of your approach to this ...   Mikelavigne

08-16-11   Yesterday the isolation platform arrived for my nvs turntabl ...   Mikelavigne

08-16-11   Lets see some pictures!   Jtinn

08-16-11: Mikelavigne
Lets see some pictures!

sorry. i listened too late last night and never got around to taking pictures. i'll try to get that done tonight.

an added note about my listening perceptions; i failed to mention the additional detail and focus the platform delivered, as well as total absense of congestion on the peaks. until you hear confusion/distortion on peaks cleaned up, you assume that's the way it is. these attributes impart an ease and listenability that draw you into the music.

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08-17-11   Pictures of the nvs isolation shelf. nvs on shelf from ...   Mikelavigne

08-17-11   mike, ki has over 50 r2r's?? i don't know if i even have 5 ...   C1ferrari

08-17-11   Sam, ki has hinted he is 'culling' his herd, so the number ...   Mikelavigne

08-17-11   That table looks sweet. i hope to get up to barry's when ge ...   Mikeduke

08-17-11   Hello mike, i love the new photos of the tt and rack, thank ...   Peterayer

08-17-11   Hi mike, very nice, can you interject your opinion on the d ...   Grr6001

08-17-11   Mike, thanks. it will worth the trip to barry's to hear the ...   Mikelavigne

08-18-11   Hi peter, thanks. as far as my lp hygiene, i'd say i could ...   Mikelavigne

08-18-11   Hi gary, sharp eye there. last thursday night i had 30 pe ...   Mikelavigne

08-18-11   that was a great post, mike... a really fun and comical rea ...   C1ferrari

08-18-11   Hello, would you also be kind to describe how you clean you ...   Kkatsipanos

08-18-11   Hello kostas, the short answer is that i don't currently d ...   Mikelavigne

08-18-11   Thank you for the quick and comprehensive reply. regards ko ...   Kkatsipanos

08-18-11   Mike, thanks for the encouraging reply. i think the table, ...   Grr6001

08-18-11   Thanks mike for your very thorough explanation of lp cleanin ...   Peterayer

09-08-11   Hey mike. i will go check it out for sure. it seems to be ...   Mikeduke

09-09-11   Hi mike, currently i'm using 2 arms (1) the talea 1 with th ...   Mikelavigne

09-09-11   Not much to add regarding the telos...this one you really go ...   Jazdoc

09-09-11   Or, i'm right behind jazdoc in the queue ;-) i'll add that ...   Mikelavigne

09-09-11   Sounds like the telos is revolutionary. and this right on t ...   Peterayer

09-09-11   Thanks for the info mike. those look like great arms and ca ...   Mikeduke

09-10-11   Peter, i had thought about your response to my lp cleaning ...   Mikelavigne

09-10-11   Mike, it is okay... go ahead and pinch yourself. :-)   Unoear

09-10-11   Mike, thanks for the info. i was reading your thread on the ...   Dev

09-10-11   Hi dev, no question that systems are different and set-up a ...   Mikelavigne

09-10-11   Alan, thanks for that :^)   Mikelavigne

09-10-11   Hi mike, good to hear that more performance can still be wru ...   Spiritofmusic

09-10-11   Dev: i cannot speak as to why your friend feels the way he d ...   Jtinn

09-10-11   Dev, i don't want to hijack mike's thread, my apologies, bu ...   Grr6001

09-10-11   Spiritofmusic...yes, linear.   Unoear

09-10-11   Spiritofmusic...yes, linear.   Unoear

09-10-11   Spiritofmusic, with all due respect to my friend unoear; i ...   Mikelavigne

09-10-11   Yes, we are fortunate that there are many paths to service o ...   Unoear

09-11-11   Hi mike, talea follow up, was a late night with 20+ others ...   Dev

09-11-11   Thanks dev, for the details. sounds like a very fun evening. ...   Mikelavigne

09-11-11   me too.   Mikelavigne

09-11-11   Hi mike, no they were not on the same table, talea and schr ...   Dev

09-11-11   excuse me for asking dev, what is the relevance of your po ...   Mikelakers

09-11-11   Dev, when you said........i just wanted to clear up for any ...   Mikelavigne

09-12-11   Thanks mikelakers, my thoughts exactly!   Grr6001

09-12-11   Hi mikelakers, just in general conversation as if we were in ...   Dev

09-12-11   Dev, thank you for the explanation about the talea at your ...   Mikelavigne

09-12-11   "man'ing up?"   Unoear

09-13-11   unoear, i think mike is referring to this guy i admit i ...   Albertporter


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