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04-09-12: Mikelavigne
Spritofmusic,
thanks for the kind comments, and i'm glad you have enjoyed my journey. i have tried to only change gear when it's better, not just different.....and with hopefully synergy of pieces in mind. and no doubt there are other valid choices i might have made diffferent that those i did make. i was fortunate to be able to actually hear the MM7 and MM3 side by side with the same electronics......so i have peace to go forward with that big decision. i did not visit Kevin's with a pre-concieved notion of what i might do. the MM7's sold themselves.
the MM7's are 96db efficient and 6 ohm load; so they are more low power friendly than the MM3. whether the 3 watt Found Music 2a3's will work or not we will have to see. whichever low power tubes i might try should work better on the MM7's than the MM3's. sure; i would love to have the NHB-458 monoblocks. but that will be more a 'lifestyle' choice than an 'audio performance' one....as the dollars become prohibitive after this speaker aquisition. really; the NHB-108 is such a magnificent amplifier that i feel no great push to get a different amp. i don't see it as a system limitation in any way. this truth has been made more clear than ever before by switching back and forth with the 2a3 monoblocks. the 108 holds it's own, if not quite is equal, even at those things the 2a3's excell at.
as far as horns and such; i don't see it at this time. something profound would need to happen that pulled me in that direction. this is a funny hobby, and who knows. i can tell you i enjoy a number of different types of speakers for what they do well; the MBL 101e always entertains, big Maggies, or big Appogies are wonderful, the Genesis 1.2 is fantastic. i've not yet heard horns take me where those speakers can and have; and i am happy with the overall performance (and amplifier friendly designs) of the MM3 and obviously the MM7 to those great speakers.
i do value true full frequency capability with seamless top to bottom coherence. Horns just cannot really do that. but maybe someday my priorities might change.
Mikelavigne (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)
04-09-12
I cannot edit my above post; so let me say what i should hav ... Mikelavigne
04-09-12
Spirtofmusic, one more thing; i've not heard the oswald mil ... Mikelavigne
04-09-12
My system is undergoing a bit of a transformation, trying to ... Spiritofmusic
04-09-12
Mike congrats on your new speakers, ironic because i recall ... Dev
04-09-12
cool, mike, we'll see you in o.c. in a few! yeah, it'd be ... C1ferrari
04-10-12
Marc, no doubt that there are other more cost effective way ... Mikelavigne
04-10-12
David, thanks. i do recall that you were among the ones sug ... Mikelavigne
04-10-12
Great sam, see you in june! Mikelavigne
04-10-12
Mike, my photos will go up on a'gon when i complete my curre ... Spiritofmusic
04-11-12
Spirit, single driver-based speakers have their strengths an ... Agear
04-11-12
Spirit, did mr. terminator tell you what dd turntables he ha ... Lewm
04-11-12
Marc, i would tend to agree with agear and lew as far as ab ... Mikelavigne
04-11-12
Hi agear, i think we've both contributed to comments on the ... Spiritofmusic
04-12-12
Spiritofmusic, have you ever heard the nvs, the telos or a h ... Peterayer
04-12-12
Spirit, agree 100% on the power issue. i also "hear&qu ... Agear
04-12-12
Hi peterayer, no i haven't heard the nvs/telos. it's not ava ... Spiritofmusic
04-13-12
Above a few posts there was discussion about the mm7's and t ... Mikelavigne
04-13-12
yes; you are right. past a certain point of execution certa ... Mikelavigne
04-13-12
Wow!! double wow!! i'm listening to a joe chambers drum sol ... Mikelavigne
04-13-12
Mike, i did not realize the mms utilized a series xover. af ... Agear
04-14-12
Hi mike, it's fantastic for you to to invest in (rel.) cost ... Spiritofmusic
04-15-12
Spirit, i think you should start two new threads: one on the ... Peterayer
04-16-12
Peterayer, agree, i think mike is happy with his choices. Charles1dad
04-22-12
Mike, after looking at your dedicated room and state-of-the ... Actusreus
04-22-12
Actusreus, hummmm. does a moniker meaning "guilty act& ... Mikelavigne
04-23-12
Mike, make no mistake - were i of the means you are, i would ... Actusreus
04-23-12
Actusreus, thanks for the kind words. i think it's a mista ... Mikelavigne
04-23-12
Mike, your response to actusreus reflects much maturuty,pati ... Charles1dad
04-23-12
Right on, mike and charles. Peterayer
04-23-12
I'm not sure why "occupy" got back into the conver ... Actusreus
04-24-12
Actusreus, i think it's fair for you to question whether i ... Mikelavigne
04-24-12
Actusreus, you're a loser!!! Knghifi
04-24-12
Actusreus, you again inject the term envy and more significa ... Charles1dad
04-24-12
Why is it mikes fault people may be jealous of his system? s ... Jlind325is
04-24-12
Jlind, i appreciate the support; however i think actusreus ... Mikelavigne
04-24-12
Happiness is being satisfied with less than you own Jazdoc
04-25-12
Absolutely jazzdoc; adding the word grateful is appropos as ... Zephyr24069
04-25-12
Hey mike. long time no speak. yep, the room still looks fa ... Mikeduke
04-25-12
Hey mike, from your pics it looks like you are using the ea ... Nobrainer
04-25-12
Nobrainer, yes; i use the ea bnc cables both from the dart ... Mikelavigne
04-25-12
Jazdoc, thanks for your typical elegant wisdom. and zephyr, ... Mikelavigne
04-25-12
Hi mike, great to hear from you. i agree on the wave kinet ... Mikelavigne
04-26-12
Hey there. what the.... you are getting the 7's? damn. i d ... Mikeduke
04-26-12
Sorry for lack of clarity.....what cable do you use from you ... Nobrainer
04-26-12
no problem. i had scott sheaffer, of found music, who built ... Mikelavigne
04-26-12
Thanks mike....you're a good dude! Nobrainer
04-26-12
Did you use a bnc t adapter with a 50 ohm plug terminator wi ... Microstrip
04-26-12
I did not use any bnc t adapter with a 50 ohm plug terminato ... Mikelavigne
04-27-12
Hi microstrip & ml, what is the purpose of the t adapter? Nobrainer
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