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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
  Herzan TS-140  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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08-01-03   Hi mike. after bothering you with so many phone calls and e ...   Howie

08-02-03   Understand that i am only in my ht room when the lights are ...   Mikelavigne

08-02-03   Haha. ya i know. i'm just poking fun at how "different& ...   Howie

06-27-04   Mike, i noticed you have your meitner digital gear up f ...   Jayarr

06-27-04   No....nothing (digital) better. and no, i'm not replacing i ...   Mikelavigne

07-01-04   I wish all audiophile are like you,i read all your response ...   Jayctoy

07-01-04   Jayctoy, thanks for the kind words. since god gave me a wife ...   Mikelavigne

07-02-04   So mike, now that you sold the transport are you for sure ho ...   Speeddeacon

07-02-04   Yep, the dac6 isn't going anywhere. i might recommend that y ...   Mikelavigne

07-02-04   Thanks mike. enjoy the music.   Speeddeacon

07-30-04   I am building a new room in my barn (which came with a new ( ...   Mikelavigne

07-30-04   Its looking good mike! is the ht getting its own building or ...   Tireguy

07-30-04   Thanks tim. and all is well except the glacial progress on t ...   Mikelavigne

07-30-04   Looks great mike. how are you dealing with hvac? did the bar ...   Slipknot1

07-30-04   The barn had no heat except a small electric unit in the 3/4 ...   Mikelavigne

07-30-04   Mike, way to go! keep the pictures coming. you da man, one ...   Shventus

07-31-04   Thanks skip.   Mikelavigne

08-27-04   Mike, very nice system...by the way, have you tried dcs for ...   Flying

08-28-04   Hi frank, yes, i have tried the dcs in my room but it was a ...   Mikelavigne

08-28-04   Thanks hooper, this damn room project is really kicking my a ...   Mikelavigne

08-28-04   Hi mike, thanks for your response. i think you are probabl ...   Flying

08-28-04   I'm frustrated with the slow progress on the costruction pro ...   Mikelavigne

08-29-04   Hi mike, all in your system, especially the room, is simply ...   Luke72

08-29-04: Mikelavigne
Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn....

.....and you guess which one is which.

Wilson has the philosophy of complete control of every octave.....make the music submit to technology. enormous grip and extention.....great energy projected, detail, lack of strain.....very visceral. Wilson is also capable of subtlty and nuance....has excellent tonal color.....excellent clarity.

Kharma gets out of the way of the music. it's approach is simple but deep. Kharma uses a serial crossover (very simple)......there is a special coherence and clarity i have not heard with any other speaker. i feel closer to the event......it has textural complexity and micro-dynamics that really speaks to my sonic priorities. Kharma still has excellent extention top and bottom but more as a service to the music and not unto itself. the Kharma disappears......the event remains.

Marilyn or Audrey?

sorry, i guess i'm just in one of those moods.

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


08-30-04   Thank you mike, good explanation, i know that the sound is d ...   Luke72

08-30-04   Mike, great explanation on that difference bewteen kharma an ...   Fmpnd

08-31-04   Frank, thanks. i'm trying to stay patient. i did finally get ...   Mikelavigne

08-31-04   Mike, since you were the one responsible for turning us onto ...   Fmpnd

09-02-04   Fmpnd: i have a new one you will love called acadia...wow!!! ...   Jtinn

09-02-04   Shooting for spring (unless i get free in october). cajun ...   Fmpnd

09-03-04   Hello mike i send you an e-mail dd 02-09-04 via your perso ...   Rolandus

09-04-04   Hi roland, greetings. i just searched my e-mail archives ...   Mikelavigne

09-04-04   Fmpnd, i hope you can make it in the spring (or october). ne ...   Mikelavigne

09-04-04   Mike, 02-09-04 in europe is september, 2 2004... just to he ...   Luke72

09-04-04   Dear mike, in europe 02-09-04 means september, 2 2004, just ...   Luke72

09-04-04   Sorry, 2 post for the same argument (cause the impression th ...   Luke72

09-27-04   If you go to my picture gallery ('mikel' on www.audioasylum. ...   Mikelavigne

09-27-04   Chalk this system/thread up as another reason why i can't ge ...   Dlwask

09-27-04   Thanks dlwask, for the kind comments.   Mikelavigne

09-30-04   Hi mike, i read that you have both colibri xcp and the coli ...   Flying

09-30-04   Hi frank, i own both the xcp and xgw colibri's. the xcp (c ...   Mikelavigne

10-02-04   Thanks for your reponse. i think i am going to go for a xcp ...   Flying

10-09-04   Flying, i have no experience with the new graham or triplana ...   Mikelavigne

10-09-04   More contruction pictures.....it is almost done (move-in by ...   Mikelavigne

10-22-04   The room is nearly completed. it's sonic performance is brea ...   Mikelavigne

10-22-04   Outstanding setup mike, your dedication to sound quality is ...   Sogood51

10-22-04   Mike, congratulations on a job well done (soon)! thesaurus ...   Shventus

10-23-04   Quite a room! brilliant! mike, i know you've had the cd12; ...   Mprime

10-23-04   Absolutely spectacular mike. you should be very proud. kudos ...   Slipknot1


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