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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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02-01-07   Mike, first, congratulations for your great system, and than ...   Stereotaipei

02-01-07   Mike, what an evolution and what a stunning conclusion to yo ...   Sc53

02-01-07   I will tell you what is dangerous mike. i just found out tha ...   mdoukas@

02-02-07   Mr. mike, with amazement i have been reviewing your correspo ...   Loxodrome

02-02-07   Lox old chap, i trust all is well. at least this current 's ...   Mikelavigne

02-02-07   Hi mike i have not posted here before but i feel compelled ...   Adamg

02-02-07   Well, i, for one, feel that mike's ongoing experiments best ...   French_fries

02-02-07   Well mr. mike, interestingly your comments are in no way an ...   Loxodrome

02-02-07   All my firends listen to my system as background music. anyo ...   Gregadd

02-03-07   *********** "well mr. mike, interestingly your comment ...   Mikelavigne

02-03-07   Mr. mike, thanks. i agree. i will start a one chair story ...   Loxodrome

02-03-07   Mike, well done! your response is certainly in another level ...   Zdeng

02-03-07   Loxodrome why don't you follow the example set by mike, and ...   Czapp

02-03-07   Loxodrome, you wrote: "your “room” is the perfect examp ...   Stereotaipei

02-03-07   Dear loxodrome i agree with czapp. the way you behave here d ...   Zdeng

02-03-07   The responses my loxodrome are uncalled for. personally if i ...   Ryder

02-03-07   In response to loxodrome: my lifelong friend (50 years) is ...   Islandear

02-03-07   . loxodrome, . i find your comments illogical, annoying, and ...   Cello

02-03-07   Lox, your responses are overly pretentious. who are you to ...   Joey_v

02-03-07   Lox.... shut up! who the @#$% cares about your pegoretti? a ...   Sc53

02-04-07   Yesterday i was traveling to las vegas for a business conven ...   Mikelavigne

02-04-07   Mike, i understand perfectly when you say:but i urge you to ...   Metralla

02-04-07   I don't think anybody could blame you for wanting to stop po ...   mdoukas@

02-04-07   Hi mike hope you and family are doing well. one year ago to ...   Rugyboogie

02-04-07   Mike: these are the wonders of internet forums, which let s ...   Gallant_diva

02-04-07   Lol, people think i'm crazy as well cause of my hobby. but s ...   Bart_nl

02-04-07   Mike, i have enjoyed your thread ever since discovering hif ...   Jlind325is

02-04-07   Lol, people think i'm crazy as well cause of my hobby. but s ...   Bart_nl

02-04-07   Mike, i fully understand your reaction. it is unfortunately ...   Stereotaipei

02-05-07   Stereotaipei.....do u use the darts?: i was interested in t ...   Henryhk

02-05-07   Lox i think you are totally wrong.i dont know,why you even b ...   Jayctoy

02-05-07   Henrykh, personally i listened to the dart only a few years ...   Stereotaipei

02-06-07   Hello mike, i have never posted on your site before, but ha ...   Kss22558

02-06-07: Dev
Mike, I have to say that I have really enjoyed reading your threads, I have been reading them over the past month. I have gained allot of information which is a really helpful. I am looking at new main speakers right now and the MM3's speakers really have me intrigued. I love the hobby in a whole because after working hard and dealing with all the stress of life I get to listen to my system an it all melts away.

You can't worry about negative thoughts from specific individuals, that's live.

It is obvious by reading these threads that you have gained allot of respect by others and they look forward to your on going changes and thoughts and would be a great lost.

So forget about the negatives and remember all of the positives and people who you have influenced, hey if I would not have read your threads I would not have gained what I have.

I look forward to reading more of your thoughts, enjoy!


Dev  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)


02-06-07   Actually, loxodrome's comments are designed to be taken with ...   Imdoc

02-06-07   Let's see, lox uses a single seat bike (and even he can't he ...   Skull

02-07-07   Lox upon reading your post on your system,it sounds like you ...   Jayctoy

02-07-07   Mike, dont stop posting. just know that you cant please ev ...   Joey_v

02-07-07   After 'much' consideration... i feel i made a few mistakes; ...   Mikelavigne

02-08-07   Stereotaipei; to answer your detailed post. if you are in s ...   Mikelavigne

02-08-07   Sc53, sarah.....yes, i recall the sa-1 fondly; and i also ha ...   Mikelavigne

02-08-07   Mike.do you still have the backsaver zero gravity recliner a ...   Ardri

02-08-07   Mike, glad to see you back. herve is planing on an intigrat ...   mdoukas@

02-09-07   Hi mike - glad to hear that you'll continue to post as you ...   Paul99

02-10-07   Ardri; yes, i still use my 'relax-the-back' zero gravity cha ...   Mikelavigne

02-10-07   Mike; anything herve does will be first-class. if he gives t ...   Mikelavigne

02-10-07   Paul99, thanks. congrats on the mm2's.....prepare to be ama ...   Mikelavigne

02-10-07   Further mm3 thoughts; deep bass--there is a track which has ...   Mikelavigne

02-10-07   Hi mike - this is the first time i have posted on an audiogo ...   Audiofool

02-10-07: Dev

Mike regarding Jennifer Warns ("Way Down Deep") I also use this as a system tester, great piece along with many others.

Okay these MM3 speakers are really sounding good, if they are that good don't go to crazy informing everyone because the prices will go up quickly. Just joking!

Appears like that you listen to some great music which I also enjoy, I am listening to Enya right now which also has some great pieces after a stressful couple of days, more about that.

I installed some Virtual Dynamic Revelation 2.0 balanced cables in my system Thursday nite, when I turned the system back on to give a listen wow! I don't me wow! in a good way but what the heck is going on here, the centre image was not centred. It was coming out of the right speaker, I turned everything off to check my connections. I scratched my head saying it's only one length of balanced cables so it's got to be connected properly. I checked anyways making sure the connections were good. (have you ever used VD product? boy is it ridged, you get a work out just pre-bending so you can install it)

Well I'll skip a few days only played back ground music so the cables could settle in. Today being SATURDAY I put on some music around 8am. but no change. I pull out the VD cable and put in one of my other cables, yes back to the norm. I listen for an hour contemplating what to do, I decided to reinstall the VD, same problem but now just in from the right speaker a little. I posted some items on Audiogon so I needed to check my email and reply back to others.

It is now about 4:30pm and decided to sit down and see whats going on. I put on female voice that is suppose be centered, the voice is still off to the right speaker but all the sudden it starts to shift and wala it is in the centre. If I had not heard this myself happen I would not of ever believed it, now the voices are bright, sound is not pleasing.

It's now 7pm and I decided to sit down again to see if there are any changes, the brightness is gone. I have never experienced this before with any cable, tube equipment yes when there is a tub problem.

Have you ever experienced anything like this before?

I can't comment as of yet on the cable but I am being able to listen to Enya and she is just taking me away.

Remember my previous thread to you about stress? well you and I are both right now getting some stress relief.

Enjoy, I look forward to more.

Dev  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)



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