Mike Lavigne's SystemDavid,just to clarify your point on the 'one of them blew smoke' issue that Fremer had; darTZeel amps have minimum parts count in the signal path. they avoid redundant protection in search ... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemDavid,you need to simply forget about Fremer's review. put it out of your mind. this is suppose to be fun and so filter out the crap that messes with your head.if you like the ML #5... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Paulo,a recently frequent poster to my thread, Whart, is moving from the Northeast to Austin Texas in the near future and there has been some back and forth between him and i about Austi... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike, thanks.looking forward to a visit soon from you. unfortunately; when i had these amps almost 3 years ago, that was when i was doing the work on the room (removing the front ba... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemDavid,happy for you about the MM3's.and yes, the industrial design and level of finish on the mono blocks is unmatched in my experience. in person they are almost intimidating with ... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemthanks Metralla.no more extra power cords, sorry. i was lucky to get that 2nd one under my wife's radar as it was.and right now my box of tricks is empty from selling everything i c... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemthanks Bigpond, for the nice comments. posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemrear of 458rear of 458 with... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemthe darTZeel NHB-458 monoblocks arrived today. beautiful to look at, built like a swiss watch, and even brand new and just starting to break in magnificent to listen to. the energy and realism is s... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Paulo,Lubbock is in Texas, Seattle is (in the State of Washington) northwest of Texas 1500+ miles away on the Pacific Ocean, north of California. i live in the mountains east of Seattle.... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemmore MM7 thoughts.....tonight is the first time i've actually pulled out music specifically related to deep bass (since the 'Earth Drums' cut the first night).....cuts known for having prod... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemPaulo,thanks.i will hope your USA tour happens and that my room is one stop.cheers, posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemBill,thanks....i saw the post where you referenced my phrase, thanks for that.i've seen plenty of those photos of the misery from the devistation.....very sad. hope things get back ... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemDavid,i owned the Watt Puppy 3/2's back in the day (and the 5.1's and 6.0's too)....so i get your point....there are many more high performance speakers today than there once was. and the b... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemPeter,thanks.lack of sleep is the only negative, and i'm serious about that. it's very difficult to leave the room at night. and in the morning i'm drawn back. i am on vacation this... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemit's RTR tape night with the big rig. so far 4 different tapes. 2 Jazz, 1 latin salsa, and TP-003, Arnold Overtures....both reels. just finished reel 2. Wow! as good as it s... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Bill,i trust you are coping ok with the aftermath of Sandy with minimal intrusion on you and your family.yes, the MM7's do make the music so relaxed and effortless. easier for th... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Mike,thanks. and to answer your question; no, set flat the bass towers have proper room to breathe.....i get no sense of overload or doubling at any SPL my ears can handle. although i re... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
The Underground SystemAdam,nice system! and really not so modest.i have a friend with the Nova Utopia Be's and it's an excellent speaker. great electronics and top notch source.and dedicated prop... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Geoff,thanks for the kind words.it will be interesting to see how the MM7 spell affects my friends this weekend.stay tuned. posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemThanks Sam.and yes, the dart 458's are still on the way. i think within a week i'll 'know' when they will be here. posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhello Adam,i truely appreciate all the nice things you have written, thank you. you do know the history of my system. happy to have provided some entertainment for you and your friends over... posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemthanks Gary. posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemThanks Albert, i appreciate the kind words.i'm really enjoying it. posted over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemPaulo,even though you live far away, that does not mean you cannot visit. if you ever are in the area you would be most welcome.the twin towers are worth a bit of effort to hear. :) posted over 13 years ago | View comment |