Mike Lavigne's SystemMarc,i've been saying the same thing for awhile about the significance of the tonearm in the total vinyl front end performance. even though you and i do differ to some degree on the questio... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Ed,i hope you had a Happy Father's day too.....and thanks for the nice comments. the last few years have been fun and the changes have been very positive for me as far as system developm... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemWhart,thanks for the kind comments. i enjoyed our phone conversation and clearly we have alot in common particularly our passion to explore the upper reaches of fine audio reproduction. we ... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMarc,i'm glad the Trans Fi tt and arm are working out so well for you. better speed performance has many performance advantages, and i'm a big believer in the huge contribution a great tone... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Marc,i did respond to your new thread. sounds very promising and i hope people get a chance to hear it. the whole rim-drive--idler approach has lots of potential. i did comment t... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemSam,late August; "if the creek don't rise".:-)and 'Hi' back to Sonny....best, posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemi thought i had a reference for bass impact and energy, but hearing a recently acquired 1/2" 15ips master dub from a low gen master of a Reggae Classic has now blown that fully apart. and in 1... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHey Sam,thanks. it was my pleasure doing the write-up. i did enjoy the show and the whole layout of the Hotel and airport. it sure makes it easy to attend.it was great seeing you an... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Zermatt,thanks.ah yes, the good Doctor Gladstone. i wish he would stay on his meds. he has lately somewhat left this planet (metaphorically i mean).you and your friend ou... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhey Marc,congrats on getting the Trans Fi tt. please let me know when you got the info about that posted so i can look it over.as far as the Strain Gauge cartridge, i've not persona... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike,It was great meeting you for the first time while you were conducting this test.hey Mike,it was likewise great meeting you too....an... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemI find it very difficult or even impossible to asses the performance of any one component in an unfamiliar system, especially something like a cartridge.comp... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike, Nice report. Yes, it is subjective and thanks for the qualifications. I'm not surprised that you did not hear anything as good as your system at home. I've only been to two... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemSunday morning at the show Joel Durand removed the Telos tonarm and Anna cartridge from the NVS in the Blue Light Audio room since he had to bug out early. i had hung out in that room a good deal..... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJacob,you are a sh*t disturber aren't you? i can imagine the grin on your face as you posted that. i can tell you i won't show your post to my wife.:-)your room is basically... posted almost 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Alex,thank you for your kind comments. and you are always welcome to ask any question or bring my attention to another thread.i had already seen your thread and posted, and for w... posted about 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemonce the MM7's are in house and have some hours on them, the designer, Kevin Malmgren, will visit and dial them into my room. Kevin already has the dimentions of my room and so will plot out a star... posted about 14 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's Systemi wonder if the 'thin Lp' fix is retro fitable to earlier production. posted about 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemI seem to recall you were in hot pursuit of the VR 11. ANy comparison between that and the MM7?6 years ago i owned and loved Von Schweikert VR9SE's. i ha... posted about 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemGreg,back in March i was in Newport Beach at a business meeting and had the opportunity to visit Kevin Malmgren as he was completeing his design work on the new MM7 crossovers. i was able t... posted about 14 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's Systemi use the fluid Audio Desk sells. it is important to have certain properties for minimal sudsing and proper drying. posted about 14 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemFrancisco,the Audio Desk spins the Lp and on one side there is a squeegy that has a fixed gap. this squeegy wipes the water from both sides of the Lp as it spins. all during the process the... posted about 14 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemPeter,you and i have discussed this issue before. as you know, i took your feedback to heart and purchased the Loricraft PRC4 Dlx recently. your point to me at the time was that the 3 or 4 ... posted about 14 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's Systemi respect that you don't claim your brief experiment is scientific; but i would point out that whichever RCM cleans the record a second time has a big advantage. maybe if you went back and forth ea... posted about 14 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's Systemwith the Audio Desk you do need to 'spot' hand dry very thin pressings....many classical pressings for instance. since the squeegy that wipes that water prior to the blow dry is set up for thicker ... posted about 14 years ago | View comment |