Mike Lavigne's System

Rich,i've had that chair for 12 years; i'll likely get buried with it.it's the 'Perfect Chair' (also called the zero gravity chair) from the Relax The Back store. it is a 'high back...

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more pictures;closer

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here are few fresh pictures;the new look

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'fly disc'? i'm trying to imagine that name and what it's purpose might be.i suppose that the 'lever' switching of the 50+ year old Garrard could be considered crude....but i prefer to desc...

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hi Dev,i have 2 separate phono stages inside my darTZeel NHB-18NS preamp; and that is what i'm using now. i sold the Allnic H3000. i did slightly prefer the dart to the very very nice Allni...

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i'll add about the Garrard; i love it. i would have kept it had i not also needed another arm, cartridge, phono stage, and have the space and rack to set it on.

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the Garrard is sold. it's boxed up waiting for the transaction to be complete. i've decided to have one turntable with one arm for stereo and one arm for mono.Steve Dobbins cleaned up and t...

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yesterday i did have a couple friends over to listen to the NVS, and i've had more time to spend listening.it's amazing to me how you can get accustomed to a particuar reference, and then l...

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Ish,thank you, and my i-tower lights do work great.those diffusers are just a ballistic plastic shell; they are

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Rockitman,thanks. i do enjoy the Adona rack. it's got to be one of the better buys in audio, considering it's quality at the price. and it does sound great, i agree.mine has the 27"...

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Mikelakers,i don't think there will be a 'black' one; but you'd need to ask Jonathan about that.the production NVS is better than the prototype, and not by just a little. i've only ...

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Charles1dad,i did just speak to Scott Wedneesday regarding my 2A3 amps; he finally got settled in his new digs and has been working furiously the last few weeks on my amps. he said he's clo...

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more pictures....NVS on Adona rack

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NVS with the 2 Talea arms mountedi've not yet listened to them, but the arms are mounted.

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thanks Sam.the Olympos left with the Rockport.and honestly, even though i like the Olympos and it has a very special sweetness, overall i prefer the A90.if i kept multiple t...

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although it will be hard to beat the rockport i reckonactually, it won't. although 'beat the Rockport' is not the way i would describe the situation. the...

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ok, here we go.....with the Wave Kinetics NVS turntable.NVS Flight Case

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Sam, you are welcome.Mike

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Barry,it kind pisses me off that those EA BNC's sounded so good, but they do.....and agree they are like upgrading the components. you may already be on this issue; but for years i've used ...

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congrats on the Wave Kinetics table.thanks Mike.it is suppose to ship to me 'maybe' this next week.....

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Chris,forgot to comment on your specific gear; i'd say you should have no issues with gain with an A90 unless for some reason your amp and speakers had low gain, which would be unusual. the...

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Chris,i've used both my darTZeel NHB-18NS preamp, which has 2 separate phono cards, and the Allnic H3000 phono preamp with the A90 in my system.presently i have the darTZeel phono c...

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Chris,in terms of ease of use, quality of build, and beauty the Talea likely has a few advantages, as it should be expected to for it's higher cost.the Reed is very nicely built, an...

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hi Chris,first, this is just one guy's perspective and opinion about subjective performance perceptions in my particular system.for the last 9 months i've had 2 10.5 inch Reed 2P's ...

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Sam,yes; SWMBO is happy! :^)which is most important.best,Mike

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