Mike Lavigne's Systemsome pics;three tt's, 5 arms posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhere are some pics i just took of my King Cello repro unit i use as the output electronics for my Studer A-820. posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemAndromedaaudio,regarding info on 'The Beat' it will have to be 'or something?'Steve Dobbins does not have a website....yet.here is a link to a posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJake,i'm told that 'Kodo' means 'heart' in Japanese. Steve Dobbins line of turntables is called Kodo, and this model is 'The Beat'. and yes; it has a great connection to the beat of the mus... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemi overlooked 2 important aspects of The Beat's sonic performance.it has that leading edge energy of the music. not hard, not crisp, but visceral. edgy when the recording has it, delicate wh... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Jake,i've been enjoying 'The Beat' every day since i returned from RMAF....and it has yet to disappoint. it's got the beautiful Cocobolo Reed 2P arm plus the new 2nd Gen Talea, b... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemGoeff,thanks for the kind words.it was a pleasure meeting you and i enjoyed our listening session. the music was really flowing.i enjoyed hearing about your system developme... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemthanks Asa, for the advice. i did see the WE 274B's for nearly $1k, and the NOS Sylvania 274B's for over $300. i found one for $160 that's suppose to have been tested.if the WE is actually ... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemnot to beat a dead horse; but after a little more time for perspective on the Schroeder-Talea event at RMAF i find that i feel differently about it than a few days ago when i posted a few times abo... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemWelcome to the dark side young Skywalker...indeed.Yes you have. It has just been a while.thanks Mom. ... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemupdate;i've been playing around with different rectifier tubes for the new Allnic H3000 phono. i switched from a Mullard to a CBS 5U4G with a 'side' getter and the bass and vividness improv... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJeff,the Avantgarde's are a big step up; congrats. the Skylines should help alot. posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJeff,sorry for the delay in my response, and thanks for the kind comments.here posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemChris, the fact i brought my A90 to RMAF for Frank to use is not an issue. it was no problem at all. the fact that Frank did not use it was not an issue for me either. even Frank saying tha... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJason,enjoy the surfing.cheers,Mike posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemI did not receive your email about EMM Labs sorry or I would have replied very quickly to you.i never delete an e-mail. i'll forward you the 'sent' e-mai... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemthat's not very nicei like Frank. he's always been friendly to me and he is a credit to our hobby. but his 11th hour decision to bring a ringer into that... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJason,fair enough.but when as a dealer of competing gear you dismiss my preference for best sounding room at RMAF as nothing more than familiarity and personal preference......<... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJason, the fact remains that you visit my system page as a dealer of competeing gear with an agenda seeking to counter my perspectives....quite transparent to me so i typically ignore your ... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemLook forward to reading your follow ups including in relation to the "The Beat" tableto really enjoy 'The Beat' tt i need to get my new Allnic H3000 phon... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systema month or so ago i completed some room changes (removing ceiling bass trapping and adding the Equitech) and discovered the driver problem (wired out of phase) and corrected that. then i re-adjuste... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemOk, i'd agree that Zanden is very fine gear and could be the backbone of a wonderful state-of-the-art system. at those levels you are really speaking to a matter of taste and maybe even aesthetics.... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemAndromedaaudio,i assume you are asking my opinion on the Zanden phono stage?i've heard the Zanden at shows and i like it in the way i like some other very good but obviously 'tube' ... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemChris,to be clear and to keep the comments of mine you quoted in very clear perspective, i feel strongly that Frank's decision to insert his $20k Artemis phono stage into the equation was t... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemDid you get your room all sorted out?yes, yes, yes.my room is now where i've always hoped it could get to. not that something might not come alon... posted over 15 years ago | View comment |