Mike Lavigne's SystemDid you take Albert to Northlake Tavern ;-)i did. and we were served by a very cute blonde waitress....which seems to come up in our conversations for so... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemGD,if there is one thing Seattle is famous for it's the rain; which in the mountains i live in means lots of snow and snow-melt; which allows for very clean water. i live next to a wilderne... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemwhat makees you say we have crap power? ;-)GD, that's what you told me when i visited 'in so many words' about your power grid...at least as i recall....... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemGD,the 10WQ panel lists for $12,500 plus $180 for each filtered circuit and $720 for oxygen free copper....so a list of $13,760 plus shipping as i've got it spec'd. btw; this aint no sissy ... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemi've finally pulled the trigger on something i planned on doing when i first built my room back in 2004; i've ordered an ... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhello Henry,i have listened to the Soundsmith Strain Gauge cartridge 4 or 5 times at shows. in theory it has technical advantages over other conventional cartridges. but so far i have not h... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhello Andromedaaudio,thanks for the kind comments.regarding what is so special about the A90's (since i own 2); initially i purchased an A90 before anyone else had one (serial numbe... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemChris,regarding my further thoughts on my room changes; if anything, i keep getting 'gotcha'd' by things i hear now from familiar recordings, particularly from the bass performance and the ... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemAudioblazer,the price of 'The Beat' is $20k USD as far as i know at this point. you would have to check with Steve Dobbins to confirm that. Steve has designed a power supply for The Beat; i... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemi've been auditioning the Cello Phono/Tape repro preamp the last few days from Charles King on my Studer A-820. Charlie purpose built this one for me to work with the 'Zeel' interface of the darTZe... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJazzdoc,thank you for the welcome to the club. the 'production' Talea sounds quite 'the bomb' on the Garrard. you heard the prototype on it, but that was before the Garrard got it's new Dob... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemAudioblazer,thanks for the suggestion; and i agree with you.the reason i purchased the Feickert is the 'spindle to pivot' tool which is included with the Feickert. it allows for eas... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemOh and btw, i purchased a Mono cartridge for the 2nd Reed arm on the Technics....the Miyajima Labs Premium BE Mono.info on the ... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systema few months back i ordered a new tonearm, The Talea, designed and built here in the Seattle area by Joel Durand. this weekend Joel delivered and set up the Talea on the Dobbins Garrard 301. i have... posted almost 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi RR,i'll do my best to answer your questions.i'm no expert on RTR decks, so don't take my words as any ultimate truth. the Studer A-820 and Ampex ATR-102 are considered by 'many' ... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage + Contemporary = Soulhi Scott,SP-10 Mk2 is a great choice. does it have a custom plinth or is it stock?are you ready to venture out yet?.....ski season is over after all.... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage + Contemporary = Soulhi Scott,SP-10 Mk2 is a great choice. does it have a custom plinth or is it stock?are you ready to venture out yet?.....ski season is over after all.... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemthere is a 'pain-in-the-ass' aspect of the Audio Desk Systeme vinyl cleaner, and that is that when you encounter an Lp that has been badly cleaned and has soap residue on it; it will cause the RCM ... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemover the last couple of weeks i have been having trouble finding time to post or answer e-mails. the reason is all these great Lps from this collection i purchased a month ago.so far i've c... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemthis last week i had the privlidge of visiting a couple of prominent AudiogoN member's systems, Gallant Diva (last Monday) and Albert Porter (last Tuesday).i was in Dallas for a few days fo... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's Systemhey Albert,thank you for making time for me to visit you and your room and system Tuesday afternoon. sorry it was so last minute; but i did not know whether i'd have any time on my business... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemGary,thanks, and good recommendation for other dart owners which i echo wholeheartedly.i'm glad you are enjoying the tapes. sometimes i sorta forget how good they sound since i don'... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemGordon,i've heard the YG speakers 6 or 7 times at shows; my first 4 times i would have to say i was very impressed by the neutrality, dynamics, and detail of the YG, but the high frequecies... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemBob,with the speaker bass adjustments set to flat after the final room changes, the response was not flat. so the room did not measure flat. this is what i meant when i said the room did no... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMicrostrip,you read me correctly; i will expand on my comment and be more specific.i've lived with Herve's 'zeel' cables (2 sets; Playback->dart pre->dart amp) for three years, alon... posted about 16 years ago | View comment |