Mike Lavigne's System

Bob,yes, the goal was a flat response. and after speaker adjustments we are essentially there.

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Mike, thanks for the kind words and understanding. i hope to see you (and your family) maybe this wknd.cheers,

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Bob,in the 'buzz' of the moment i probably went a bit too far with the comment i'm sure it does not measure perfectly, nor do i necassarily want that.

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thanks Sam. after hitting submit i realized it's really more of a message to myself than something anyone else should comment on. but i suppose people reading this on my system page likely ...

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last week the 7.5m Evolution Acoustics BNC cables came in that go between my dartTZeel preamp and amp arrived. i've been using my Nordost CBID1 (cable break-in device) since Thursday. i did listen ...

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hi Sam,the Cello circuit repro built by Charles King is very very good. it brings a very very refined, lower noise, and richer timbre sound to the Studer. it's smoother and more natural. th...

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Aaron,i think it's very difficult to absolutely say with certainty that one component is slightly colored and another one spot on when talking about me hearing the Caliburn 4 times in shows...

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Marc,it's difficult to clearly assign specific characteristics to high torque unless you are the tt designer; but i think your analogy is logical. high torque in itself is maybe important; ...

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Microstrip; i have a good friend with a Forsell, i think it is the 'Air Force One' as i recall. it does have a certain specialness to it's presentation that i really enjoy.....a naturalness...

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Marc,i have no experience with the Townshend, nor have i heard about it or read about it....so i can't really comment one way or another. my personal experience with a dampning trough was t...

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Marc,i've been thinking since yesterday how to answer your question. all 4 of these tt's; the Rockport Sirius III, The Beat, the Dobbins-Technics SP-10 Mk3, and the Dobbins-Garrard 301, are...

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Sam and Diva,thanks. i've been enjoying the Collection. it will likely take me a year or more to fully go thru it. there is no hurry.

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sometimes you just get lucky. tonight i brought home 2000+ Classical Lps, a collection i've been trying to purchase for 6 months. i purchased it from the daughter of the deceased owner, a gentleman...

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Fred and Jfreh,from others using this machine i've heard that the ultimate 'clean' is holding down the 'button' for '6' tones. which loosely translates to 6 minutes of cleaning prior to the...

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Now come on Mike you know that's all because of the Tel Wire Cord you got on your Playback Designs ;-)i agree that the Tel Wire power cord did improve th...

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Jfrech, my post from above on March 18th describes my initial experience last week with the ...

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Idos, i agree with jtinn that in some ways digital (through the Playback Designs) has risen to the point of no longer causing us to want get 'back to analog'. it no longer has that 'etched'...

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i'm going to Syracuse N.Y. to watch my UW Huskies play the West Virginia Mountaineers on Thursday night in the Sweet 16, hoping against the odds to stay to watch them play Kentucky (or Cornell) on ...

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Marc, you are welcome. my listening certainly supports the notion that a high torque dd system for tt's has considerable performance advantages....and 'The Beat' (and numerous other...

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Elescher; the short answer is that i do not hear any change between before painting the T-Fusors and after painting the T-Fusors. the raw thermoplastic surface of the unpainted T-Fusors is shiney, ...

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Diva, if you can direct me to a source for that vocalist i'm happy to buy it; in any case thanks.regarding my Auralex T-Fusors. my T-Fusors are 'empty', without anything inside, intentional...

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thanks Supergrooved. i guess Steve is quite busy then with very important things.nice moniker btw.cheers.

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hi Spirit, thanks for the kind comments.i don't really know the 501, so i can't comment about that.i have heard the Monaco quite a few times; excellent tt, direct drive, beautifully...

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Cyrus, i'm not thinking past 4:20pm PDT today....and i hope the Huskies aren't either. agree that New Mexico State is for the taking if they get that far. OTOH WVU is likely the 'end' of even wishf...

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last night my Audio Desk Systeme Vinyl cleaner, Lp cleaning machine arrived. i went down to the grocery s...

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