Mike Lavigne's SystemJim,i've not yet changed my bass traps. but it might be done soon. with my darTZeel amp upgrade the need to do it is reduced....but i still think i want to reduce the dampning.i do ... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemEddie, any further impressions of your A90 after a few more days? posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHenry,good to hear from you. regarding the real world, sales have leveled off at the new reality (we've gain market share in a declining marketplace), but we've all learned to live with it ... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemShane,thanks for the feedback on the A90; i'm happy that you like it. as you point out, it seems to transend catagorizing and just get right to the music. it's neutral but has lots of subst... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMark,the A90 does seem to be standing tall to further investigation.i too am very curious how the TALEA might sound... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Ed,i'm feeling fine, thanks. the bug is gone i think. still trying to be a bit careful though with all the stuff going around.the Benz Lp is a pretty darn good cartridge. in the ... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMicrostrip,that had been suggested to me by Fred Thal (who did the refurb on my Studer) a year or so ago. it would be a wonderful thing if Herve would do it. twice at RMAF Ralph Karsten has... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Musical Juxtapositioncongrats on the Dobbins 301/Triplaner......and a beautiful and i'll bet wonderful sounding system.the Dobbins Garrard makes great music; i just want to keep listening to mine all the time. ... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Dave,it's hard for me to be in a bad mood when i'm messing with audio gear, although i'd rather be listening. this weekend with the upgraded darTZeel amp i had been looking forward to lo... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systembest laid plans.so early Sunday morning (about 8am PST) i was switching the A90 from the Garrard/Triplaner to the Technics/Reed. the A90 comes with 4 different length screws since there is ... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Eddie,i'm not the most knowledgable guy either on cause and effect of cartridge loading......so don't take the following as gospel.the A90 calls for '>10ohms' (greater than 10ohm... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemthe 'new' dart amp continues to amaze me.i have a CD given to me by Andrew and Jack from HK a few years ago. it is a 2002 Chinese CD 'Paramita' by He Xun-tian (Wind TCD-5258). track 7, 'ear... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemAdam; Silver soldering crimp connectors does sound like a common sense tweak. unfortunately with the cost of freight it will have to be something done 'next time', for me anyway. i'm assumi... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemElberoth; Kevin (in San Diego) just got the circuts this week, and he had the time to get right on it. i did pay for 'overnight' shipping so i would have it back for the weekend.i have no i... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJones4music; thanks. one can never have too much Valhalla. posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemWOW! Holy Sh*t!i just got my dart amp back from having some circut upgrades.the darTZeel NHB-108 Stereo amplifier upgrade is a very big step up in performance. like supercharging th... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemShane,yes, the A90 is still quite special sounding. i will try to find the time this weekend to mount it on either the Rockport or the Technics/Reed to get a different perspective on it. i'... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemEddie,i am trying my best at taking things slow as i know you don't fool around with bacterial pneumonia. back to work this week......so far, so good....getting to bed early, being good. posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Dev,thanks for the kind comments, and congrats on your plans to add a high performance tt. sorry for the delay in my response, got sick. anyway; every tt you mention is pretty da... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemGrandizer,no doubt lots of music has an edgy unnatural sound which may not benefit from a high resolution system. but it's hard to generalize about such things. in other words, high resolut... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJazzdoc,thanks for the kind words. and thanks for bringing all the great new music. there is nothing better than getting exposed to great music. i do need to take better notes.that ... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Ed,sorry for the delay in this response. last week was crazy, out of town 2 days and visitors 2 nights; then last Friday i got bacterial pneumonia, 103 degree temp and i've been off the ... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMark,btw; if you want pictures here is a link to some of them;Ortofon MC A90 pictures posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemi've had the new Ortofon MC A90 in my system for about three weeks. i've put about 25 hours on it. i think it may be overall as good a cartridge as i have heard in my system. it's what i would call... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemi just purchased a bunch of Lps, including 45rpm reissues of Aqualung and Julie London's 'Julie is My Name'.i have owned a bunch of Aqualung pressings over the years, most of which were pre... posted over 16 years ago | View comment |