Mike Lavigne's Systemhere are some random thoughts on Fred Thal and the time he spent helping me get comfortable with the A-820 and RTR in general. it was priceless getting this support from an expert.the shop ... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemFred spent from 7:30am until 3:30pm 'just scratching the surface' on the A-820. what an amazing machine. really a work of art.i am basically a clueless non-technical person who can set-up a... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemi've been messing with reel to reel tape for a little over a year now. and up to this point i have found RTR has very good performance but not better than Lps on my Rockport. i own 4 RTR tape decks... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Louis,it is nice to hear from you.....Albert mentioned you and your tt's a few times during a couple of our phone calls (i think?). we are truely going down the same road, you are simply... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemLuigi,i did purchase my 301 on ebay...UK ebay that is. Steve sees lots of 301's and said mine was one of the best overall he had seen but it did need a new bearing. he said the bearings he ... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemDgad,i did try the XPP on the SQ but due to the mounting height of the SQ relative to platter height on the SP-10 i could not get the required arm height to get the XPP magnets to clear the... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemLuigi,i had spoken to Albert Porter regarding his preference for his Technics SP-10 Mk2 over his Walker and that had got me excited about adding an SP-10 Mk2 to my system as i wanted a seco... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemLuigi, i forgot to mention that Steve Dobbins does get into upgrading and tweaking both the Garrard and Technics. he replaced the bearing in the Garrard, cleaned the rim drive, adjusted the... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemLuigi, as i read your comments it's clear we have very similar audio compass and sensibilities. too bad we don't live closer to each other as it would be fun to visit each other and enjoy each othe... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemBeerad, thanks for the kind comments.i'm a fan of the Vienna Acoustics.....very nice sweet system you have there. i'll bet it makes great music.i've had my eye on the baby Grand Bee... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Luigi,sorry for the delay in my response; it's been a crazy week for me with various audio projects and work pressure. thanks for the kind words. yes; i do remember our AVS excha... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemRhbb1b1, Mtkhl567, and Tuboo; thanks for helping me to think this laser alignment idea through from all sides. logically; unless you can set up the laser to be 100% pointed in the right dir... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Chris,there are 7 bass traps in my room. they are all framed into the room and so look part of the structure.on my picture page on audioasylum are some contruction pictures. here... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemChris; btw, this added panel of RPG Skylines is the only acoustical addition or change i've made to my room since it was built 4 years ago. posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemChris, sorry...forgot to speak about the center diffuser...the round element on the wall between my speakers. it's actually called a 'resonator' by my room designer; it's built of 1/4" plyw... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Chris,my room is 29' x 21' x 11'. this is the interior size of the bare sheetrock walls which everything was built upon. all the built-in bass traps, the diffusive elements, the drop cei... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemTuboo,upon further investigation it appears that the Lasertronics tool may not be ideal for speaker alignment. while it potentially might work great; unless your speakers have perfectly per... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemTuboo,thanks for the info, i looked on-line for a way to purchase a Lasertronics tool and they want you to e-mail them in Austria.is there an easier way to buy this thing?i'... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJason,sorry for the delay in my response....and thanks for the kind words. amp/speaker synergy is the heart of any system and when it's right the music flows.btw, i ... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemTuboo,sorry for the delay in my response....normal excuses.....been busy with new turntables, work has been kicking my ass, had 22 people here last week for a local audio club meeting.<... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHi Roy (as i recall),greetings to Norway.it is good to hear from you and it is no bother. i do remember you and our communications about various things.i will e-mail you. posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemwhen comparing how different types of amplifiers might sound on large, full range speakers; it should be noted that many people accept some limitations for other benefits. if one wants to put a pai... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemTuboo; regarding the darTZeel compared to the 45 watt Accuphase; the best we could do is guess. however; i think that the dart would get closer to being linear trying to control a 15" ported woofer... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHenry, woofer orientation and 'ported or 'not ported' are two issues which do sometimes have issues. i'm no speaker designer or professional acoustitician......but in my personal observations these... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHenry, thanks....i stayed up last night to watch the USA finally get the monkey off their back by winning the Gold.the game was broadcast live on the Canadian channel, and started at 11:30p... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment |