Mike Lavigne's SystemTuboo, you are welcome. the Lohengrin is a speaker i could listen to all day. very musical and 'non-hifi'.i would expect the Verity Lohengrin to be a very synergistic match with the... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemTuboo, i did not specifically answer your question regarding considering other amps....sorry.i would love to hear how the Tenor 350 Hybrid monoblocks would sound in my system......but the p... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Tuboo,thanks for the kind comments. i would relate my experience with the darts as somewhat like my vinyl experience. vinyl has so much information in the grooves that as you imp... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemthanks Jazdoc for the kind words. your feedback is appreciated. thanks also for the new music you've turned me onto.there are 30 more 45rpm 'Zepplin' discs in that set you still need to hea... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHenry, yes.....new pictures are overdue....i'll try and do it this weekend.i do turn off my Playback Designs MPS-5 as well as put the battery powered dart pre into 'charge-mode'. i leave on... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemFred, forgot to add that i agree on the Halcyonics being perfect for any of these vintage tt's. that is what i suggested to Albert. posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHi Fred,thanks for trying the Acoustic Revive; i assume that was the RL-30.was that Albert's Mk2 Panzer-wood? i'm also very much looking forward to finding out where these vintage t... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi FF,does there need to be method to madness? from my perspective i can see my logic.....and i have gone down a few dead ends. but there is no map to guide me/us into this pursuit.... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Mike,i'm excited for you.....and excited that you're excited. the Grand Prix will be a wonderful addition to your system and now you get to listen to all your favorite music again like i... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemFrench Fries....i did enjoy 'Up To The Mountain'...thanks.....and as i listened i watched the sun come up (actually i watched the sunshine decend the steep tree covered mountain ridge as it came up... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhas it ever occurred to you that what you are "really" doing is in a cyclical manner, screwing up the sound, then putting it back into focus, in perpetuity...? not that it can't ... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHenry, yes; we must always stay connected to the ultimate reference which is live music......and Cassandra Wilson is certainly a good choice for it.in honor of Cassandra, i am listening to ... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJazdoc; no reason to just think about it.....come on out and listen for yourself again when you have time. i'd love to get your feedback to make sure i'm not dreaming. yesterday i had a couple of f... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Gary, yes.....those JT calls are fun and i'm sure we'll have more......thanks for the kind words. the MM3's are such a wonderful window to the music.....and when one finds a way to make ... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemSteve, thanks for the kind comments. i suppose my reaction is more about feeling 'i should have recognized the problem' and what not realizing it means in terms of my listening objectivity. posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemadded note to the above post (there is no edit feature on system pages once you post);when listing my source changes and system additions i forgot to include the recent change in my digital... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's System"The best upgrade".....is one that has always been sitting there waiting to be discovered.over the last year or so i've been pursueing different sources. early last year i added multi-chann... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemGrandizer,sorry; but i have not had any experience with MM's for such a long time that i can't give you a confident answer. i will comment on my perspective but others likely have better re... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemthanks Glen, for the kind comments. posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemAlex; thanks for reminding me about this....it had been considered but i forgot to go further with it.a few weeks ago i looked around for the 12" jumpers i used when i used the dual stereo ... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemRobert,two months ago i got my Opus speaker cable and interconnects back from Transparent from the upgrade from MM to MM2. they are definitely better.i've been so busy with other th... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemUnderdog; my dart pre has two different phono stages in it.....so i am in good shape there. i also have three nice cartridges.i would kinda like to maybe add a tubed phono stage too for a c... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Mike; i have sent the SP-10 Mk2 and the Garrard 301 off to a friend who will be tweaking them, building a plinth for each one, and then we'll need to choose two or three arms to mount. hopefully... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemFcrowder; sorry for the delay in my response, i've been out of town for the last 10 days or so. thanks for your feedback on Andrew's tourmaline hair dryer. a question; were you able to combine usin... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHolenneck, i have not tried the tweak on a CD and then ripped it to a hard drive; but....i did have a recording session here in my room in late May with 3 pro audio guys and two hi-rez recording ch... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment |