Mike Lavigne's SystemNrostov, with the system you have now; you have your wife set up for very big audio things later....i will be watching for the Brinkman.:) posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike; regarding the Playback Designs.....it's pretty amazing....as more and more people are getting a chance to hear it the feedback is just like yours, everyone raves about it. i'm glad you had a ... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Mike, sorry for the delay in my response; it's been a busy busy week.congrats on the Grand Prix Audio Monaco rack. it will take your system to another level of performance. i rea... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJustin, if you are putting your wife thru Law School i would assume you to be a young guy; your system is pretty amazing for a 'young guy'. you have lots of time to get even more crazy.old ... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Justin, 4 years ago i moved to a home on 4 and 1/2 acres with a barn. i had the room custom designed and built as a room inside a room, in the barn.here is a link to an article a wrote a... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhere is some links to some pictures of some things i've mentioned recently.here are the 'orphan' instruments i use as 'art' on my entrance wall. originally i had more instruments there but ... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemNrostov, agree..."any friend of Koetsu is a friend of mine". thank you for the kind comment. btw; nice system you have there. i really like the Messenger pre and phono, and the Temptations are grea... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemFrench Fries; i really don't know piano's. we purchased the Yamaha in 1981 for $3500 when my daughter was 6 years old to start her on piano lessons. it has been a very enjoyable thing to have. i've... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemFrench Fries and Mtkhl567; i do have a piano (Yamaha Upright) in my home. my wife and daughter play. outside my room on the entrance wall have a few 'orphan' musical instruments as art. i don't pla... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHenry, thank you very much for that feedback. the Sooloos has got the world's best interface for music listening until they come up with a thought controlled interface.....i love it. i'm not surpri... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemRyder,every room is different and the context of which RPG product would work the best would vary based on the whole room design. i spoke to Jeff from RPG about my particular application. i... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemFrench Fries; sorry for the delay in my response here....it has been a crazy 10 days. regarding the walls; actually about a year ago i added to Navajo carpets to each side-wall which my wife and i ... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemtonight (actually last night now that it's past midnight) the new front diffuser is finally installed. it still needs a small bit of trim but it sounds phenominal.here are some picture link... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemone additional note on value; i'm not the most frugal audiophile; in fact, some would call me the poster child for excess.but the facts are that i stay revenue neutral in my audio purchases... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJF, you make some good points regarding the total price of the APL NWO 3.0 GO. i agree that it can potentially cover a few bases and justify it's considerable price.the same case can be mad... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemi did get some updated info from Jonathan as my son is putting together a music server for me and we are trying to figure out the best approach. i have not personally confirmed this info.at thi... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemUnderdog,yes, i do optimize the adjustment pads for evaluation. most of the digital gear i listen to is between 25 and 35 pounds so it typically falls into the same compliance setup as my E... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemi have not heard the Accustic Arts hybrid tube DAC II. posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHenry, yes; the tweak is the same general approach as Brian Kyle. i have not heard Brian's product so i cannot specifically recommend it; but i expect that it should work well. i use a Tourmaline h... posted almost 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHenry,one clarification; the DAC in the Playback Designs has an open architecture; it can be 1 bit-5.6mhz or 32 bit-196mhz, 72 bit-496 mhz or anything they want it to be. thru the USB port ... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHenry,the CDSA is not quite as good as the EMM SE combo (the CDSA converts everything to PCM)....but not big differences. OTOH the MPS-5 is in a different league altogether from the EMM SE ... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemOk, after sitting here thinking about this, i've done a 180.not that Alex would want to; but if he wants to come and bring his mega player, whatever that is; my door would be open. ... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemGreg, i forgot to add you would always be welcome and bring any gear you want to try in my system. that is what i enjoy doing. posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemGreg,don't worry about it. i could have ingnored the issue if i wanted. as i mentioned; i had the same thought. the suggestion was inevitable.my response was fully considered. i kno... posted about 18 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMicrostrip; the other product that RPG mentioned to me was the Hemiffusor which they brought up because my initial ca... posted about 18 years ago | View comment |