Mike Lavigne's SystemMike; i have 4 cartridges for the Rockport; the Koetsu RSP, the Dynavector XV-1s, the Colibri XGW 6.5 and my fav....the Colibri XCP 8.5. the Rockport is very easy on cartridges; as it uses ... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemDev,your outdoor space sounds very nice; the 'walls' might give you a bit of sound definition. the MM3's are made of hundreds of layers of Baltic Birch plywood milled and stacked ho... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJoey; listening culture is a sensitive subject. i guess eyes open or shut may be a less controversial aspect of it.personally; i find it to be obvious that my concentration on the music is ... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemDev, good luck with your cable issue.my prevoius room was 12' x 18'.....which was a limitation regarding large scale music. however it was an asset with more intimate music and since i list... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemStrapper; thanks. good advice.fyi, i'll likely be buried with the Rockport. posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemGregadd; thanks, i will buy it....i always appreciate music recs."speaking of bass"....i had another one of those bass 'surprises' last night. i put on "I Can See Clearly Now"; Holly Cole, ... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemin the late 1950's and early 1960's around our house we listened to the NBC Nightly News with Huntley-Brinkley; which used the 2nd Movement of Beethoven's 9th as it's openning theme. i loved that '... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemAudiofool; thanks for the kind words. i remember vaguely the conversation and your moniker.....but can't connect the name.....it sounds like you are having fun.....congrats on the room.....i'm sure... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemDev, thanks.a few weeks back i had disconnected my speaker cables for some reason and then reconnected them.....innocent enough. but after i went back to listening i noticed that my image h... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemfurther MM3 thoughts;Deep Bass--there is a track which has a killer bass whack....."Way Down Deep", Jennifer Warnes, the Hunter. i have heard it on many systems before; but it turns out i h... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemPaul99, thanks.congrats on the MM2's.....prepare to be amazed.in the last couple of days the MM3's have truely found their voice. i have found the 'magic' point regarding the crosso... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike; anything Herve does will be first-class. if he gives the integrated the same volume control of his preamp it will be killer. you won't likely have the battery power but it will still be a gre... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemArdri; yes, i still use my 'Relax-the-Back' Zero Gravity chair. i have now used it for 6 years and have yet to find anything approaching it's comfort. i keep the chair at a fairly upright position;... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemSC53, Sarah.....yes, i recall the SA-1 fondly; and i also had the CD-12 at the same time for redbook. both great pieces.....the Unidisc is very nice as a Universal player....i don't think i've hear... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemStereotaipei; to answer your detailed post.if you are in SF at the end of March you are welcome to fly to Seattle to visit my room to hear darTZeel, EMM and MM3; it's less than a 2 hour dir... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemafter 'much' consideration...i feel i made a few mistakes;1. i should not have responded to Lox initially.2. i should have kept my considerations to myself since the way thi... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemyesterday i was traveling to Las Vegas for a business convention and had meetings last night.....then i read all the posts from yesterday.........thanks to all for the support.i do ... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's System***********"Well Mr. Mike, interestingly your comments are in no way an answer to what I think is a big problem for the High End."***********Lox, if you truely were interest... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemLox old chap, i trust all is well.at least this current 'slash' on my thread does not appear to be 'drug' or 'booze' induced.since this is your third (or maybe fourth) attack here i... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemSam,even with the 'excitement' of having a new toy (the MM3) my impression of the VR7SE is very positive and my comments a few months back are still valid. the '7' is very coherent and micr... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemSam;thanks for the kind words.per your request here is a.........link to a picture of the VR7SE's in m... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemmdoukas; thanks.i have only heard the 11's once; 2 years ago at CES (2004).....and that was on EMM Labs and darTZeel. the character of the 11's was similar to the VR9's. so, yes; i do feel ... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemyou want pictures....here's more pictures....hot off the digits!front at 12' 6" wide apart....behind the 'chair'... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemSam, they are even more beautiful in person.i have had them 14 feet, 6 inches apart while they were breaking in. the reason was a recommendation from Kevin Malmgren.....who designed the VR9... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJacob, my new MM3 speakers do not allow bi-amping like the VR9's. this was a big concern of mine....considering the size of my room.it turns out that one stereo darTZeel on the MM3 is more ... posted over 19 years ago | View comment |