Mike Lavigne's SystemAmperidian,after the room, speakers define a system. since i already know how well my amps work with the 11's it was an easy choice that they would be a performance upgrade compared to the ... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike,the VR11's are 7 foot, 6 inches tall (90 inches). my room is 11 feet tall. so no problem with size. in the opinion of both my room designers (Richard Rives and Chris Huston) and the VR... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJustin,i bought my Von Schweikert's thru jtinn, a good friend and Audiogoner in Portland, Oregon. he is a Von Schweikert dealer.you are welcome to visit my room for a listen; if you... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemGreg and Justin,what can i say? as my review/article/ramble mentioned; the only current product on the market that likely can go farther down my road is the VR11SE. things just presented th... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
The room behind the racing library.Bill, i want to be like you.so, i have sold my VR9's and ordered VR11's. no i can't afford a home in France or any Race Cars.....the 11's are as far as i can go in this lifetime.i n... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemmdoukas, thanks for the kind words. i've heard the VR4SR and was very impressed by it. enjoy your quest and i'm happy to help show the way a little.the musical reproduction discovery pathwa... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemfor those who have not already seen the thread on it; Positive Feedback Online did post some ramblings of mine that approximate a review of the VR9 speakers.here is a link; posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHenryhk, thanks for the explaination. the whole 'not there' feeling of the darTZeel is what i love. they are 'not' tubes and 'not' ss.....they help the speakers do the same.....and you end up with ... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJayctoy, as always....thanks for your kind comments.i am nearly listening in the nearfield. the tweeters are 10 feet 5 inches apart.....my ears are exactly 11 feet from the tweeters. i can ... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systempostscrpt to Gallant_diva; of course you are welcome any time you are in the area to return.....and i hope it is sooner...not later. posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemGallant_diva,i decided to simply delete my post on digital and repost it here so as not to confuse things. the following was the post Gallant_diva responded to directly above.******... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemHenry,curious how you felt the dart compared with the ASR, and were you able to compare the dart pre also with the ASR using the ASR integral battery powered pre. i ask since it's a compari... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Bill,thanks for the kind words. any gear benefits from extended warm up and settling. in this case the Reimyo had been in the car likely 7 or 8 hours unplugged and the Theta like... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemLarry,i would expect the DCC2 Signature to equal the DAC6e Signature in DAC performance. i do believe one can surpass (at considerable cost plus a set of interconnects and power cord) the p... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemLox, as a representative of the manufacturer of Kharma speakers (since you are their business partner) i object to the form your communications here on this thread. as i know Charles to be such a f... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemyesterday i had 5 guys visit for a fun listening session. although we need no excuse for a session at the audio barn one curiosity was how the new EMM Labs Signature Edition DAC6e and CDSD would co... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemGallant_diva; thanks for the kind words. your visit was totally my pleasure and you are most welcome to visit again any time you are in the area. if i am ever around your area i will try to stop by... posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemRugyboogie; congrats on the Verdier Platine tt and Kuzma Airline; that has got to be a SOTA combo. hopefully i'll get up your way in the near future and hear how it sounds.as you've read my... posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemLoxo,a little early in the day to be imbibing, don't ya think? posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemRick, i did read Herve's impedence article in Stereophile. although the math pretty much just goes over my head it is not hard to follow his logic. i find it interesting to read him theorize about ... posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJhightower, hello. thanks for the kind words. and you're wrong; your stuff makes music fun just like mine.actually, i never owned any BAT gear but i have had a few different pieces of BAT g... posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemRick, i have not read the above article and am presently at work so i can't look it up for myself (i have every Stereophile since Nov 1994).i did go to the darTZeel web site and looked up W... posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemRick, about 5 or 6 years ago Herve wrote an article for Stereophile about the significance of impedance on audio. the concepts are beyond me but he is clearly onto something with the design of his ... posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemRick, the dart amp has one set of inputs for each channel; BNC (zeel), RCA and XLR (for version 'B'). there is also a three-position toggel for setting proper impedence for each input.when ... posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemFrench Fries; btw, i was out of town for a few days. i am currently setting my crossover on the subwoofer of the VR9's at about 10:30 on the dial.....which is an increase of about 20 degree... posted about 20 years ago | View comment |