Mike Lavigne's SystemI've been loving the Herzan active isolation TS-140 under my NVS turntable, so i could not help myself.....earlier this week i ordered the smaller footprint Herzan TS-150 to use under my darTZeel p... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Teck,thank you very much for the help with the speaker adjustments in my system. Tuesday night i listened to all my familiar vinyl cuts. last night i spent the whole night listening to d... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJames,my Son only made those servers for 6-9 months in 2010 and then stopped. it turned out audiophiles required a bit more hand holding to get their servers sorted out than he had figured.... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Steve,thanks.i read thru your well written explanation about the Minus-K platform. very interesting....and not surprising. thanks for the info.there are lots of changes i... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMarc,sure, I have thought about that.....for about 10 seconds.but then I would likely get a divorce, have to split the assets, and end up with a Bose Wave Radio.;-) posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemPeter; added note to my answer above. i do think that RTR decks can benefit from isolation; i've heard RTR decks on Wave Kinetics A10-U8's and there was a benefit. but it's not going to be ... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemPeter, i do expect at some point to have at least one more Herzan unit in my system, likely one without the automatic leveling since only a tt or transport really needs that.i'd lik... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Mike,i think you would like what the Herzan does in your system under one of your turntables.i look forward to a (i hope soon) visit from you as always.best regards, posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMarc,as far as age of a tt design and how that matters, mostly i am referring to how the Rockport tonearm compares to current tonearms. in 1995 the Rockport linear tracker was far superior ... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert,a comment on your power cord 'effect' for the bass drivers.on both my MM3's and MM7's the power cord choice made a considerable difference thru the whole spectrum. particular... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemBill,yes, i've decided i'm going to stick with this 'stereo' stuff, it's fun.;-)best regards, posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemI'm intrigued as to where the combination of NVS/Telos/Herzan stands in comparison with your previous reference Rockport. It seems that with the addition of the Herzan you have s... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemover the last 3 hours i had 2 local audiophile friends over and we did an A-B-A with the TS-140 and the NVS isolation platform.with three of us it only took about 15 minutes to switch them ... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMetralla,I agree that the TS-140 fits the visual look and size of the NVS. sometimes technical advances looked kludged, i'm happy that is not the case this time. I love the look. el... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemLawrence,when I installed the Herzan on Friday night I was by myself. the Herzan itself is about 70 pounds and my shelf height is about 37 inches, it's easy to get a grip on so no problem l... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Wilsons, darTZeel, Vinyl and Tubeshi Mike,congrats on 'The Beat' and Reed 3P.enjoy, posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemJames,glad you are enjoying the new mat. I assume you use both the top carbon fiber and the foam underneath.the NVS clamp does require the washer to be most effective.here i... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemSean,you need to hear this. posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemPradeep,thanks. the TS-140 is $12,000. the smaller TS-150 is a little less.i'm sure that Teck will give you a full in-person report when he next visits. :)best regards, posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemmy Herzan TS-140 active isolation shelf arrived yesterday, and I installed it last evening.I... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Evolution Acoustics and Brazilian TubesJames,nice move. the Evolution DRSC Speaker Cable is outstanding.best regards, posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Ken,yes, i recall we spoke a few times back when many fewer folks were doing tape. it was the new thing.i'm keeping my Studer A820's for a few reasons. one of which is that i do ... posted about 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemthanks Brent.no, never did consider having the darts behind the speakers.there is no acoustical reason to do it.as far as length of cables; some people like super short spea... posted about 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemKen,one more point; i do understand that my new speakers dominate the visual look of the room and make it look smaller than it is. -4- 7 foot tall 700 pound towers will do that to most any ... posted about 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's Systemhi Ken,long-time, no talk. nice to hear from you.i'd say my listening room is 'just right' for me and my system. it is large enough, at 29' x 21' x 11', to allow the speakers to 'br... posted about 13 years ago | View comment |