mikelavigne
Responses from mikelavigne
| Critical listening and altered states science cannot define art. music = art.therefore all musical judgments are subjective.OTOH ’sound’ can be measured and expressed objectively. the significance of those measurements in judging musical performance? that’s a matter of opinion. | |
| If I could afford, I’d purchase 100% Oswald Mills Audio gear i think one has to approach OMA products ignoring the price. maybe you buy them because you have to have their performance. .........or your interior designer says that the OMA product would look perfect in your Palm Beach bungalow..........but un... | |
| Critical listening and altered states @mastering92 What do you mean by this? there is no winning or losing in hifi. it a hobby. no race track or finish line. it’s about enjoyment of music, and/or gear. maybe building gear, or anything related. maybe it’s about collecting, or interior ... | |
| Critical listening and altered states To listen critically - We need to put our energy into the power of objective reasoning and honest observations. i suppose we have ’sub-hobbies’ within our hobby of being a music loving audiophile. so there are no rules. no right or wrong approach... | |
| $10K budget? Look no further, EMT 948 NIB i own an EMT 948 myself, it’s a fine turntable. i use it to play my mono pressings.i have the stock tonearm removed, substituted a stainless steel armboard, and use a Durand Kairos tonearm with my Miyajima Infinity Mono cartridge. i don’t use the ... | |
| Spindle-To-Pivot Distance some headshell/cartridge mounting flexibility might allow for adjustments of a mm or two.....but it’s not a good way to jerry rig things as you would be forever fighting it.in addition to distortion, miss-mounting the arm could cause records to sk... | |
| Critical listening and altered states @grannyring just now, i did try the Quboz 16/44 streaming version of track #11 of Sempre Libera, and i also heard the extreme distortion pulse on peaks. very annoying. sorry about that. i do not recall ever hearing that.my guess is that either it’... | |
| Critical listening and altered states @millercarbon I really want to know Mikelavigne is where oh where can I get me some of that Angel’s Envy??? i’ve not purchased any Angel’s Envy for a few years, and had to get those ’Finished Rye’ versions you seemed to like, on line a few years b... | |
| Critical listening and altered states @grannyring Too bad the streaming versions of Anna Netrebko, Sempre Libera distort terribly. Sounds like she is clipping her mic. Not sure, but not playable at moderately loud levels. First time I have heard this sort of popping/fluttering distor... | |
| 100W+ solid-state amps known for beautiful mids +1 for darTZeel.very low noise, no global feedback, minimal parts count in the signal path, swiss built like a tank.darts don’t sound solid state, and don’t sound like tubes, they sound like music.3 years ago i brought 2 really spendy tube amps in... | |
| Critical listening and altered states @coys21 if you’re willing to share, would love to hear what your top 2-10 reference tracks are - digital/vinyl. Impressive regimen. And system! i listen 30+ hours a week........for the last 20+ years. i’ve always enjoyed comparing formats......and... | |
| Critical listening and altered states first off, no doubt i view this as a legit subject matter, one i take very seriously, and one i think about and plan for.i’ve made a considerable hifi system life commitment.......so building my system has taken a huge effort and i’ve loved the pr... | |
| Cartridge ISOLATION; What Say You? for the stylus to read the groove "successfully" the whole system of..........floor, rack, shelf, plinth, platter, tonearm base, bearing, arm wand, cartridge plate, and screws need to be tuned together. each step has to be right......if one step i... | |
| Townshend Springs under Speakers sure; the year was 1976, the speakers were Bose 901’s.https://www.tonepublications.com/review/we-review-the-bose-901/my daughter was 9 months old and crawling all over, so i hung them from the ceiling. hanging 901’s was not unheard of. 901’s had t... | |
| Townshend Springs under Speakers i don’t think you can generalize what is an ideal speaker-floor interface method across all speaker types and floor types; that is a mistake.how my 750 pound each (x4), twin tower, Evolution Acoustic MM7’s work on 6 inches of concrete is different... |