mikelavigne
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| 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... | |
| Solid state - How wide can 3D image go soundstaging is much more about your room acoustics (size, shape, control of reflective surfaces), speaker set-up, and the elimination of distortion than media types. certainly source electronics are also involved. the idea is that when system set... | |
| How are most audiophiles going from streamers to DACS at the top of the food chain it’s USB. the top dacs and servers are optimized for USB. it’s where companies like MSB are designing proprietary interfaces for USB optimization and servers like the Taiko Extreme have custom USB output cards. USB is ... | |
| The Raven Has Landed @millercarbon We don't exactly sell tickets. One of the attendees this year had a great idea, the Millercarbon tax. Payable in Black Butte Porter. Or Widmer Hefeweizen. Either one, or both? So many details involved in planing these things. Rest a... | |
| Bass sensation like a loud car system in home? @fiesta75 mikelavigne - That’s a very nice system, I’m envious. Why did you delete your post? I’d like to learn more, how do you know it’s -3dB at 7Hz. and -6dB at 3Hz., was that correct? the reason i deleted my post is upon re-reading the origina... | |
| Ultrasonic LP Cleaning vs. “Thread Type” Cleaning (Keith Monks/Loricraft/etc.) i’ve owned 7 RCM’s. the VPI 16.5, 2 different Loricraft PRC4 Delux’s, the Audiodesk (3 different ones). and currently only use the KLaudio RCM.agree that thread type RCM’s have the best potential performance since you can also use chemicals with t... | |
| Small form factor integrateds this one is hard to beat the more you look at it. Linear Tube Audio Z10e will power sensitive (above 90db) speakers, and any headphone out there. and it’s not ordinary sounding. not cheap, but won’t break the bank, sold direct. an ’end game’ produ... | |
| Dolby Atmos - is it for Audiophiles? @brianlucey it’s interesting to read your perspective, as you have one of the best 2 Ch and likely best Atmos set ups in the worldI mean what makes anyone think the normal music enjoying person wants to add more and more speakers? Will there be mo... | |
| Put fun back into Hometheater+Music @tomic601 Mike - nice to see your good attitude here, i am sorry i missed the gig you had recently……will pm, hopefully a rain check… Tom, sorry you could not make it last time. you would be welcome any time. i hope it's soon.cheers,Mike |