mikelavigne
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| Don't get it, why anyone would ask others "what sounds best"? Me, I can only stand in awe at your Zen-like power to flip the tables toppling Levinson and Krell from the peak of the pyramid to a dead end. Which they are, but I’d be attacked for saying it while Mike Lavigne on the other hand will come off sme... | |
| Don't get it, why anyone would ask others "what sounds best"? for a number of years i did rely on reviews and feedback from others for guidance. and it got me to a dead end of Mark Levinson electronics and Wilson speakers. essentially high end brick and mortar sound. it was good, but not satisfying. that was... | |
| Headphone amp connection most headphone amps have their own volume attenuation. but few have remotes. so whether you want to use a remote or not, which might depend on how close you sit to the headphone amp, will determine whether you use a variable output from your pream... | |
| amazing video about listening, in a very special heartfelt way. love all the comments.i'm inspired to appreciate Bob's love for the music and his belief in what he hears as real and valuable. so beautiful. he is not ambiguous. and nature finds a way. | |
| Most rooms don’t need acoustical treatment. it all depends on your expectations for good sound. who is to say what you like, or what you will put up with. lots of my top musical moments have zero to do with the fidelity, and everything to do with who i was with and what i was doing. top dow... | |
| Are warm or colored speakers disrespectful of musicians/producer/engineers? only if that gear makes you not want to spend money on new media.respect = causing commercial success of the recordings. likely i would not much agree with many pro audio guys, but if they viewed my media spend i would be their best friend. they d... | |
| Tone Arm for Miyajima Zero i own 2 Miyajima Infinity monos, one 1.0 mil, and the other 0.7 mil.i have each of mine on Durand unipivots; one on my 12" Telos standard with wood arm wand, and the other on the Kairos 10.35". both arms handle the beastly Infinities wonderfully. | |
| Help my analog sound as good as my streaming you got it; you need to see if you can go to a local dealer or someone where you can hear decent quality analog, before you invest in it.it might be you still prefer the streaming. it’s not hard to acquire good streaming. good analog has a higher ... | |
| Best Server To Run Roon Core music reproduction performance never is a price/value/performance linear proposition. in any format.neither is wine, scotch, or sailboats.....race cars or airplanes.and the Taiko Extreme is not $35k either. in the universe of $50k--$150k dacs, $10... | |
| Best Server To Run Roon Core if you actually want the best possible server for Roon core, then that would be the Taiko Audio SGM Extreme. it’s a 100 pound beast.https://taikoaudio.com/taiko-2020/product/sgm-extreme-high-end-music-server/you will wait 6 weeks for it (there is ... | |
| What makes speaker's sound big? i find that scale to music comes from the speakers being properly matched to the room so the music can breathe. the music needs to be able to properly open up and become coherent. then the speakers and amps also need to be properly matched. and to... | |
| Room acoustics - Spending and sound videos i’m in the middle of the ordering process with GIK for my separate Home Theater room and got those same videos.i’ve spent the last 16 years tweaking my dedicated acoustically designed 2 channel room so i have some level of understanding about room... | |
| Will Step Up Transformer Improve the Sound Quality? @millercarbon In general though I think unless it is a very low output cartridge then the odds are about equal to screw it up as make it better. it was great to listen with you Friday night, enjoyed meeting your wife.just FYI, everything you hear... | |
| How to go about collecting Classical Music don’t collect it, stream it.i’m 69 years old, and love Classical Music. i do happen to own plenty of Classical CD’s, SACD’s, and vinyl.but if i was jumping into it now i would absolutely put streaming Roon + Quboz + Tidal at the top of my list. th... | |
| Mono vs. Stereo another aspect of mono vinyl playback is the groove size. early wide groove mono’s are optimized with a 1.0 mil stylus, later (after the mid 60’s) cut with a stereo cutter head are optimal with a 0.7 mil stylus. it makes a significant difference i... |