mikelavigne
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| Vinyl collection, now what? i own 4 turntables, and 5 tonearms, and thousands of records. i love vinyl. i do own over 1000 2xdsd digital files ripped from vinyl, with gear exactly like mine. but i did not do any of those rips, and would never take the time to do it.the wrong... | |
| REVIEW: Roger Waters, “Us And Them” (Live) this is why streaming makes perfect sense.i saw this album a couple days ago on Quboz in 24/48. my system does large scale progressive rock (Pink Floyd) superbly so i figured i would try it.i own all the Pink Floyd albums in multiple media (all le... | |
| Blue Note Tone Poet Series love the Tone Poem Blue Notes, bought every one i could find. no disappointments yet. | |
| Msb dacs why not alot of postings @thyname Hey @mikelavigne : you are spot on. I wish I had your testicular fortitude in approaching these Dow Jones types. i don't really see my posting as approaching anyone. i had no such intent. just answering your question.i do happen to thin... | |
| Msb dacs why not alot of postings wrong forum.the vibe here is a significant portion of posters get their panties in a bunch with expensive gear. which is neither good nor bad, it just is simply the lay of the land and it’s not changing any time soon.so why would an MSB owner (suc... | |
| One of the Best Stereo System in the World! Ken is one of the few people farther into the weeds than i am.all respect for the passion. he had a plan, his family supported him, and he did it his way. | |
| Analog or Digital and why? both.if your focus is on listening to music, and new music, then you are not ignoring digital. so this is a music access question. it it important?i have invested into really top level digital, and honestly it is very fine to listen to and absent ... | |
| Passing of an Audiogon Member nice to read these touching tributes to the man and fellow audiophile Ezra was. thank you. never had the pleasure of any contact. i can certainly relate to Ezra on a number of levels, so it feels like i know him.R.I.P. Ezra. | |
| No "Room Correction" Topic option. Why? Mike-Looking thru your component list, can you tell me ifthe room correction equipment was a truly worthwhilemove? @Choruswhen you use the term ’room correction equipment’ it’s unclear your intent. i view that term as some sort of DSP (digital si... | |
| I think some cables are just a little too expensive. Other than the big problem you had ordering the VR11s, would you still consider the Ultra 9 or 11 if you didn’t have your Evolution MM 7s? absolutely; the VR11 Ultra is the only dynamic cone speaker besides my MM7’s with similar mid bass driver s... | |
| No "Room Correction" Topic option. Why? in 2004 i wrote an article on Positive Feedback online about building my room. it does address some of your concerns. http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue16/lavigneroom.htm i’m actually embarrassed to read some of what i wrote then, now 16 years... | |
| I think some cables are just a little too expensive. After you sold you VR9SEs, didn’t you replace them with VR55s or the Ultra 9s? I intend to purchase the VR9SE MkIIs. I have a superb engineered listening room but I don’t want to buy larger tube amps so I decided against the much less efficient VR... | |
| Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance. if there is surface noise when playing back vinyl (even after thorough cleaning) isn’t upgrading the table a nearly useless endeavor beyond a certain point since the noise floor improvement from a better table will never be realized? not neces... | |
| Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance. How much difference does a turntable really make compared to the cartridge? Will I hear a significant difference if I upgraded my turntable and kept the same cartridge? Isn’t the cartridge 90%+ of the sound from a vinyl setup? think of this quest... | |
| I think some cables are just a little too expensive. in 2005 i purchased a set of Von Schweikert VR9SE speakers, which could be bi-amped. so i used 2 stereo darTZeel NHB-108 amplifiers and used 2 sets of $33k Transparent Opus MM speaker cables.......$66k list price. i did not pay full retail, but a ... |