mikelavigne
Responses from mikelavigne
| Is it really worth it to get a phono stage over $10k your tt, arm and cartridge are very good. and will be able to take advantage of the next level of phone stage beyond where you are.i’ve had the CTC Blowtorch preamp in my system many years ago, which had Curl’s Vendetta phono circuit. so i know th... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other my bad on the cassette tape width. my memory is what it is.i lived through that time period and had plenty of cassettes. they were remarkably good for what they were, especially for in car listening. 8-track was a better system technically on the ... | |
| A challenge to all turntable manufacturers looscannon, I have bookmarked my life with records and musici'll take your word for that. your Audiogon 'life' has been less than a week, and so little for us to know about yet.but you will have to make some sort of case for your points beyond wha... | |
| A challenge to all turntable manufacturers I have not listened to the DS system so I can not comment on the sound but I am not about to spend that kind of money on one without there being an obvious advantage especially when high resolution files leap frog right over it at a major cost sa... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other yes; that is the same one.same codes and product numbers as mine.i know it's limited, but exactly how many i cannot say. so i cannot exactly answer your question other than the record i have and i am recommending is the same as what is for sale at... | |
| A challenge to all turntable manufacturers that challenge has been fully satisfied.better and more real world than the ELP is the optical cartridge from DS Audio.this product is ’ready for prime time’ and resides in a number of high performance systems. and it can be used on any turntable ... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other @rauliruegas to be clear;---1/4", 15 ips tape on a high quality RTR deck is superior to even the very best vinyl, when the source tape for the transfer is pristine, and the transfer is well done. tape is better. vinyl is not equal. even direct to ... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other @rauliruegas "" the things digital misses are the tonal and timbrel completeness of musical parts, the focused dynamic power of the music, and the inner musical pace and flow. the data density of analog is much higher. the continuous-ness and ton... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other @rauliruegas Mike I don’t know if I’m missing something on your statement so please tell me if it’s that way:Your statement really " disturb " me in the way we can read it because for me you are in reality telling that the vinyl experiences is be... | |
| Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles? if i consider the 10 best listeners i know, which i view as meaning they seem to be able to listen, know music, and determine what is happening and be able to process what they hear for others to understand, 3 of those 10 are also technically savv... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other It was pretty brave having him over given his reputation and you can’t win all hearts.the time he came for the meeting related in his comments, i never invited him or knew he was coming. we had already locked horns by that time and so his viewpoi... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other As an aside, I think you were quite brave on taking that controlled cable (or was it messing with your mind?) challenge. Especially with the results posted online. brave.....or stupid and naive. that was 13 years ago.....but Amir drug it up to ge... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other Not everyone who has heard Mike’s system loves it: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/a-visit-to-mike-lavignes-home-and-sound-g... to be fair.....over the years, there have been plenty of well-intentioned criticisms of my... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other What happens if we consider albums that were recorded digitally? As I understand it, most music has been recorded digitally for the last 40 years. Let’s say it was recorded digitally at 96/24 and I have a download or stream at 96/24. Is it missin... | |
| Vinyl / High qual analog tape / High-res digital -- One of these is not like the other Somewhere out there Mike, there is a guy called George who would say your amplifiers are crap because they don’t double in power output when you 1/2 the speaker impedance :-) ... and no I am not the one saying that and I don’t agree with him. eve... |