mikelavigne
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| 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 ... | |
| Inner groove distortion as tonearm moves toward the center of record What is cause?? it’s just geometry and groove speed combined.(1) in the inner grooves the stylus travels slower so there is less data to read so less information headroom. (2) with pivoting arms the inner grooves have slightly more non-linear distortion than at t... | |
| can i recreate the sound of vinyl by encoding the vinyl frequencies onto digital audio? i'm either losing my mind nothing 'either' about it. | |
| can i recreate the sound of vinyl by encoding the vinyl frequencies onto digital audio? why do i keep opening these silly threads even though i know better?what is the over/under on how many stupid vinyl/digital threads Sam will open before he is ignored completely?what is the ’mean’ IQ of this forum?and i'm not calling Sam 'stupid';... | |
| Phono Preamp. With transformer or fully active @rauliruegasright you are. i enjoyed my EMIA Ag 1:10 SUT so much, i purchased a second identical one for my other cartridge.here is a picture: (scroll down the post to the last picture) https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/etsuro-gold-mc-cartrid... | |
| Are there any audiophile heavy metal reissues on 45 rpm vinyl? if you have $10k or so there is always the Holy Grail of heavy metal 45rpm reissues.....where it all started. https://www.discogs.com/Led-Zeppelin-Led-Zeppelin/release/5882431 mine will go to my son in my will. | |
| Are there any audiophile heavy metal reissues on 45 rpm vinyl? here it is, the heaviest metal in all it’s 45 rpm glory. i have this pressing and it’s awesome. but if you play it at warp 9 fasten your seat belts. those with the most dynamic systems will be amply rewarded. if your floor transmits feedback from ... | |
| Is there a magic formula for spending on components in a system the answer has to do with your total budget.if your budget is under $20k, then spend 60-70% on speakers, spend 20% on the best amp you can buy, and 10% on a good bang for the buck CD player (or dac with a volume control if you already stream or ow... | |
| Who, do you think, designs the best looking tube-based devices? Electronluvand nothing else is even close.....it’s high art. it makes all the rest look.......boring.Josh Stippich is a genius. http://www.electronluv.com/ |