mikelavigne

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Piano Solo
i met Fiona Joy last year at the Newport Show in one of the rooms while listening to one of her recordings. she was very nice and friendly and easy to approach and talk to.i enjoy her music too.....and it's typically well recorded. 
Chord Dave or Ayre QX5 Twenty DAC???
ctsooner,it seems you have your Mike’s mixed up.i’m Mike Lavigne, live in the Seattle area, and i have the room in a barn listed here on Audiogon. I’m just a listener, not a dealer.likely you have me confused with Mike Bovaird, of Audioshark and S... 
Chord Dave or Ayre QX5 Twenty DAC???
wardl, understand that my preference includes the SGM music server, i’ve not listened to the Aqua Formula without it. but; with the SGM for my particular system i prefer the Aqua Formula to my much loved fully updated (actually new) Lampizator Gol... 
Chord Dave or Ayre QX5 Twenty DAC???
Charles,google is our friend. :)you are correct, sir. it was the Formula.http//wellpleasedav.com/blog/2016/3/31/axpona  
Reference level DAC + Streamer
I’m enjoying the SGM (Sound Galleries Music) server ($16K) with the Aqua Formula dac ($14K). I still own the Lampizator Golden Gate ($17K) with the latest 512dsd dac, superclocks, and the latest RTRpcm dac.the SGM-Aqua Formula is a formidable pair... 
Chord Dave or Ayre QX5 Twenty DAC???
thanks Charles. the Formula is very natural sounding I agree.a question. the Aqua Formula has only been out for a short time. there is another Aqua dac which has tubes, the La Scala. the Formula is solid state.are you sure it was the Aqua Formula ... 
Chord Dave or Ayre QX5 Twenty DAC???
i’ve owned the Trinity dac and still own the Lampizator Golden Gate, which i’ve recently had upgraded to the newest 512dsd dac, plus the superclocks and the newest RTRpcm dac. last November i had a chance to do an extended demo of the SGM server, ... 
Elrog 300b's for sale. Your thoughts?
November 2015 i purchased a pair of Elrog 300b’s for my Lampizator Golden Gate dac. i used them for 30 days on the 300b setting and loved how they sounded. then one of them got weak. i called Gary at tubes USA where i bought them and a week later ... 
Evolution Acoustics MM2/MM3
Audiotroy,does the owner of the audio business, Audiodoctor.com, where you work part time, Dave Lalin, know while you represent his business (as you continually note in post after post) you are on line defaming other products right and left? is th... 
Listen...chair
I've had my zero gravity 'perfect chair' from 'The Relax-The-Back' store since 1999.....so 17 years.mine is a narrow 'tall' version with visco elastic foam and all the head rest surfaces and back rest curve away from my ears so it does not change ... 
Evolution Acoustics MM2/MM3
Sujay,i really enjoyed Ked's visit. lots of great music. he did seem to enjoy the Evolution Acoustics MM7's. prior to the MM7's i did own the MM3's for 7 years. there are so many variables in a music reproduction system, but what you hear is limit... 
Found Music Blade Amplifiers
I have heard Jazdoc's system many times with the Einstein amps. always very nice sounding.however; everything has gone to a whole new level with the Found Music Blade mono blocks. more dynamic, better bass, lower noise floor, amazing holographic r... 
Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics?
Andrew,yes; for a few reasons the active isolation does yield a greater payoff on the vinyl. obviously the most significant issue is the mechanical nature of the stylus in the groove and so the delta of improvement is greatest, then you have simpl... 
Do equipment stands have an impact on electronics?
reading through this thread i did not see any mention of 'active isolation'.passive isolation/decoupling can get the job done in most situations, which was where i was at. then I switched speaker systems to a 2 tower system which was -3db at 7hz a... 
Wave Kinetics NVS Reference Turntable Review on Positive Feedback
Greetings Raul,when i originally acquired the NVS i did own a number of other turntables as you know......some very good ones that i enjoyed for sure. and a few i would have liked to have been able to keep.....such as the Rockport, the Dobbin’s Be...