mikelavigne
Responses from mikelavigne
| WHAT HAS WORKED FOR YOU? ISOLATION PLATFORMS, FOOTERS, ETC. for a DAC? digital components such as dacs will ’sing’ along with the music, which is heard as noise and distortion. you can mass load your gear and change the frequency of the feedback noise, or you can decouple your gear and eliminate some or almost all of... | |
| Which server / renderer to buy? one to consider is the SGM (Sound Galleries Music) server. it’s not cheap, but not the most expensive either. and it sounds amazing with my new MSB Select II dac. it was also remarkable with the Lampi GG, Nagra HD, and Aqua Formula.the SGM optimiz... | |
| What is most important part of a system? as a person known for building a system without gear limits or room limits, it's easy for me to say the most important thing for me has been the sonic reference in my mind i am trying to attain. as my sense of where i'm going has progressed, my sy... | |
| 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... |