mikelavigne

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What is the name of your system?
the big rig 
Galibier Stelvio II, Durand Kairos with Lyra Kleos (HEAVEN)
hi Luis,congrats on a great setup there.i have compared the Kairos to my Telos Sapphire and it holds it's own, I've recommended it many times. no one is ever disappointed. it's a great tone arm. and I've heard the Galibier many times with other Du... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
btw Matt, the Trina are not intended for amplifiers. possibly the reason for the flabby bass.not sure if you tried them only on sources or preamps by themselves. when I read your comments last week somehow I missed that detail.if you still have th... 
***Seattle,Wa.Area 2018 Update***
hi freedriver,here is a link to the local Seattle audio club.....the Pacific Northwest Audio Society.http://www.audiosociety.org/ it’s a good group with a core of active people. they meet once a month on Mercer Island on Saturdays. they have good ... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
i never claimed i’ve directly compared these products. who gets a chance to do that? have you done that? not sure i want to go back and forth with a dealer in any case. i’ve heard the MP and Dv but not necessarily the most recent versions. i have ... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Matt,as far as the ’look’ of the Artesania; if you observe pictures of gear on it, it’s the gear itself that jumps out, not the rack. since there are no shelves to hide the gear, only the skeleton of the ’functional structure’. and whether you cho... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
check out Artesania.http://www.artesaniaaudio.com/ these racks are very impressive. do a little research on this rack system. other racks might look a bit more like furniture; Artesania is all business. the Artesania decouples on a level beyond th... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
i use Adona and decoupling footers, or active isolation.the problem with 'uber' racks is the 'sunk' cost, and then they are impossible to sell or ship once you have them. footers have the same or better performance, and are flexible and priced mor... 
What are your favorite upright 4-5 shelve audio rack recommendations?
+1 for Adona.plays above it's price in build quality, look and performance in a solid rack. owned it now for 6 years in the context of a cost-no-object system. and the pieces are modular so it can be expanded easily. you could buy longer legs to a... 
DACs and bass response?
bass in a dac is a somewhat complicated question. it can relate to multiple factors, including rack interface and power cords. and three dacs I’ve owned were quite high resolution, two with what i’d call ’hyper-detail’.......the Trinity dac and my... 
HeadAmp Blue Hawaii HP amp
5 years ago i owned the BHSE, 009’s and 007 Mk2’s. I ordered it and waited 14 months for it to arrive, as there was a long line. now, 6 years later, it takes about 6 weeks to get built. but until just recently there continued to be a long line. gr... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Matt,i'd find a bunch of piano recordings and listen to them, then a bunch of vocals and massed strings or massed voices. these are where digital has a bit of trouble in sorting out detail in the massed strings and voices and the sustain and conti... 
David Crosby If Only I Could Remember My Name
+1 for the 4-disc Classic Records 45rpm pressings. listened to 'Laughing' late last night with some friends.......really fine sounding, fully capturing that 'drugged up time in the world' and.......highly recommended.it's all you say it is.get the... 
Led Zeppelin II
on a related note, Chris Huston, one of the engineers of LZII, designed my room. i listened to LZII with him during the project, in my temporary room. he had a few stories to tell......he loved my tt back then. 
Evolution Acoustics
i owned Evolution Acoustics MM3’s for 7 years, and now have MM7’s.my favorite amp on the MM3’s was the darTZeel NHB-108 stereo amp. all those others are fine amps too, but for a combination of naturalness, low noise, extended and smooth highs and ...