Mike Lavigne's System

[Mike]

Dr. David posted this on Positive Feedback:

"On the audio road to Seattle for PF...today visiting the exceptional listening room of our good audiobud Mike Lavigne.

Evolution Acoustics MM7 speaker system, plus darTZeel 458 monoblocks.

Reference-setting.

Dr. David"

 

[Steve]

Outstanding.

 

[wisnon]

Mike's sytem kicks butt.

I have heard the Dart 458s with the old preamp and I heard the new preamp with the stereo Dart power amp. (all with the EA MM3s)

The 458 plus new preamp MUST be the beez kneez.
His 2 R2R stations must be sublime and I know his DSD is breathtakingly good.

He also tells me that his Trinity gives him PCM that he can believe in!

Mike is a VERY happy camper.

 

[apdoc2004]

Mike,
I have heard Mike Lavigne's system a couple of times (since he lives only about 15 miles from me). It sounds outstanding (as it should considering the amount of money invested in it). I am sure much of the magic is the perfect room but Mike is a perfectionist who wrings the most out of every component.

Anshul

 

[tunes]

Wow!


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[Alpinist]

Mike,

Thanks for posting this photo. ML's system is incredible. The Dart 458 monos must sound sublime. What brand of speakers are those? I've read that he is extremely happy with his Lampi SE GG with Elrog 300B's for DSD and his Trinity for PCM. A no holds barred system for sure.

Best,
Ken

 

[mep]

Mike,

Thanks for posting this photo. ML's system is incredible. The Dart 458 monos must sound sublime. What brand of speakers are those? I've read that he is extremely happy with his Lampi SE GG with Elrog 300B's for DSD and his Trinity for PCM. A no holds barred system for sure.

Best,
Ken

EA MM7s.

 

[jdandy]

Very fine system and setup.

 

[Ritmo]

Exquisite!

 

[Harris4crna]

I have been following Mike L set up for years. Been invited to hear his system in person, but never to took the opportunity. Hopefully in the future.


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[asiufy]

Mike,

Thanks for posting this photo. ML's system is incredible. The Dart 458 monos must sound sublime. What brand of speakers are those? I've read that he is extremely happy with his Lampi SE GG with Elrog 300B's for DSD and his Trinity for PCM. A no holds barred system for sure.

Best,
Ken

Hi Ken,

These are Evolution Acoustics MMSeven. Oh, AFAIK, Mike doesn't have the Trinity anymore.

I can only imagine how great Mike L's setup might sound, as we have a pair of the speakers Mike used before the Sevens, the Evolution MMthree, paired with darTZeel's integrated, and it's incredibly lifelike!

cheers,
alex

 

[wisnon]

https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/615

 

[wisnon]

Hi Ken,

These are Evolution Acoustics MMSeven. Oh, AFAIK, Mike doesn't have the Trinity anymore.

I can only imagine how great Mike L's setup might sound, as we have a pair of the speakers Mike used before the Sevens, the Evolution MMthree, paired with darTZeel's integrated, and it's incredibly lifelike!

cheers,
alex

Alex,

Didn't you hear the MM3s with the 458s at Chez Herve when you visited a few years back?

 

[asiufy]

I did, but not the MMSeven, which is what Mike L uses today...

I'll always remember that visit, Hervé's house is Top 3 in my books

The bass is already incredible on the MMThrees, that's why I wonder how much better they can get with that extra tower!


cheers,
alex

 

[wisnon]

Totally agreed. I have been there 3 times now and each time we play different setups (sometimes 2 different systems). No 458s there the last time though.
Yes, top class sound and perhaps in my top 3 as well, definitely in my top 5...along with the Stenheim demo, Goldmund Anatta, AudioCrack's home and some NYC/Philly rooms. I can't forget the FM Acoustics demo either...

 

[Mike Lavigne]

good morning. thanks for all the kind words.

above is a better picture than the facebook capture from David.

it was a fun visit from David and 2 other friends Friday night and Saturday.

some recent changes have taken things over the top for me. this last year I've completed tuning the room acoustically. it's made a significant difference.....likely the largest. you can see the cloth on the walls and ceiling in certain spots. that was a 9 month trial and error process.

then in late December I added the Tripoint Troy Signature grounding box. previously I already had both the Entreq Silver Tellus and Poseidon. the Troy kicked things up a few notches.

in January I had 7 new Furutech GTX-D NCP (R) duplex outlets and the Furutech frames and covers. that was another significant step up.

then this last week I added 9 sets of the new Furutech FI-50 NPC male and IEC plugs to each of my power cords. the final caper to the tuning process.

'NPC' stands for Nano Crystal Particles. basically the heat in the circuit triggers negative ions which clean up EMI/RFI and other noise. the 'agent' is tourmaline crystals which you would find in some hair dryers to reduce static.

anyway it really works.

I'm pretty damn happy.

 

[Mike Lavigne]

a few more pictures...

the Furutech GTX-D NPC (R) outlets, with the Furutech frames and covers, and the NI-50 NPC male plugs.....

next, the NI-50 IEC plug...

next, the Troy Signature and Entreq Silver Tellus....

and last the Entreq Poseidon sitting behind the dart 458's

 

[MDP]

Congrats on a magnificent setup, both room and gear :congrats:

This makes mine look like a Bose Wave radio.

 

[FlexibleAudio]

in January I had 7 new Furutech GTX-D NCP (R) duplex outlets and the Furutech frames and covers. that was another significant step up.

then this last week I added 9 sets of the new Furutech FI-50 NPC male and IEC plugs to each of my power cords. the final caper to the tuning process.

'NPC' stands for Nano Crystal Particles. basically the heat in the circuit triggers negative ions which clean up EMI/RFI and other noise. the 'agent' is tourmaline crystals which you would find in some hair dryers to reduce static.

anyway it really works.

I'm pretty damn happy.

Hello Mike,

I am hoping you can give me some insight on the Nano Plugs from Furutech.

I have purchased Furutech Nano cables to run from my Torus Wall Mount Transformer to 5 new GTX-D NCP(R) duplex outlets, frames and covers for installation in my new room. Also, all of my power cords are Furutech Nano Power Cables, however, they are terminated with the original (non NCP) Furutech FI-50 (R) male and IEC plugs.

So here is my question: Was the change from your original connectors to the NCP's a big step up in your incremental process? I appreciate these things can be marginal; nonetheless, I would greatly appreciate your view on whether changing the connectors will be significant (particularly since I have the Furutech Nano technology going all the way from the transformer to equipment).

Thank you very much in advance,

 

[Mike Lavigne]

Hello Mike,

I am hoping you can give me some insight on the Nano Plugs from Furutech.

I have purchased Furutech Nano cables to run from my Torus Wall Mount Transformer to 5 new GTX-D NCP(R) duplex outlets, frames and covers for installation in my new room. Also, all of my power cords are Furutech Nano Power Cables, however, they are terminated with the original (non NCP) Furutech FI-50 (R) male and IEC plugs.

So here is my question: Was the change from your original connectors to the NCP's a big step up in your incremental process? I appreciate these things can be marginal; nonetheless, I would greatly appreciate your view on whether changing the connectors will be significant (particularly since I have the Furutech Nano technology going all the way from the transformer to equipment).

Thank you very much in advance,

hi Paul,

since I never used the previous FI-11 plugs I can't really help you about that difference.

OTOH my dealer who installed the NPC plugs and outlets, Joe Pittman, posted something on WBF this morning that should be helpful here;

http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showt...s-this-morning&p=379115&viewfull=1#post379115

Joe is a very smart guy I've known for 15 years. his on line audio business is;

http://www.kosmic.us/

if you have questions contact him.