Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: Custom Intel/Win11 music server running JRiver Media Center v31 and Roon, exaSound s88 Mark II, and Okto DAC8 Pro D/A processors. QNAP TVS-873 NAS.
Preamplifiers: Coleman Audio 7.1SW for balanced DAC-to-amp switching.
Power amplifiers: Benchmark AHB2, NAD C 298.
Loudspeakers: KEF Blade 2 Meta (L/C/R) with IsoAcoustics GAIA II feet, Revel Performa3 f206 (SL/SR). Two JLAudio e110 and one SVS SB-3000 subwoofers.
Cables: Digital cables: AudioQuest Coffee (USB). Analog interconnects: Mogami Gold AES TD DB-25–XLR snake, Benchmark Studio&Stage XLR-XLR. Speaker cables: Benchmark Studio&Stage, Blue Jeans Canare 4S11.
Accessories: Furman Elite-15 DM i, Brick-Wall BrickWall 8RAUD, and CyberPower 850PFCLCD UPS power conditioners, Teddy Pardo 12V power supply (for exaSound s88), HDPlex 300W linear power supply and AC filter (for server). Listening room: 24' L × 14' W × 8' H, furnished with custom-built 9" × 12" × 40" and 2" × 12" × 48" absorbent panels in each front corner. Sidewalls lateral to L/R speakers have 2" thick, 2' wide floor-to-ceiling OC 705 panels. Front wall has large windows partly covered by insulated fabric drapes. Rear of room opens into 10' × 7' foyer and a 12' × 8' dining area.—Kalman Rubinson
Preamplifiers: Coleman Audio 7.1SW for balanced DAC-to-amp switching.
Power amplifiers: Benchmark AHB2, NAD C 298.
Loudspeakers: KEF Blade 2 Meta (L/C/R) with IsoAcoustics GAIA II feet, Revel Performa3 f206 (SL/SR). Two JLAudio e110 and one SVS SB-3000 subwoofers.
Cables: Digital cables: AudioQuest Coffee (USB). Analog interconnects: Mogami Gold AES TD DB-25–XLR snake, Benchmark Studio&Stage XLR-XLR. Speaker cables: Benchmark Studio&Stage, Blue Jeans Canare 4S11.
Accessories: Furman Elite-15 DM i, Brick-Wall BrickWall 8RAUD, and CyberPower 850PFCLCD UPS power conditioners, Teddy Pardo 12V power supply (for exaSound s88), HDPlex 300W linear power supply and AC filter (for server). Listening room: 24' L × 14' W × 8' H, furnished with custom-built 9" × 12" × 40" and 2" × 12" × 48" absorbent panels in each front corner. Sidewalls lateral to L/R speakers have 2" thick, 2' wide floor-to-ceiling OC 705 panels. Front wall has large windows partly covered by insulated fabric drapes. Rear of room opens into 10' × 7' foyer and a 12' × 8' dining area.—Kalman Rubinson
