Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: 15" MacBook Air M2 Max running Roon 2.0; Lenovo ThinkCentre running Roon ROCK; Eversolo DMP-A8; Grimm Audio MU1; Aurender A20.
Preamplifiers: Benchmark HPA4 line stage; Eversolo DMP-A8.
Power amplifiers: Krell FPB 200c (recapped).
Integrated amplifiers: Audia Flight FLS10; PrimaLuna EVO 400.
Loudspeakers: Focal Utopia Scala EVO; Estelon X Diamond Mk II.
Cables: Speaker: AudioQuest Thunderbird Zero and Bass. Power and interconnect: RSX and Clarus Crimson pure copper OCC power cables; AudioQuest WEL Signature AES3, Coffee coax and Vodka TosLink; Clarus Crimson XLR.
Accessories: Townshend Seismic Podiums; AudioQuest PowerQuest PQ-707 power conditioner; Puron and Nordost plug-in AC enhancers.
Listening room: Custom-built 21' × 15' with 10' walls and a 16' gabled ceiling; total volume around 4000ft3. Extra-thick drywall over Rockwool and mass-loaded vinyl. Hardwood floor over plywood, rubber, gravel, and concrete. 12' × 15' wool rug on a thick felt pad. Acoustic treatments include four bass traps, two skyline diffusers, and 12 absorption panels including four clouds.—Rogier van Bakel
Preamplifiers: Benchmark HPA4 line stage; Eversolo DMP-A8.
Power amplifiers: Krell FPB 200c (recapped).
Integrated amplifiers: Audia Flight FLS10; PrimaLuna EVO 400.
Loudspeakers: Focal Utopia Scala EVO; Estelon X Diamond Mk II.
Cables: Speaker: AudioQuest Thunderbird Zero and Bass. Power and interconnect: RSX and Clarus Crimson pure copper OCC power cables; AudioQuest WEL Signature AES3, Coffee coax and Vodka TosLink; Clarus Crimson XLR.
Accessories: Townshend Seismic Podiums; AudioQuest PowerQuest PQ-707 power conditioner; Puron and Nordost plug-in AC enhancers.
Listening room: Custom-built 21' × 15' with 10' walls and a 16' gabled ceiling; total volume around 4000ft3. Extra-thick drywall over Rockwool and mass-loaded vinyl. Hardwood floor over plywood, rubber, gravel, and concrete. 12' × 15' wool rug on a thick felt pad. Acoustic treatments include four bass traps, two skyline diffusers, and 12 absorption panels including four clouds.—Rogier van Bakel
