Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog sources: Rega P10 turntable with RB3000 tonearm and Apheta 3 MC cartridge. Rega AOS phono stage. Parks Audio Waxwing phono stage.
Digital sources: Grimm MU2. Eversolo A10. Aurender A20. 15" MacBook Air M4 running Roon 2.0.
Preamplifier: PS Audio PMG Signature.
Power amplifier: McIntosh MC462.
Integrated amplifiers: Anthem STR, T+A Symphonia.
Loudspeakers: Magico S2, Estelon X Diamond Mk.2. Focal Scala Utopia Evo.
Speaker cables: AudioQuest Thunderbird Zero and Bass.
Power cables and interconnects: All AudioQuest: Tornado and Blizzard power cables; Black Beauty RCAs and XLRs; Vodka Ethernet cable.
Accessories: Townshend Seismic Podium. AudioQuest Niagara 5000 and PowerQuest PQ-909 power conditioners.
Listening room: Custom-built 21' × 15' space with 10'-tall walls and a 16' cathedral ceiling, volume roughly 4000 cubic feet. Double drywall over Rockwool and mass-loaded vinyl. Hardwood floor over gravel and concrete. Rubber subflooring. 10.5' × 17.5' wool rug over a thick felt pad. Acoustic treatments include GIK Soffit range-limited corner bass traps, two skyline diffusers behind the listening position, and 143ft2 of absorption panels, including four clouds. Dedicated powerline, 20A outlets, 12 gauge wiring to the panel.—Rogier van Bakel
Digital sources: Grimm MU2. Eversolo A10. Aurender A20. 15" MacBook Air M4 running Roon 2.0.
Preamplifier: PS Audio PMG Signature.
Power amplifier: McIntosh MC462.
Integrated amplifiers: Anthem STR, T+A Symphonia.
Loudspeakers: Magico S2, Estelon X Diamond Mk.2. Focal Scala Utopia Evo.
Speaker cables: AudioQuest Thunderbird Zero and Bass.
Power cables and interconnects: All AudioQuest: Tornado and Blizzard power cables; Black Beauty RCAs and XLRs; Vodka Ethernet cable.
Accessories: Townshend Seismic Podium. AudioQuest Niagara 5000 and PowerQuest PQ-909 power conditioners.
Listening room: Custom-built 21' × 15' space with 10'-tall walls and a 16' cathedral ceiling, volume roughly 4000 cubic feet. Double drywall over Rockwool and mass-loaded vinyl. Hardwood floor over gravel and concrete. Rubber subflooring. 10.5' × 17.5' wool rug over a thick felt pad. Acoustic treatments include GIK Soffit range-limited corner bass traps, two skyline diffusers behind the listening position, and 143ft2 of absorption panels, including four clouds. Dedicated powerline, 20A outlets, 12 gauge wiring to the panel.—Rogier van Bakel
