Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital Sources: Ayre Acoustics C-5xeMP DVD-A/SACD/CD/MP3 player, Apple 2.7GHz i7 Mac mini running OS 10.10.3 & MacBook Pro running OS 10.7.5, both with iTunes 11, Pure Music 2.0, Audirvana Plus 1.5.10; AudioQuest DragonFly, Meridian Explorer, PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream D/A processors.
Preamplification: Ayre Acoustics KX-R Twenty line preamplifier, Bel Canto Black ASC-1 digital preamplifier.
Power Amplifiers: Ayre Acoustics MX-R Twenty, Bel Canto Black MPS1, MBL Corona C15 (all monoblocks).
Loudspeakers: GamuT RS7.
Headphones: AudioQuest NightHawk, Sennheiser HD-650.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Coffee, Belkin Gold USB. Interconnect (balanced): Cardas Clear. Speaker: Cardas Clear (with Ayre, MBL), Kubala-Sosna Elation! (with Bel Canto). AC: Kubala-Sosna Elation!, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; Shunyata Research Dark Field cable elevators; Audio Power Industries 116 Mk.II & PE-1 AC line conditioners (hard drive, computers). AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.—John Atkinson
Preamplification: Ayre Acoustics KX-R Twenty line preamplifier, Bel Canto Black ASC-1 digital preamplifier.
Power Amplifiers: Ayre Acoustics MX-R Twenty, Bel Canto Black MPS1, MBL Corona C15 (all monoblocks).
Loudspeakers: GamuT RS7.
Headphones: AudioQuest NightHawk, Sennheiser HD-650.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Coffee, Belkin Gold USB. Interconnect (balanced): Cardas Clear. Speaker: Cardas Clear (with Ayre, MBL), Kubala-Sosna Elation! (with Bel Canto). AC: Kubala-Sosna Elation!, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; Shunyata Research Dark Field cable elevators; Audio Power Industries 116 Mk.II & PE-1 AC line conditioners (hard drive, computers). AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.—John Atkinson
