Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital Sources: Oppo Digital BDP-105 universal BD player; Baetis Prodigy X PC-based music server running JRiver Media Center 23; exaSound e38, Mytek HiFi Brooklyn DACs; QNAP TVS-873 NAS.
Preamplifiers: Audio Research MP1, Parasound Halo P 7, SPL SMC 7.1.
Power Amplifiers: Classé Sigma Mono (monoblocks), Parasound Halo A 31 (three-channel).
Loudspeakers: .
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Carbon (USB). Interconnect: AudioQuest Earth/DBS balanced, Kubala-Sosna Fascination balanced (subwoofer) & Anticipation (RCA), VoVox Sonorus Muco (XLR to DB25). Speaker: AudioQuest Oak/DBS biwire. AC: Kubala-Sosna Emotion, SignalCable MagicPower 20A.
Accessories: AudioQuest Niagara 5000, Brick Wall 8R series power conditioners; CyberPower 850PFCLCD AC filter (supplied with Baetis server).
Listening Room: 24' L by 14' W by 8' H; two MSR Acoustics Dimension4 SpringTraps in front corners, two Ready Acoustics Chameleon Super Sub Bass Traps at sides, moderately sound-absorbing furniture. Large windows in front wall partly covered by fabric drapes and 4' by 2' by 3" OC 705 panels. Rear of room opens into 10' by 7' foyer & 12' by 8' dining area.—Kalman Rubinson
Preamplifiers: Audio Research MP1, Parasound Halo P 7, SPL SMC 7.1.
Power Amplifiers: Classé Sigma Mono (monoblocks), Parasound Halo A 31 (three-channel).
Loudspeakers: .
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Carbon (USB). Interconnect: AudioQuest Earth/DBS balanced, Kubala-Sosna Fascination balanced (subwoofer) & Anticipation (RCA), VoVox Sonorus Muco (XLR to DB25). Speaker: AudioQuest Oak/DBS biwire. AC: Kubala-Sosna Emotion, SignalCable MagicPower 20A.
Accessories: AudioQuest Niagara 5000, Brick Wall 8R series power conditioners; CyberPower 850PFCLCD AC filter (supplied with Baetis server).
Listening Room: 24' L by 14' W by 8' H; two MSR Acoustics Dimension4 SpringTraps in front corners, two Ready Acoustics Chameleon Super Sub Bass Traps at sides, moderately sound-absorbing furniture. Large windows in front wall partly covered by fabric drapes and 4' by 2' by 3" OC 705 panels. Rear of room opens into 10' by 7' foyer & 12' by 8' dining area.—Kalman Rubinson
