Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: Oppo Digital UDP-105 universal disc player; Custom Intel/Win11 music server running JRiver Media Center v30 and Roon; exaSound s88 Mark II and Okto DAC8 PRO D/A processors; QNAP TVS-873 NAS.
Preamplifiers: Coleman Audio 7.1SW for balanced source switching.
Power amplifiers: Benchmark AHB2, NAD C 298.
Loudspeakers: KEF Blade 2 Meta; Revel Performa3 F206; SVS SB-3000 subwoofer.
Cables: Digital cables: AudioQuest Coffee (USB). Analog interconnects: Benchmark Studio&Stage XLR-XLR; Kubala-Sosna Anticipation (RCA); Cardas Cross (subwoofers). 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 PS (for exaSound s88); HDPLEX 300W Linear Power Supply; AC filter (for server).
Room: 24' L × 14' W × 8' H, furnished with 2 MSR Acoustics Dimension4 SpringTraps in the front corners. 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 fabric drapes and 4" thick 2' × 4' OC 705 panels. Rear of room opens into 10' × 7' foyer and a 12' × 8' dining area.—Kalman Rubinson
Preamplifiers: Coleman Audio 7.1SW for balanced source switching.
Power amplifiers: Benchmark AHB2, NAD C 298.
Loudspeakers: KEF Blade 2 Meta; Revel Performa3 F206; SVS SB-3000 subwoofer.
Cables: Digital cables: AudioQuest Coffee (USB). Analog interconnects: Benchmark Studio&Stage XLR-XLR; Kubala-Sosna Anticipation (RCA); Cardas Cross (subwoofers). 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 PS (for exaSound s88); HDPLEX 300W Linear Power Supply; AC filter (for server).
Room: 24' L × 14' W × 8' H, furnished with 2 MSR Acoustics Dimension4 SpringTraps in the front corners. 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 fabric drapes and 4" thick 2' × 4' OC 705 panels. Rear of room opens into 10' × 7' foyer and a 12' × 8' dining area.—Kalman Rubinson
