Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog sources: Thorens TD 124 turntable (reconditioned by Schopper AG), Thomas Schick 12" tonearm; Ortofon Xpression cartridge.
Digital sources: Intel NUC computer running Roon Optimized Core Kit; Synology NAS; Pro-Ject CD Box RS2 T CD Transport; Mytek Brooklyn Bridge Streaming DAC; Mytek Brooklyn DAC+; Mytek Brooklyn ADC.
Preamplification: Auditorium 23 Standard step-up transformer, EAR 834P phono preamp, Pass Labs XP-22 preamplifier.
Power amplifiers: Pass Labs XA60.8, PS Audio BHK Signature 300 (all monoblocks).
Loudspeakers: Revel Ultima2 Salon2.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Carbon & Cinnamon & Coffee, Comprehensive Connectivity DXLRP-DXLRJ-6EXF (all USB). Interconnect: Auditorium 23, Clarus Crimson (RCA, XLR). Speaker: Auditorium 23.
Accessories: PS Audio Power Plant P10 power conditioner, Oswalds Mill Audio slate plinth (under turntable), Butcherblock Acoustics RigidRack, Auralex ProPanel Fabric-Wrapped Acoustical Absorption Panel (4' by 2' by 2", beveled).—Jim Austin
Digital sources: Intel NUC computer running Roon Optimized Core Kit; Synology NAS; Pro-Ject CD Box RS2 T CD Transport; Mytek Brooklyn Bridge Streaming DAC; Mytek Brooklyn DAC+; Mytek Brooklyn ADC.
Preamplification: Auditorium 23 Standard step-up transformer, EAR 834P phono preamp, Pass Labs XP-22 preamplifier.
Power amplifiers: Pass Labs XA60.8, PS Audio BHK Signature 300 (all monoblocks).
Loudspeakers: Revel Ultima2 Salon2.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Carbon & Cinnamon & Coffee, Comprehensive Connectivity DXLRP-DXLRJ-6EXF (all USB). Interconnect: Auditorium 23, Clarus Crimson (RCA, XLR). Speaker: Auditorium 23.
Accessories: PS Audio Power Plant P10 power conditioner, Oswalds Mill Audio slate plinth (under turntable), Butcherblock Acoustics RigidRack, Auralex ProPanel Fabric-Wrapped Acoustical Absorption Panel (4' by 2' by 2", beveled).—Jim Austin
