Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: Oppo Digital UDP-105 universal disc player, Baetis Prodigy-X PC-based music server running JRiver Media Center v25 and Roon, exaSound e38 Mark II D/A processor. QNAP TVS-873 NAS.
Preamplifiers: Audio Research MP1, Parasound P7.
Power amplifiers: Benchmark AHB2, Hegel C53, Classé Sigma Mono, Parasound Halo A 31.
Cables: Digital, AudioQuest Coffee (USB). Interconnects: AudioQuest Earth/DBS balanced, Kubala-Sosna Anticipation (RCA). Speaker cables: Benchmark Studio&Stage (NL2 to banana), Canare 4S11 (Blue Jeans Cable). AC: Kubala-Sosna Emotion, SignalCable MagicPower 20A.
AC Accessories: AudioQuest Niagara 5000 and Brick Wall 8RAUD power conditioners, HDPLEX 400W ATX Linear Power Supply, CyberPower 850PFCLCD AC filter (supplied with Baetis server).
Listening room: 24' L by 14' W by 8' H, furnished with 2 MSR Acoustics Dimension4 SpringTraps in the front corners, 2 Ready Acoustics Chameleon Super Sub Bass Traps to the sides and moderately sound-absorbing furniture. Front wall has large windows partly covered by fabric drapes and 4" thick by 2' by 4' OC 705 panels. Rear of room opens into 10' by 7' foyer and a 12' by 8' dining area.—Kal Rubinson
Preamplifiers: Audio Research MP1, Parasound P7.
Power amplifiers: Benchmark AHB2, Hegel C53, Classé Sigma Mono, Parasound Halo A 31.
Cables: Digital, AudioQuest Coffee (USB). Interconnects: AudioQuest Earth/DBS balanced, Kubala-Sosna Anticipation (RCA). Speaker cables: Benchmark Studio&Stage (NL2 to banana), Canare 4S11 (Blue Jeans Cable). AC: Kubala-Sosna Emotion, SignalCable MagicPower 20A.
AC Accessories: AudioQuest Niagara 5000 and Brick Wall 8RAUD power conditioners, HDPLEX 400W ATX Linear Power Supply, CyberPower 850PFCLCD AC filter (supplied with Baetis server).
Listening room: 24' L by 14' W by 8' H, furnished with 2 MSR Acoustics Dimension4 SpringTraps in the front corners, 2 Ready Acoustics Chameleon Super Sub Bass Traps to the sides and moderately sound-absorbing furniture. Front wall has large windows partly covered by fabric drapes and 4" thick by 2' by 4' OC 705 panels. Rear of room opens into 10' by 7' foyer and a 12' by 8' dining area.—Kal Rubinson
