Sidebar 3: Associated Equipment
Analog sources: Garrard 301 turntable in a Box Furniture Co. plinth; Thomas Schick 12" tonearm and headshell. Hana Umami Red cartridge; Ortofon SPU Classic G cartridge; Zu/Denon DL-103 cartridge.
Digital sources: Sonnet Morpheus DAC; Denafrips Iris digital-to-digital converter; Sonore opticalRendu; Small Green Computer sonicTransporter i5 server running Roon Core.
Preamplification: Shindo Aurieges; Sutherland Little Loco and Parasound Halo JC 3+ phono preamplifiers.
Amplification: Line Magnetic LM-845IA (used as a power amplifier); Pass Labs INT-60, Mark Levinson No.5805, Ayre AX-5 Twenty integrated amplifiers.
Loudspeakers: https://www.stereophile.com/content/listening-125">Altec Valencia 846A.
Cables: Interconnect: Auditorium 23; Speaker: AudioQuest Thunderbird Zero; Auditorium 23; AC: AudioQuest Thunder and Hurricane; USB: AudioQuest Diamond; Ethernet: AudioQuest Diamond.
Accessories: Box Furniture Co. Heritage stand; Box Furniture Co. amplifier stand; AudioQuest Niagara 3000 power conditioner; Sonore opticalModule; Sonore Audiophile Linear Power Supply, DJM Electronics GigaFOILv4-INLINE Ethernet filter; Vinnie Rossi MINI PURE-DC-4EVR 9-Volt DC Power Supply; IsoAcoustics OREA Bordeaux isolation footers; Cardas Myrtlewood blocks; Feickert Next Generation Universal Protractor; AudioQuest AntiStatic Record Brush; Last Stylus Cleaner; VPI Industries HW-16.5 record cleaning machine.—Alex Halberstadt
Digital sources: Sonnet Morpheus DAC; Denafrips Iris digital-to-digital converter; Sonore opticalRendu; Small Green Computer sonicTransporter i5 server running Roon Core.
Preamplification: Shindo Aurieges; Sutherland Little Loco and Parasound Halo JC 3+ phono preamplifiers.
Amplification: Line Magnetic LM-845IA (used as a power amplifier); Pass Labs INT-60, Mark Levinson No.5805, Ayre AX-5 Twenty integrated amplifiers.
Loudspeakers: https://www.stereophile.com/content/listening-125">Altec Valencia 846A.
Cables: Interconnect: Auditorium 23; Speaker: AudioQuest Thunderbird Zero; Auditorium 23; AC: AudioQuest Thunder and Hurricane; USB: AudioQuest Diamond; Ethernet: AudioQuest Diamond.
Accessories: Box Furniture Co. Heritage stand; Box Furniture Co. amplifier stand; AudioQuest Niagara 3000 power conditioner; Sonore opticalModule; Sonore Audiophile Linear Power Supply, DJM Electronics GigaFOILv4-INLINE Ethernet filter; Vinnie Rossi MINI PURE-DC-4EVR 9-Volt DC Power Supply; IsoAcoustics OREA Bordeaux isolation footers; Cardas Myrtlewood blocks; Feickert Next Generation Universal Protractor; AudioQuest AntiStatic Record Brush; Last Stylus Cleaner; VPI Industries HW-16.5 record cleaning machine.—Alex Halberstadt
