Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog Sources: Kuzma Stabi S turntable & Stogi S tonearm; Kuzma Stabi R & Kuzma 4Point 11" tonearm; Thorens TD124 turntable & Jelco TS-350S tonearm; Denon DL-103 and Hana EL phono cartridges.
Digital Sources: Sony Vaio computer running Qobuz and Tidal; BorderPatrol DAC SE, Tascam CD-200iL CD player; Western Digital T2 Mirror Drives (2).
Preamplification: Auditorium 23 A23 moving-coil step-up transformer, Musical Surroundings Phonomena II phono stage, Shindo Laboratory Allegro preamplifier.
Power Amplifiers: Mytek Brooklyn, Shindo Haut-Brion.
Integrated Amplifiers: Parasound HINT 6, Schiit Ragnarok.
Loudspeakers: DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/93, Klipsch Heresy III.
Cables: Digital: Mytek (USB). Interconnect: AudioQuest Water, Shindo Laboratory, Triode Wire Labs Spirit II. Speaker: AudioQuest Castle Rock, Auditorium 23, Tellurium Q Black, Triode Wire Labs American. AC: manufacturers' own.
Accessories: IsoTek EV03 Aquarius line conditioner, Mapleshade Clearview Double Helix Mk.ll power strip; Music Hall Aztec Blue & Mooo record mats, Spec AD-UP1 Analog Disc Sheet; Salamander five-tier rack; BXI Anti Vibration Isolation Pads (under speakers); IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under preamp, power amps); Mapleshade maple platform (15" by 12" by 2", under turntable), mahogany blocks (2" by 2" by 0.5"); 3"-thick studio-treatment foam damping (ceiling, walls).
Listening Room: 12' by 10' by 12' (L by W by H), system set up along long wall; suspended wood floor, 6"-thick walls (plaster over 2x4), wood-beamed ceiling.—Ken Micallef
Digital Sources: Sony Vaio computer running Qobuz and Tidal; BorderPatrol DAC SE, Tascam CD-200iL CD player; Western Digital T2 Mirror Drives (2).
Preamplification: Auditorium 23 A23 moving-coil step-up transformer, Musical Surroundings Phonomena II phono stage, Shindo Laboratory Allegro preamplifier.
Power Amplifiers: Mytek Brooklyn, Shindo Haut-Brion.
Integrated Amplifiers: Parasound HINT 6, Schiit Ragnarok.
Loudspeakers: DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/93, Klipsch Heresy III.
Cables: Digital: Mytek (USB). Interconnect: AudioQuest Water, Shindo Laboratory, Triode Wire Labs Spirit II. Speaker: AudioQuest Castle Rock, Auditorium 23, Tellurium Q Black, Triode Wire Labs American. AC: manufacturers' own.
Accessories: IsoTek EV03 Aquarius line conditioner, Mapleshade Clearview Double Helix Mk.ll power strip; Music Hall Aztec Blue & Mooo record mats, Spec AD-UP1 Analog Disc Sheet; Salamander five-tier rack; BXI Anti Vibration Isolation Pads (under speakers); IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under preamp, power amps); Mapleshade maple platform (15" by 12" by 2", under turntable), mahogany blocks (2" by 2" by 0.5"); 3"-thick studio-treatment foam damping (ceiling, walls).
Listening Room: 12' by 10' by 12' (L by W by H), system set up along long wall; suspended wood floor, 6"-thick walls (plaster over 2x4), wood-beamed ceiling.—Ken Micallef
