Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: 16" MacBook Pro M1 Max running Roon 1.8 as remote. Roon ROCK (Lenovo ThinkCentre). Naim Uniti Atom, controlled with iPad Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Bluesound Node 2i streamer, WiiM Mini streamer. Benchmark DAC3 B, RME ADI-2 DAC FS, Auralic Vega.
Preamplifiers: Benchmark HPA4, Topping Pre90.
Power amplifiers: Krell FPB 200c (recapped 2020), PrimaLuna EVO 400 integrated, Schiit Ragnarok, McIntosh HPA-100, Peachtree Nova 1500, NAD C 700.
Loudspeakers: Tekton Moab, MartinLogan Odyssey, Monitor Audio Bronze 100, LSA Signature 50.
Subwoofers: Hsu VTF-2 MK5, Canton 12.3.
Headphones: Audeze LCD-4, HiFiMan HE1000se, Focal Clear.
Cables: AudioQuest, Amazon, Blue Jeans, Monoprice, Tara Labs.
Accessories: Core Power Technologies Equi=Core 1800 MkII and Deep-Core 1800 power conditioners on a dedicated 20-amp circuit. Townshend Seismic Isolation Podiums for speakers and power amplifiers.
Listening room: 22' × 14' 6" with 9' 8" ceiling, lath and plaster. Hardwood floor over reinforced joists. Moderately damped by large, medium-thick rugs, furniture, and a tall bookcase. Wooden stairs on rear wall lead to an open second-floor landing of about 16' × 10'.—Rogier van Bakel
Preamplifiers: Benchmark HPA4, Topping Pre90.
Power amplifiers: Krell FPB 200c (recapped 2020), PrimaLuna EVO 400 integrated, Schiit Ragnarok, McIntosh HPA-100, Peachtree Nova 1500, NAD C 700.
Loudspeakers: Tekton Moab, MartinLogan Odyssey, Monitor Audio Bronze 100, LSA Signature 50.
Subwoofers: Hsu VTF-2 MK5, Canton 12.3.
Headphones: Audeze LCD-4, HiFiMan HE1000se, Focal Clear.
Cables: AudioQuest, Amazon, Blue Jeans, Monoprice, Tara Labs.
Accessories: Core Power Technologies Equi=Core 1800 MkII and Deep-Core 1800 power conditioners on a dedicated 20-amp circuit. Townshend Seismic Isolation Podiums for speakers and power amplifiers.
Listening room: 22' × 14' 6" with 9' 8" ceiling, lath and plaster. Hardwood floor over reinforced joists. Moderately damped by large, medium-thick rugs, furniture, and a tall bookcase. Wooden stairs on rear wall lead to an open second-floor landing of about 16' × 10'.—Rogier van Bakel
