Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog sources: Kuzma Stabi R & Kuzma 4Point 11" tonearm; Thorens TD 124 turntable & Jelco TS-350S tonearm; Hana ML and Denon DL-103 phono cartridges.
Digital sources: Apple MacBook computer running Qobuz and Tidal; BorderPatrol DAC SE, Tascam CD-200iL CD player; Western Digital T2 Mirror Drives (2).
Preamplification: Auditorium 23 A23 and Bob's Devices moving-coil step-up transformers, Shindo Allegro.
Power amplifier: Shindo Haut-Brion.
Integrated amplifier: Cary SLI-H80.
Loudspeakers: DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/93, Klipsch Forte III.
Headphones: Master & Dynamic MH40.
Cables: Digital: Mytek (USB). Interconnect: Shindo Laboratory, Triode Wire Labs Spirit II. Speaker: Auditorium 23. AC: manufacturers' own.
Accessories: IsoTek EV03 Aquarius line conditioner, Mapleshade Clearview Double Helix Mk.ll power strip; Salamander five-tier rack; BXI Anti Vibration Isolation Pads (under speakers); IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under Thorens turntable); 3"-thick studio-treatment foam damping (ceiling, walls).—Ken Micallef
Digital sources: Apple MacBook computer running Qobuz and Tidal; BorderPatrol DAC SE, Tascam CD-200iL CD player; Western Digital T2 Mirror Drives (2).
Preamplification: Auditorium 23 A23 and Bob's Devices moving-coil step-up transformers, Shindo Allegro.
Power amplifier: Shindo Haut-Brion.
Integrated amplifier: Cary SLI-H80.
Loudspeakers: DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/93, Klipsch Forte III.
Headphones: Master & Dynamic MH40.
Cables: Digital: Mytek (USB). Interconnect: Shindo Laboratory, Triode Wire Labs Spirit II. Speaker: Auditorium 23. AC: manufacturers' own.
Accessories: IsoTek EV03 Aquarius line conditioner, Mapleshade Clearview Double Helix Mk.ll power strip; Salamander five-tier rack; BXI Anti Vibration Isolation Pads (under speakers); IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under Thorens turntable); 3"-thick studio-treatment foam damping (ceiling, walls).—Ken Micallef
