Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog Sources: Linn Sondek LP12 turntable with Lingo power supply & Ittok tonearm, Spectral MC cartridge; Day-Sequerra 25th Anniversary FM Reference FM tuner.
Digital Sources: Bryston BCD-1 CD player, BDP-3 media player with IAD soundboard & Glider MPD Control, BDA-3 DAC, Oppo digital BPD-103 universal BD player; Lenovo P50 ThinkPad computer running Windows 10 Pro (64-bit), Bryston Windows USB driver; JRiver Media Center 23; Roon Core v.1.4 (build 300) stable (64-bit).
Preamplification: Bryston TP-2 30 step-up transformer; Sutherland Engineering KC Vibe phono stages; Sutherland Engineering Vibe head amplifier; Bryston BP-26 & BP-173, Mark Levinson ML-7 (with L-3A board for medium-output MC cartridges) preamplifiers.
Power Amplifiers: Mark Levinson No.534.
Loudspeakers: Quad ESL-989.
Cables: Digital: Bryston 75-ohm (BNC to RCA), Wireworld Starlight (coaxial). Interconnect: Bryston, Pure Silver Cable (balanced, XLR), Mark Levinson Silver, Red Rose Silver One, Totem Acoustic Sinew (single-ended, RCA). Speaker: Coincident Speaker Technology CST 1, Pure Silver Cable R50 (biwire double ribbon), QED X-Tube 400, Ultralink Excelsior 6N OFJC. AC: manufacturers' own.
Accessories: JL Audio CR-1 electronic crossover; Apple iPhone 6 (iOS v.12); Studio Six iTestMic & Audio Analyzer App v.10.7.11 & AudioTools; Torus Power RM 20 power conditioner; Salamander Designs Synergy System Audio Core equipment rack.
Listening Room: 13' L by 11.5' W by 8' H with flat ceiling, sparsely furnished with IKEA area rug, overstuffed chair. Alcove (6' by 2.5' by 7') in rear wall filled with desk & books. Windows in front wall covered with closed blinds. Rear of room opens to upstairs hall through 7' by 4' doorway.—Larry Greenhill
Digital Sources: Bryston BCD-1 CD player, BDP-3 media player with IAD soundboard & Glider MPD Control, BDA-3 DAC, Oppo digital BPD-103 universal BD player; Lenovo P50 ThinkPad computer running Windows 10 Pro (64-bit), Bryston Windows USB driver; JRiver Media Center 23; Roon Core v.1.4 (build 300) stable (64-bit).
Preamplification: Bryston TP-2 30 step-up transformer; Sutherland Engineering KC Vibe phono stages; Sutherland Engineering Vibe head amplifier; Bryston BP-26 & BP-173, Mark Levinson ML-7 (with L-3A board for medium-output MC cartridges) preamplifiers.
Power Amplifiers: Mark Levinson No.534.
Loudspeakers: Quad ESL-989.
Cables: Digital: Bryston 75-ohm (BNC to RCA), Wireworld Starlight (coaxial). Interconnect: Bryston, Pure Silver Cable (balanced, XLR), Mark Levinson Silver, Red Rose Silver One, Totem Acoustic Sinew (single-ended, RCA). Speaker: Coincident Speaker Technology CST 1, Pure Silver Cable R50 (biwire double ribbon), QED X-Tube 400, Ultralink Excelsior 6N OFJC. AC: manufacturers' own.
Accessories: JL Audio CR-1 electronic crossover; Apple iPhone 6 (iOS v.12); Studio Six iTestMic & Audio Analyzer App v.10.7.11 & AudioTools; Torus Power RM 20 power conditioner; Salamander Designs Synergy System Audio Core equipment rack.
Listening Room: 13' L by 11.5' W by 8' H with flat ceiling, sparsely furnished with IKEA area rug, overstuffed chair. Alcove (6' by 2.5' by 7') in rear wall filled with desk & books. Windows in front wall covered with closed blinds. Rear of room opens to upstairs hall through 7' by 4' doorway.—Larry Greenhill
