Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog sources: Kuzma Stabi R turntable & Kuzma 4Point 11" tonearm; Schiit Sol turntable; EMT TSD 015 N MC & Koetsu Rosewood phono cartridges.
Digital sources: Asus laptop, Mytek Brooklyn DAC+.
Preamplifier: Mytek Brooklyn DAC+.
Integrated amplifier: Parasound Halo Hint6. Power amplifier: Shindo Haut-Brion.
Loudspeakers: Klipsch Forte III and RP-600M.
Cables: Interconnect: Shindo Laboratory, Triode Wire Labs Spirit II. Digital: Furutech GT2 Pro USB. Speaker: Auditorium 23. AC: Triode Wire Labs Obsession NFC, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Kuzma Platis 65 isolation platform, IsoTek EVO3 Aquarius power conditioner, Salamander 5-tier rack, IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under preamp, turntable, power amps); mahogany blocks (2" × 2" × 0.5"). 3"-thick studio-treatment foam damping (ceiling, walls).
Listening room: 12' L × 10' W × 12' H, system set up along long wall, suspended wooden floor, 6"-thick walls over 2×4), wood-beamed ceiling.—Ken Micallef
Digital sources: Asus laptop, Mytek Brooklyn DAC+.
Preamplifier: Mytek Brooklyn DAC+.
Integrated amplifier: Parasound Halo Hint6. Power amplifier: Shindo Haut-Brion.
Loudspeakers: Klipsch Forte III and RP-600M.
Cables: Interconnect: Shindo Laboratory, Triode Wire Labs Spirit II. Digital: Furutech GT2 Pro USB. Speaker: Auditorium 23. AC: Triode Wire Labs Obsession NFC, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Kuzma Platis 65 isolation platform, IsoTek EVO3 Aquarius power conditioner, Salamander 5-tier rack, IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under preamp, turntable, power amps); mahogany blocks (2" × 2" × 0.5"). 3"-thick studio-treatment foam damping (ceiling, walls).
Listening room: 12' L × 10' W × 12' H, system set up along long wall, suspended wooden floor, 6"-thick walls over 2×4), wood-beamed ceiling.—Ken Micallef
