Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital Sources: Oppo Digital UDP-105 universal BD player, Baetis Prodigy-X PC-based music server running JRiver Media Center 24, exaSound e38 D/A processor, QNAP TVS-873 NAS.
Preamplifiers: Audio Research MP1, Parasound Halo P 7, SPL SMC 7.1.
Power Amplifiers: Benchmark AHB2, Classé Sigma Mono monoblocks, Parasound Halo A 31.
Loudspeakers: Bowers & Wilkins 802 D3.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Coffee (USB). Interconnect: AudioQuest Earth/DBS (balanced), Kubala-Sosna Anticipation (RCA), VoVox Sonorus Muco (XLR-DB25). Speaker: AudioQuest Oak/DBS biwire. AC: Kubala-Sosna Emotion, SignalCable MagicPower 20A.
Accessories: AudioQuest Niagara 5000, Brick Wall 8R series power conditioners; CyberPower 850PFCLCD AC filter (supplied with Baetis server).
Listening Room: 24' L by 14' W by 8' H, furnished with 2 MSR Acoustics Dimension4 SpringTraps (front corners), 2 Ready Acoustics Chameleon Super Sub Bass Traps (sides), moderately sound-absorbing furniture. Large windows in front wall partly covered by fabric drapes & Owens Corning OC 705 panels (4' by 2' by 3"). Rear of room opens into 10' by 7' foyer and 12' by 8' dining area.—Kalman Rubinson
Preamplifiers: Audio Research MP1, Parasound Halo P 7, SPL SMC 7.1.
Power Amplifiers: Benchmark AHB2, Classé Sigma Mono monoblocks, Parasound Halo A 31.
Loudspeakers: Bowers & Wilkins 802 D3.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Coffee (USB). Interconnect: AudioQuest Earth/DBS (balanced), Kubala-Sosna Anticipation (RCA), VoVox Sonorus Muco (XLR-DB25). Speaker: AudioQuest Oak/DBS biwire. AC: Kubala-Sosna Emotion, SignalCable MagicPower 20A.
Accessories: AudioQuest Niagara 5000, Brick Wall 8R series power conditioners; CyberPower 850PFCLCD AC filter (supplied with Baetis server).
Listening Room: 24' L by 14' W by 8' H, furnished with 2 MSR Acoustics Dimension4 SpringTraps (front corners), 2 Ready Acoustics Chameleon Super Sub Bass Traps (sides), moderately sound-absorbing furniture. Large windows in front wall partly covered by fabric drapes & Owens Corning OC 705 panels (4' by 2' by 3"). Rear of room opens into 10' by 7' foyer and 12' by 8' dining area.—Kalman Rubinson
