Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: 16" MacBook Pro M1 Max running Roon 1.8. Roon ROCK (Lenovo ThinkCentre). Bluesound Node 2i streamer. Naim Uniti Atom, controlled through iPad Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. PureAudio Lotus DAC5, Benchmark DAC3 B, RME ADI-2 DAC FS, Auralic Vega, Musical Fidelity V90.
Preamplifiers: Benchmark HPA4, Naim Uniti Atom, Apt Holman (overhauled and returned to factory specs 2020).
Power amplifiers: Krell FPB 200c (recapped 2020), PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium HP, Schiit Ragnarok, McIntosh HPA-100.
Loudspeakers: Tekton Moab, MartinLogan Odyssey, on IsoAcoustics Aperta aluminum stands. Subwoofers: Hsu VTF-2 Mk5, Canton 12.3.
Headphones: Audeze LCD-4, HiFiMan HE1000se, Focal Clear, Sennheiser HD600, Oppo PM-3, Monolith M1060.
Cables: AudioQuest, Tara Labs, Kimber, WAudio, Monoprice.
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" lath-and-plaster ceiling. 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, Naim Uniti Atom, Apt Holman (overhauled and returned to factory specs 2020).
Power amplifiers: Krell FPB 200c (recapped 2020), PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium HP, Schiit Ragnarok, McIntosh HPA-100.
Loudspeakers: Tekton Moab, MartinLogan Odyssey, on IsoAcoustics Aperta aluminum stands. Subwoofers: Hsu VTF-2 Mk5, Canton 12.3.
Headphones: Audeze LCD-4, HiFiMan HE1000se, Focal Clear, Sennheiser HD600, Oppo PM-3, Monolith M1060.
Cables: AudioQuest, Tara Labs, Kimber, WAudio, Monoprice.
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" lath-and-plaster ceiling. 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
