Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog Sources: Thorens TD 124 turntable (reconditioned by Schopper AG); Ortofon RMG-212 (rebuilt), Thomas Schick 12" tonearms; Ortofon 90th Anniversary SPU cartridge.
Digital Sources: Intel NUC computer with SSD drive running Roon Optimized Core Kit; Benchmark Media Systems DAC3 HGC, PS Audio DirectStream DACs.
Preamplification: Auditorium 23 Standard step-up transformer, EAR 834P phono stage, PS Audio BHK Signature preamplifier.
Power Amplifiers: Pass Laboratories XA60.8, PS Audio BHK Signature 300 Mono (both monoblocks).
Loudspeakers: DeVore Fidelity The Nine & X.
Cables: USB: AudioQuest Carbon & Cinnamon & Coffee, Comprehensive Connectivity DXLRP-DXLRJ-6EXF. Interconnect: Auditorium 23, Clarus Crimson (RCA, XLR). Speaker: Clarus Crimson.
Accessories: PS Audio PerfectWave P10 Power Plant power conditioner, Oswalds Mill Audio slate plinth (under turntable), Chilton's Durham media console (cherrywood), Auralex ProPanel Fabric-Wrapped Acoustical Absorption Panel (2" by 2' by 4', beveled).—Jim Austin
Digital Sources: Intel NUC computer with SSD drive running Roon Optimized Core Kit; Benchmark Media Systems DAC3 HGC, PS Audio DirectStream DACs.
Preamplification: Auditorium 23 Standard step-up transformer, EAR 834P phono stage, PS Audio BHK Signature preamplifier.
Power Amplifiers: Pass Laboratories XA60.8, PS Audio BHK Signature 300 Mono (both monoblocks).
Loudspeakers: DeVore Fidelity The Nine & X.
Cables: USB: AudioQuest Carbon & Cinnamon & Coffee, Comprehensive Connectivity DXLRP-DXLRJ-6EXF. Interconnect: Auditorium 23, Clarus Crimson (RCA, XLR). Speaker: Clarus Crimson.
Accessories: PS Audio PerfectWave P10 Power Plant power conditioner, Oswalds Mill Audio slate plinth (under turntable), Chilton's Durham media console (cherrywood), Auralex ProPanel Fabric-Wrapped Acoustical Absorption Panel (2" by 2' by 4', beveled).—Jim Austin
