Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog Sources: Stabi S turntable & Stogi tonearm; Denon DL-103, Ortofon 2M Red cartridges.
Digital Sources: Apple MacBook computer, Halide DAC HD, Western Digital T2 Mirror Drive (2).
Preamplification: Auditorium 23 A23 moving-coil step-up transformer, Shindo Laboratory Allegro preamplifier.
Power Amplifier: Shindo Laboratory Haut-Brion.
Loudspeakers: DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/93, Snell Type J/II.
Cables: Interconnect: Analysis Plus, Shindo Laboratory. Speaker: Auditorium 23.
Accessories: Music Hall Aztec Blue & Mooo record mats; Clearview Double Helix Mk.II power strip (on loan); Salamander five-tier rack; IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under turntable, preamp, power amps); Mapleshade Isoblocks & 3" studio treatment foam damping of ceiling & walls.
Listening Room: 12' L by 10' W by 12' H, system set up along short wall; suspended wood floor; 6"-thick walls (plaster over two-by-four construction); wood-beamed ceiling.—Ken Micallef
Digital Sources: Apple MacBook computer, Halide DAC HD, Western Digital T2 Mirror Drive (2).
Preamplification: Auditorium 23 A23 moving-coil step-up transformer, Shindo Laboratory Allegro preamplifier.
Power Amplifier: Shindo Laboratory Haut-Brion.
Loudspeakers: DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/93, Snell Type J/II.
Cables: Interconnect: Analysis Plus, Shindo Laboratory. Speaker: Auditorium 23.
Accessories: Music Hall Aztec Blue & Mooo record mats; Clearview Double Helix Mk.II power strip (on loan); Salamander five-tier rack; IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under turntable, preamp, power amps); Mapleshade Isoblocks & 3" studio treatment foam damping of ceiling & walls.
Listening Room: 12' L by 10' W by 12' H, system set up along short wall; suspended wood floor; 6"-thick walls (plaster over two-by-four construction); wood-beamed ceiling.—Ken Micallef
