Sidebar 3: Associated Equipment
Analog sources: Linn Sondek LP12 turntable with Lingo power supply & Ittok tonearm, Spectral MC cartridge; Day-Sequerra 25-year Anniversary FM Reference FM tuner.
Digital sources: Bryston BCD-1 CD player, BDP-3 media player with IAD sound board and Glider MPD Control, BDA-3 DAC; Oppo BPD-103 universal BD player; Lenovo P50 ThinkPad computer running Windows 10 Pro (64-bit); Bryston Windows USB driver; JRiver Media Center 25; Roon Nucleus with Core V.1.4 (build 300) stable (64 bit).
Preamplifiers: Bryston TP-2 30 step-up transformer; BP-26, BP-173, Sutherland Engineering Vibe, Mark Levinson ML-7 (with L-3A boards for medium-output MC cartridges) preamplifiers.
Power amplifiers: Mark Levinson No.534, ML-2 monoblocks.
Loudspeakers: Quad ESL-989, KEF LS50 with Franklin & Lowell stands.
Subwoofers: MartinLogan Dynamo 800X.
Cables: Digital: Bryston 75-ohm BNC to RCA; Wireworld Starlight (coaxial). Interconnect: Bryston, Pure Silver Cable (balanced, XLR); Mark Levinson Silver, Red Rose Silver One, Totem Acoustic Sinew (single-ended, RCA). Speaker: Coincident Speaker Technology CST 1, Pure Silver Cable R50 (biwire double ribbon), Ultralink Excelsior 6N OFJC. AC: Manufacturer's own.
Accessories: JL Audio CR-1 electronic crossover; Apple iPhone 6 (iOS version 12); SVS Subwoofer Control App; Studio Six iTest Mic & Audio Analyzer App v.10.7.11 & AudioTools; Torus Power RM 20 power conditioner; Salamander Designs Synergy System Audio Core Module Equipment Rack.
Listening room: 13' L by 11.5' W by 8' H with flat ceiling, sparsely furnished with Ikea area rug, overstuffed chair. Alcove (6' by 2.5' by 7') in rear wall filled with desk and books. Windows in front wall covered with closed blinds. Rear of room opens to upstairs hall through 7' by 4' doorway.—Larry Greenhill
Digital sources: Bryston BCD-1 CD player, BDP-3 media player with IAD sound board and Glider MPD Control, BDA-3 DAC; Oppo BPD-103 universal BD player; Lenovo P50 ThinkPad computer running Windows 10 Pro (64-bit); Bryston Windows USB driver; JRiver Media Center 25; Roon Nucleus with Core V.1.4 (build 300) stable (64 bit).
Preamplifiers: Bryston TP-2 30 step-up transformer; BP-26, BP-173, Sutherland Engineering Vibe, Mark Levinson ML-7 (with L-3A boards for medium-output MC cartridges) preamplifiers.
Power amplifiers: Mark Levinson No.534, ML-2 monoblocks.
Loudspeakers: Quad ESL-989, KEF LS50 with Franklin & Lowell stands.
Subwoofers: MartinLogan Dynamo 800X.
Cables: Digital: Bryston 75-ohm BNC to RCA; Wireworld Starlight (coaxial). Interconnect: Bryston, Pure Silver Cable (balanced, XLR); Mark Levinson Silver, Red Rose Silver One, Totem Acoustic Sinew (single-ended, RCA). Speaker: Coincident Speaker Technology CST 1, Pure Silver Cable R50 (biwire double ribbon), Ultralink Excelsior 6N OFJC. AC: Manufacturer's own.
Accessories: JL Audio CR-1 electronic crossover; Apple iPhone 6 (iOS version 12); SVS Subwoofer Control App; Studio Six iTest Mic & Audio Analyzer App v.10.7.11 & AudioTools; Torus Power RM 20 power conditioner; Salamander Designs Synergy System Audio Core Module Equipment Rack.
Listening room: 13' L by 11.5' W by 8' H with flat ceiling, sparsely furnished with Ikea area rug, overstuffed chair. Alcove (6' by 2.5' by 7') in rear wall filled with desk and books. Windows in front wall covered with closed blinds. Rear of room opens to upstairs hall through 7' by 4' doorway.—Larry Greenhill
