Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog sources: Thorens TD 124 turntable, Jelco TS-350S 9" tonearm, Clearaudio Concept MC cartridge, Sculpture A Mini Nano Step Up.
Digital sources: Asus laptop running Roon, Tidal.
Preamplifier: Shindo Allegro.
Power Amplifier: Shindo Laboratory Haut-Brion.
Integrated amplifiers: Ayre EX-8 2.0, E.A.T. E-Glo I.
Loudspeakers: Canton 7K, DeVore Fidelity O/96, Klipsch Forte IV.
Cables: Interconnect (RCA): Triode Wire Labs Spirit II, Shindo Laboratory. Digital: AudioQuest Forest. Speaker: AudioQuest Robin Hood. AC: manufacturers' own.
Accessories: IsoTek EVO3 Aquarius line conditioner, Salamander five-tier rack; IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under preamp, turntable, power amps); mahogany blocks (2" × 2" × 0.5") under boards; 3"-thick studio-treatment damping foam on ceilings and walls.
Listening room: 12' L × 10' W × 12' H, system set up along long wall; suspended wood floor, 6"-thick walls (plaster over 2×4), wood-beamed ceiling.—Ken Micallef
Digital sources: Asus laptop running Roon, Tidal.
Preamplifier: Shindo Allegro.
Power Amplifier: Shindo Laboratory Haut-Brion.
Integrated amplifiers: Ayre EX-8 2.0, E.A.T. E-Glo I.
Loudspeakers: Canton 7K, DeVore Fidelity O/96, Klipsch Forte IV.
Cables: Interconnect (RCA): Triode Wire Labs Spirit II, Shindo Laboratory. Digital: AudioQuest Forest. Speaker: AudioQuest Robin Hood. AC: manufacturers' own.
Accessories: IsoTek EVO3 Aquarius line conditioner, Salamander five-tier rack; IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under preamp, turntable, power amps); mahogany blocks (2" × 2" × 0.5") under boards; 3"-thick studio-treatment damping foam on ceilings and walls.
Listening room: 12' L × 10' W × 12' H, system set up along long wall; suspended wood floor, 6"-thick walls (plaster over 2×4), wood-beamed ceiling.—Ken Micallef
