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Balanced Audio Technology VK-55SE power amplifier Associated Equipment

Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment

Digital Sources: Ayre Acoustics C-5xe^MP universal player; Ayre Acoustics QB-9, Bel Canto USB Link 24/96 USB-S/PDIF converter, Bel Canto e.One DAC3 D/A converters; Apple Mac mini laptop computer with 2.52GHz Dual Core processor, 4GB RAM, Infrant Technologies NAS hard drive.
Preamplifiers: Aesthetix Calypso, Ayre K-1xe.
Power Amplifiers: Aesthetix Atlas, Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 300.
Loudspeakers: Klipsch Palladium P-39F, Thiel CS3.7, Vienna Acoustics Klimt The Kiss.
Cables: USB: EntreQ Discover. Interconnect: Shunyata Research Cirrus-IC, Stealth Metacarbon. Speaker: Shunyata Research Cirrus-SP. AC: Shunyata Research Hydra, King Cobra, Anaconda.
Accessories: Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks, DH Labs ceramic cones, Furutech RDP panels.—Wes Phillips