Turntable Reviews

Bauer Audio dps turntable Associated Equipment

Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment

Analog Sources: Thorens TD-124 Mk.II, Linn Sondek LP12 turntables; EMT 997, Thomas Schick, Naim Aro, dps tonearms; Shindo SPU, Ortofon SPU 90th Anniversary, EMT OFD 25, Edison Spirit 78, Miyabi 47, Grace F9E cartridges.
Digital Sources: Sony SCD-777ES SACD/CD player; Ayre QB-9 USB DAC (with Apple iTunes).
Preamplification: Auditorium 23 Hommage T1 step-up transformer; Ayre Acoustics P-5x phono preamplifier; Shindo Masseto, Tempo Electric Arthur Loesch 1.1 preamplifiers.
Power Amplifiers: Shindo Haut-Brion & Corton-Charlemagne, Quad II.
Loudspeakers: Audio Note AN-E/SPe HE, Wilson Audio Specialties Sophia II & Sasha, Quad ESL.
Cables: USB: Transparent Performance USB. Interconnect: Audio Note AN-vx, Shindo Silver. Speaker: Auditorium 23, Naim NACA5. AC: JPS Labs The Digital (Sony SACD/CD player).
Accessories: Box Furniture Company D3S rack under source & amplification components; Keith Monks record-cleaning machine.—Art Dudley