Turntable Reviews

Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment Analog Sources: Continuum Audio Labs Caliburn turntable, Cobra tonearm, Castellon stand; Dr. Feickert Analogue Firebird, Kuzma 4Point, Reed 3P, SAT tonearms; Lyra Atlas & Etna, Miyajima Labs Zero (mono) and Madake, Ortofon Anna cartridges.
Preamplification: Ypsilon MC-10L & MC-16L step-up transformers; darTZeel NHB-18NS, PureAudio Vinyl, Viva, Ypsilon VPS-100 preamplifiers.
Power Amplifiers: darTZeel NHB-458 monoblocks.
Loudspeakers: Marten Coltrane 3, Wilson Audio Specialties Alexandria XLF.
Cables: Interconnect: Snake River Audio Boomslang S/PDIF, Stealth Sakra & Indra, TARA Labs Zero Evolution & Zero, Teresonic Clarison Gold, Wireworld Platinum Eclipse. Speaker: TARA Labs Omega Evolution SP, Wireworld Platinum Eclipse 7. AC: AudioQuest high current (as yet unnamed), Shunyata Research ZiTron Sigma Analog & Sigma Analog HC & Sigma Digital.
Accessories: Shunyata Research Hydra Triton & Typhon power conditioners (2 sets); AudioQuest Niagara power filter; Oyaide AC wall box & receptacles; ASC Tube Traps; RPG BAD, Skyline & Abffusor panels; Stillpoints Aperture Room panels; Synergistic Research UEF products (various); Symposium Rollerblocks & Ultra platform; HRS Signature SXR, Stillpoints ESS, Finite Elemente Pagode stands; Audiodharma Cable Cooker; Furutech, Stein Audio demagnetizers; Furutech deStat; Audiodesksysteme Gläss, Loricraft PRC4 Deluxe record-cleaning machines.—Michael Fremer