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Vienna Acoustics Klimt The Kiss loudspeaker Associated Equipment

Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment

Digital Sources: Ayre C-5xeMP universal player; Apple 1.33GHz iBook (2GB RAM) with 250GB LaCie external hard drive & 3TB Infrant Technologies NAS drive; Ayre QB-9, Bel Canto e.One DAC3 D/A converters; Bel Canto USB Link 24/96 USB-S/PDIF converter.
Preamplifiers: Aesthetix Calypso, Ayre K-1xe.
Power Amplifiers: Aesthetix Atlas, Balanced Audio Technologies VK-55SE, Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 300.
Loudspeakers: Dynaudio Special Twenty-Five, Klipsch Palladium P-39F, Thiel CS3.7.
Cables: USB: USB: EntreQ Discover. Interconnects: Shunyata Research Aeros IC, Stealth Metacarbon. Speaker: Shunyata Research Aurora, Stealth Dream. AC: Shunyata Research Hydra & King Cobra & Anaconda.
Accessories: Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks, DH Labs ceramic cones, Furutech RDP panels, RealTraps Mondo Traps & Mini Traps.—Wes Phillips