Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog sources: Dr. Feickert Analog Blackbird turntable with a 10.5" Thomas Schick tonearm and a My Sonic Lab Ultra Eminent Ex moving coil cartridge powering Sutherland Engineering's SUTZ transimpedance step-up into Tavish Audio Design's Adagio RIAA stage. PTP Audio Solid9 turntable with a 9" Abis/Sorane SA 1.2 tonearm and a Denon DL-103 moving coil cartridge, into Lounge Audio's Copla transimpedance step-up, into Lounge's LCR RIAA stage.
Digital sources: Roon Nucleus+ music server; Denafrips Terminator Plus and HoloAudio May D/A processors; dCS Bartók DAC/streamer and Bartók Apex DAC/streamer.
Preamplifier: PrimaLuna EVO 400, HoloAudio Serene.
Power amplifiers: Parasound Halo A 21+, Pass Labs XA25, Elekit TU-8900.
Loudspeakers: Falcon Acoustics LS3/5a Gold Badge, Heretic AD614 (with custom stands).
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Diamond USB. Interconnect: AudioQuest ThunderBird, Cardas Clear Beyond, Triode Wire Labs Spirit II. Speaker: Ikigai Audio Kangai-level, Audio Art AAC Statement e SC, Cardas Clear Beyond, Triode Wire Labs American. AC: AudioQuest Tornado, manufacturer's own.
Accessories: AudioQuest Niagara 1000 power conditioner; Harmonic Resolution Systems M3X-1719-AMG GR LF isolation platform, Sound Anchor Reference speaker stands (for Falcons), Fidelis custom stands under Heretics.—Herb Reichert
Digital sources: Roon Nucleus+ music server; Denafrips Terminator Plus and HoloAudio May D/A processors; dCS Bartók DAC/streamer and Bartók Apex DAC/streamer.
Preamplifier: PrimaLuna EVO 400, HoloAudio Serene.
Power amplifiers: Parasound Halo A 21+, Pass Labs XA25, Elekit TU-8900.
Loudspeakers: Falcon Acoustics LS3/5a Gold Badge, Heretic AD614 (with custom stands).
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Diamond USB. Interconnect: AudioQuest ThunderBird, Cardas Clear Beyond, Triode Wire Labs Spirit II. Speaker: Ikigai Audio Kangai-level, Audio Art AAC Statement e SC, Cardas Clear Beyond, Triode Wire Labs American. AC: AudioQuest Tornado, manufacturer's own.
Accessories: AudioQuest Niagara 1000 power conditioner; Harmonic Resolution Systems M3X-1719-AMG GR LF isolation platform, Sound Anchor Reference speaker stands (for Falcons), Fidelis custom stands under Heretics.—Herb Reichert
