Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog sources: Thorens TD 124 turntable, Korf TA-SF9R tonearm, Kuzma CAR-30 MC cart; J.Sikora Standard Max Supreme turntable, J.Sikora 9" KV9 MAX Tonearm, EMT JSD Pure Black MC cartridge.
Digital sources: HoloAudio May DAC, Sonore opticalRendu, Roon Nucleus+, Small Green Computer power supply, TRENDnet switch, Apple iPad mini.
Preamplifiers: Shindo Allegro line; PrimaLuna EVO 100 phono, Manley Chinook phono, Tavish Audio Design Adagio phono.
Power amplifier: Rogue Stereo 100.
Loudspeakers: Volti Audio Razz, Voxativ Ampeggio 2024, DeVore Fidelity Gibbon Super Nine.
Cables: Interconnects: Triode Wire Labs Spirit II (RCA), Shindo (XLR to RCA). Speaker: Auditorium 23, AudioQuest William Tell Zero. AC: AudioQuest NRG Z, Triode Wire Labs Obsession NCF.
Accessories: Pro-Ject VC-S2 ALU, Humminguru record cleaning machines; AOCISKA soft bristle brush; AudioQuest PQ-707 and IsoTek EVO3 Aquarius power conditioners; Salamander five-tier Archetype rack (2); A/V RoomService Ltd. Equipment Vibration Protectors (EVPs); IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under turntable, preamp, power, and integrated amps); mahogany blocks (three to a stack), under IKEA boards.—Ken Micallef
Digital sources: HoloAudio May DAC, Sonore opticalRendu, Roon Nucleus+, Small Green Computer power supply, TRENDnet switch, Apple iPad mini.
Preamplifiers: Shindo Allegro line; PrimaLuna EVO 100 phono, Manley Chinook phono, Tavish Audio Design Adagio phono.
Power amplifier: Rogue Stereo 100.
Loudspeakers: Volti Audio Razz, Voxativ Ampeggio 2024, DeVore Fidelity Gibbon Super Nine.
Cables: Interconnects: Triode Wire Labs Spirit II (RCA), Shindo (XLR to RCA). Speaker: Auditorium 23, AudioQuest William Tell Zero. AC: AudioQuest NRG Z, Triode Wire Labs Obsession NCF.
Accessories: Pro-Ject VC-S2 ALU, Humminguru record cleaning machines; AOCISKA soft bristle brush; AudioQuest PQ-707 and IsoTek EVO3 Aquarius power conditioners; Salamander five-tier Archetype rack (2); A/V RoomService Ltd. Equipment Vibration Protectors (EVPs); IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under turntable, preamp, power, and integrated amps); mahogany blocks (three to a stack), under IKEA boards.—Ken Micallef
