Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog sources: Dr. Feickert Analog Blackbird turntable with a Sorane SA1.2 tonearm with the Ortofon 2M Black and Audio-Technica AT-VM95E moving magnet cartridges plus Grado Labs's High Output Platinum3 moving iron cartridge feeding PrimaLuna's EVO 100 phono stage.
Digital sources: Roon Nucleus+ music server; Denafrips Terminator Plus and Ares II DACs; Onkyo C-7030 CD player.
Integrated amplifier: Rogue Sphinx V3.
Headphone amplifiers: LTA Z10e, Feliks Envy, dCS Lina.
Headphones: Grado Prestige SR325X, Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro, AKG K812, Meze 109 Pro.
Loudspeakers: Falcon Acoustics Gold Badge LS3/5a, Heretic AD614, Klipsch RP600M II.
Cables: Digital: Kimber Kable D60 coaxial, AudioQuest Diamond USB (with Denafrips and HoloAudio DACs). Interconnect: Cardas Clear Beyond, AudioQuest Thunderbird. Speaker: Cardas Clear Beyond. AC: AudioQuest Tornado, manufacturer's own.
Accessories: AudioQuest Niagara 1000 power conditioner; Harmonic Resolution Systems M3X-1719-AMG isolation platform for Parasound A 21+, Sound Anchor Reference speaker stands (for Falcon and Klipsch speakers), Fidelis custom stands for Heretics. Musical Surroundings V2 Fozgometer; Riverstone Audio VTF gauge, Dr. Feickert cartridge alignment protractor, plus MoFi and Moongel stylus cleaners.—Herb Reichert
Digital sources: Roon Nucleus+ music server; Denafrips Terminator Plus and Ares II DACs; Onkyo C-7030 CD player.
Integrated amplifier: Rogue Sphinx V3.
Headphone amplifiers: LTA Z10e, Feliks Envy, dCS Lina.
Headphones: Grado Prestige SR325X, Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro, AKG K812, Meze 109 Pro.
Loudspeakers: Falcon Acoustics Gold Badge LS3/5a, Heretic AD614, Klipsch RP600M II.
Cables: Digital: Kimber Kable D60 coaxial, AudioQuest Diamond USB (with Denafrips and HoloAudio DACs). Interconnect: Cardas Clear Beyond, AudioQuest Thunderbird. Speaker: Cardas Clear Beyond. AC: AudioQuest Tornado, manufacturer's own.
Accessories: AudioQuest Niagara 1000 power conditioner; Harmonic Resolution Systems M3X-1719-AMG isolation platform for Parasound A 21+, Sound Anchor Reference speaker stands (for Falcon and Klipsch speakers), Fidelis custom stands for Heretics. Musical Surroundings V2 Fozgometer; Riverstone Audio VTF gauge, Dr. Feickert cartridge alignment protractor, plus MoFi and Moongel stylus cleaners.—Herb Reichert
