Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: Oppo Digital UDP-105 universal disc player, Apple TV 4K, Custom Intel/Win11 music server running JRiver Media Center v30. exaSound s88 Mark II, Okto DAC8 Pro, Mytek Brooklyn+ D/A processors. Marantz VS3003 3 in/1 out HDMI Switch, QNAP TVS-873 NAS.
Preamplifiers: Coleman Audio 7.1SW for balanced source switching. Topping Pre90 preamps for buffer/line drivers.
Power amplifiers: Benchmark AHB2, Paradigm Zamp.
Loudspeakers: KEF Blade 2 Meta (L, R), Revel Ultima2 Studio (C). Revel Performa3 f206 (SL/SR), PSB Imagine XA (FH), Atlantic Technology 44-DA (RH). 2 SVS SB-3000 and 1 SVS SB-2000 Pro subwoofers connected via JBL BassQ Room Mode Correction Manager.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Coffee (USB), Mogami Gold AES TD DB25–XLR snake. Analog interconnects: Benchmark Studio&Stage XLR–XLR, Kubala-Sosna Anticipation (RCA), Cardas Cross (subwoofers). Speaker: Benchmark Studio&Stage, Blue Jeans Canare 4S11. AC: SignalCable MagicPower 20A. DC umbilical for server: Revelation Audio Labs Passage CryoSilver Reference.
Accessories: AudioQuest Niagara 5000, BrickWall 8RAUD, and CyberPower 850PFCLCD UPS power conditioners, Teddy Pardo 12V PS (for exaSound s88), HDPlex 300W Linear Power Supply (for server).
Listening room: 24' L × 14' W × 8' H, furnished with 2 MSR Acoustics Dimension4 SpringTraps in the front corners. Sidewalls lateral to L/R speakers have 2" thick, 2' wide floor-to-ceiling OC 705 panels. Front wall has large windows partly covered by fabric drapes and 4" thick 2' × 4' OC 705 panels.—Kalman Rubinson
Preamplifiers: Coleman Audio 7.1SW for balanced source switching. Topping Pre90 preamps for buffer/line drivers.
Power amplifiers: Benchmark AHB2, Paradigm Zamp.
Loudspeakers: KEF Blade 2 Meta (L, R), Revel Ultima2 Studio (C). Revel Performa3 f206 (SL/SR), PSB Imagine XA (FH), Atlantic Technology 44-DA (RH). 2 SVS SB-3000 and 1 SVS SB-2000 Pro subwoofers connected via JBL BassQ Room Mode Correction Manager.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Coffee (USB), Mogami Gold AES TD DB25–XLR snake. Analog interconnects: Benchmark Studio&Stage XLR–XLR, Kubala-Sosna Anticipation (RCA), Cardas Cross (subwoofers). Speaker: Benchmark Studio&Stage, Blue Jeans Canare 4S11. AC: SignalCable MagicPower 20A. DC umbilical for server: Revelation Audio Labs Passage CryoSilver Reference.
Accessories: AudioQuest Niagara 5000, BrickWall 8RAUD, and CyberPower 850PFCLCD UPS power conditioners, Teddy Pardo 12V PS (for exaSound s88), HDPlex 300W Linear Power Supply (for server).
Listening room: 24' L × 14' W × 8' H, furnished with 2 MSR Acoustics Dimension4 SpringTraps in the front corners. Sidewalls lateral to L/R speakers have 2" thick, 2' wide floor-to-ceiling OC 705 panels. Front wall has large windows partly covered by fabric drapes and 4" thick 2' × 4' OC 705 panels.—Kalman Rubinson
