Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital Sources: Apple MacBook Pro computer (2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) running OS 10.10.4, Roon v.1.1 build 102, JRiver Media Center 19, iTunes 12, Amarra Computer Music Player, VLC, Reaper 4.78, XLD; Western Digital 2TB NAS Device; Oppo BDP-103 Universal BD player; Meridian Sooloos Digital Media System (Control 15, QNAP TS-669 Pro NAS); Apple iPad Air & iPhone 6. Benchmark DAC1 USB & DAC2 HGC, Ayre Acoustics QB-9DSD, AudioQuest DragonFly, Chord Hugo TT USB DACs.
Preamplifier: Marantz AV7005 in Pure Direct Mode.
Power Amplifiers: Classé CAM 350 monoblocks (2).
Loudspeakers: Emotiva 5, MartinLogan Prodigy; MartinLogan BalancedForce 212 (2), Velodyne Servo-F subwoofers.
Headphones: AKG K 240, Audeze LCD-X, AudioQuest NightHawk, Grado HP1, NAD Viso, Sennheiser Amperior.
Cables: Interconnect: AudioQuest Victoria (for DragonFly) & Diamond (USB) & HD6 Carbon (S/PDIF), Cardas Clear (USB) & Neutral Reference (S/PDIF) & Clear Balanced (headphone), Kimber Kable (various line level), XLO (S/PDIF) & HT Pro (line level). Speaker: Kimber Kable BiFocal XL.
AC Power: Dedicated 40A line (amplifiers), dedicated 15A lines (digital & analog components).—Jon Iverson
Preamplifier: Marantz AV7005 in Pure Direct Mode.
Power Amplifiers: Classé CAM 350 monoblocks (2).
Loudspeakers: Emotiva 5, MartinLogan Prodigy; MartinLogan BalancedForce 212 (2), Velodyne Servo-F subwoofers.
Headphones: AKG K 240, Audeze LCD-X, AudioQuest NightHawk, Grado HP1, NAD Viso, Sennheiser Amperior.
Cables: Interconnect: AudioQuest Victoria (for DragonFly) & Diamond (USB) & HD6 Carbon (S/PDIF), Cardas Clear (USB) & Neutral Reference (S/PDIF) & Clear Balanced (headphone), Kimber Kable (various line level), XLO (S/PDIF) & HT Pro (line level). Speaker: Kimber Kable BiFocal XL.
AC Power: Dedicated 40A line (amplifiers), dedicated 15A lines (digital & analog components).—Jon Iverson
