Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog sources: Thorens TD 124 turntable, Jelco 350S tonearm, Clearaudio Concept MC cartridge.
Digital sources: Asus laptop running Roon and Tidal, Denafrips Ares II D/A processor.
Preamplification: Sculpture A Mini Nano Step-up, Tavish Audio Design Adagio phono preamp.
Integrated amplifiers: Parasound Hint 6 Halo, Schiit Ragnarok 2.
Power amplifier: Shindo Laboratory Haut-Brion.
Loudspeakers: DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/96, Klipsch Forte IV, GoldenEar BRX.
Cables: RCA interconnects: Triode Wire Labs Spirit II, Shindo Laboratory. Digital: AudioQuest Forest. Speaker: AudioQuest Robin Hood. AC: manufacturers' own. Accessories Kuzma Plastis 65 isolation platform, IsoTek EVO3 Aquarius line conditioner, Salamander five-tier rack (2); IKEA Aptitlig bamboo cutting boards (under preamp, turntable, power amps); mahogany blocks (2" × 2" × 0.5") under boards.
Listening room: 12' L × 10' W × 12' H, system set up along long wall; suspended wood floor, 6"-thick walls (plaster over 2×4), wood-beamed ceiling.—Ken Micallef
Digital sources: Asus laptop running Roon and Tidal, Denafrips Ares II D/A processor.
Preamplification: Sculpture A Mini Nano Step-up, Tavish Audio Design Adagio phono preamp.
Integrated amplifiers: Parasound Hint 6 Halo, Schiit Ragnarok 2.
Power amplifier: Shindo Laboratory Haut-Brion.
Loudspeakers: DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/96, Klipsch Forte IV, GoldenEar BRX.
Cables: RCA interconnects: Triode Wire Labs Spirit II, Shindo Laboratory. Digital: AudioQuest Forest. Speaker: AudioQuest Robin Hood. AC: manufacturers' own. Accessories Kuzma Plastis 65 isolation platform, IsoTek EVO3 Aquarius line conditioner, Salamander five-tier rack (2); IKEA Aptitlig bamboo cutting boards (under preamp, turntable, power amps); mahogany blocks (2" × 2" × 0.5") under boards.
Listening room: 12' L × 10' W × 12' H, system set up along long wall; suspended wood floor, 6"-thick walls (plaster over 2×4), wood-beamed ceiling.—Ken Micallef
