Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital Sources: Roon Nucleus+ media server, iPad mini running Roon 1.5; Ayre Acoustics C-5xeMP disc player; Chord Electronics Qutest, PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream D/A processors.
Integrated Amplifier: Cambridge Audio Edge A.
Power Amplifiers: Lamm M1.2 Reference monoblocks.
Loudspeakers: KEF LS50, Rogers LS3/5a (1978), Wharfedale Diamond 11.2, Tidal Akira.
Headphones: Audeze LCD-X.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Coffee (USB) & Vodka (Ethernet), generic 15' TosLink, Esperanto Audio (S/PDIF). Interconnect: Canare (unbalanced). Speaker: AudioQuest K2. Headphone: Audeze balanced, Surf Cables 4-pin XLR–2x3.5mm stereo. AC: AudioQuest Dragon Source & High Current, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; Shunyata Research Dark Field cable elevators; AudioQuest Niagara 1000 & 5000 Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation Systems. AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.—John Atkinson
Integrated Amplifier: Cambridge Audio Edge A.
Power Amplifiers: Lamm M1.2 Reference monoblocks.
Loudspeakers: KEF LS50, Rogers LS3/5a (1978), Wharfedale Diamond 11.2, Tidal Akira.
Headphones: Audeze LCD-X.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Coffee (USB) & Vodka (Ethernet), generic 15' TosLink, Esperanto Audio (S/PDIF). Interconnect: Canare (unbalanced). Speaker: AudioQuest K2. Headphone: Audeze balanced, Surf Cables 4-pin XLR–2x3.5mm stereo. AC: AudioQuest Dragon Source & High Current, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; Shunyata Research Dark Field cable elevators; AudioQuest Niagara 1000 & 5000 Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation Systems. AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.—John Atkinson
