Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog Sources: Linn Sondek LP12 turntable with Lingo power supply, Linn Ekos tonearm, Linn Arkiv B cartridge.
Digital Sources: Ayre Acoustics C-5xeMP universal player; Apple 2.7GHz i7 Mac mini running OS10.9.4, iTunes 11, Pure Music 2.0, Audirvana Plus 1.5.10; Auralic Vega, PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream D/A processors; dCS Vivaldi upsampling D/A system; Ayre Acoustics QA-9 USB A/D converter.
Preamplification: Channel D Seta L phono preamplifier; Pass Labs XP-30 line preamplifier.
Power Amplifiers: Pass Labs XA60.5 monoblocks, Audio Research Reference 75.
Loudspeakers: Triangle Signature Delta, Nola Metro Grand Reference Gold, BBC LS3/5A, KEF LS50, Revel Performa3 M106.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Coffee, Belkin Gold USB, Kubala-Sosna Elation! AES/EBU, Transparent USB (dCS Vivaldi). FireWire: AudioQuest FireWire 400 (prototype). Interconnect (balanced): AudioQuest Wild Blue (D/A processors), Ayre Acoustics (disc player), Kubala-Sosna Elation! (preamp to amps). Speaker: Kubala-Sosna Elation!, Nordost Odin (Nolas). AC: Kubala-Sosna Elation: (Pass Labs), Nordost Odin (Audio Research), manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; Acoustic Ballasts, VPI Bricks, Shunyata Research Dark Field cable elevators; APC S-15, Audio Power Industries 116 Mk.II & PE-1 AC line conditioners (hard drive, computers). AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.—John Atkinson
Digital Sources: Ayre Acoustics C-5xeMP universal player; Apple 2.7GHz i7 Mac mini running OS10.9.4, iTunes 11, Pure Music 2.0, Audirvana Plus 1.5.10; Auralic Vega, PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream D/A processors; dCS Vivaldi upsampling D/A system; Ayre Acoustics QA-9 USB A/D converter.
Preamplification: Channel D Seta L phono preamplifier; Pass Labs XP-30 line preamplifier.
Power Amplifiers: Pass Labs XA60.5 monoblocks, Audio Research Reference 75.
Loudspeakers: Triangle Signature Delta, Nola Metro Grand Reference Gold, BBC LS3/5A, KEF LS50, Revel Performa3 M106.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Coffee, Belkin Gold USB, Kubala-Sosna Elation! AES/EBU, Transparent USB (dCS Vivaldi). FireWire: AudioQuest FireWire 400 (prototype). Interconnect (balanced): AudioQuest Wild Blue (D/A processors), Ayre Acoustics (disc player), Kubala-Sosna Elation! (preamp to amps). Speaker: Kubala-Sosna Elation!, Nordost Odin (Nolas). AC: Kubala-Sosna Elation: (Pass Labs), Nordost Odin (Audio Research), manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; Acoustic Ballasts, VPI Bricks, Shunyata Research Dark Field cable elevators; APC S-15, Audio Power Industries 116 Mk.II & PE-1 AC line conditioners (hard drive, computers). AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.—John Atkinson
