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 OS10.7, Audirvana Plus 1.5.10, iTunes 11, Pure Music 2.0; Ayre Acoustics QB-9 DSD, Bricasti M1, PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream D/A converters; Ayre Acoustics QA-9 USB A/D converter; dCS Vivaldi digital playback system.
Preamplification: Channel D Seta L phono preamplifier, Ayre Acoustics KX-R Twenty line preamplifier.
Power Amplifiers: Bricasti M28, MBL Corona C15, Pass Labs XA60.5 (all monoblocks).
Loudspeakers: DALI Rubicon 8, GamuT RS7, KEF Blade Two & LS50, Revel Performa3 M106.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Coffee, Belkin Gold USB, Kubala-Sosna Elation! AES/EBU, Transparent USB (with dCS). Interconnect (balanced): AudioQuest Wild Blue (with dCS), Cardas Clear (with Ayre, Bricasti, PS Audio). Speaker: Cardas Clear. AC: Kubala-Sosna Elation!, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Audio Power Industries 116 Mk.II & PE-1 AC line conditioners (computers, hard drive); ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; Target TT-5 equipment racks; 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 OS10.7, Audirvana Plus 1.5.10, iTunes 11, Pure Music 2.0; Ayre Acoustics QB-9 DSD, Bricasti M1, PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream D/A converters; Ayre Acoustics QA-9 USB A/D converter; dCS Vivaldi digital playback system.
Preamplification: Channel D Seta L phono preamplifier, Ayre Acoustics KX-R Twenty line preamplifier.
Power Amplifiers: Bricasti M28, MBL Corona C15, Pass Labs XA60.5 (all monoblocks).
Loudspeakers: DALI Rubicon 8, GamuT RS7, KEF Blade Two & LS50, Revel Performa3 M106.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Coffee, Belkin Gold USB, Kubala-Sosna Elation! AES/EBU, Transparent USB (with dCS). Interconnect (balanced): AudioQuest Wild Blue (with dCS), Cardas Clear (with Ayre, Bricasti, PS Audio). Speaker: Cardas Clear. AC: Kubala-Sosna Elation!, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Audio Power Industries 116 Mk.II & PE-1 AC line conditioners (computers, hard drive); ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; Target TT-5 equipment racks; AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.—John Atkinson
