Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: Roon Nucleus+ file server; Ayre Acoustics C-5xeMP universal player; MBL N31 CD player/DAC; Ayre Acoustics QA-9 A/D converter; NetGear Nighthawk router.
Power amplifiers: Parasound JCA100 Tribute monoblocks.
Integrated amplifier: NAD M10.
Loudspeakers: GoldenEar BRX, KEF LS50.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Vodka (Ethernet), DH Labs (1m, AES3). Interconnect: Ayre/Cardas (balanced). Speaker: AudioQuest Robin Hood Combo. AC: AudioQuest Dragon Source and Dragon High Current, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: 24"-high, single-pillar Celestion loudspeaker stands; Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; AudioQuest Fog Lifters cable supports; AudioQuest Niagara 5000 Low-Z Power/ Noise-Dissipation System (amplifiers) and AudioQuest Niagara 1000 Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation System (source components). AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.
Listening room: 20' (left side), 25' (right side) × 16' × 8'.—John Atkinson
Power amplifiers: Parasound JCA100 Tribute monoblocks.
Integrated amplifier: NAD M10.
Loudspeakers: GoldenEar BRX, KEF LS50.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Vodka (Ethernet), DH Labs (1m, AES3). Interconnect: Ayre/Cardas (balanced). Speaker: AudioQuest Robin Hood Combo. AC: AudioQuest Dragon Source and Dragon High Current, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: 24"-high, single-pillar Celestion loudspeaker stands; Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; AudioQuest Fog Lifters cable supports; AudioQuest Niagara 5000 Low-Z Power/ Noise-Dissipation System (amplifiers) and AudioQuest Niagara 1000 Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation System (source components). AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.
Listening room: 20' (left side), 25' (right side) × 16' × 8'.—John Atkinson
