Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: Roon Nucleus+ file server; Ayre Acoustics C-5xeMP universal player; Chord DAVE, PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream, Mark Levinson No.30.6 D/A processors.
Preamplifier: NHT PVC balanced volume control (with Mark Levinson).
Power amplifiers: Lamm Industries M1.2 Reference monoblocks.
Integrated amplifier: NAD M10.
Loudspeakers: Magico M2, KEF LS50, Vimberg Mino.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Vodka (Ethernet), Belkin Gold (USB), Chord (dual-BNC connection to DAVE), Esperanto Blue (S/PDIF to PS Audio), AudioQuest OptiLink (optical S/PDIF to Mark Levinson and NAD). Interconnect: AudioQuest Wild Blue (balanced). Speaker: AudioQuest K2. AC: AudioQuest Dragon Source & High Current, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; Celestion 24" stands (with KEFs); ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; AudioQuest Niagara 1000 (source components) and 5000 (amplifiers) Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation Systems. AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.—John Atkinson
Preamplifier: NHT PVC balanced volume control (with Mark Levinson).
Power amplifiers: Lamm Industries M1.2 Reference monoblocks.
Integrated amplifier: NAD M10.
Loudspeakers: Magico M2, KEF LS50, Vimberg Mino.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Vodka (Ethernet), Belkin Gold (USB), Chord (dual-BNC connection to DAVE), Esperanto Blue (S/PDIF to PS Audio), AudioQuest OptiLink (optical S/PDIF to Mark Levinson and NAD). Interconnect: AudioQuest Wild Blue (balanced). Speaker: AudioQuest K2. AC: AudioQuest Dragon Source & High Current, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; Celestion 24" stands (with KEFs); ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; AudioQuest Niagara 1000 (source components) and 5000 (amplifiers) Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation Systems. AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.—John Atkinson
