Digital Processor Reviews

Digital Sources: Roon Nucleus+ media server, iPad mini running Roon 1.5; Ayre Acoustics C-5xe^MP disc player; iFi Audio Pro iDSD, Mytek Brooklyn, PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream D/A processors; Z-Systems RDP-1 digital preamplifier (used as digital format converter).
Integrated Amplifiers: Ayre Acoustics EX-8, Cambridge Audio Edge A.
Power Amplifiers: Lamm M1.2 Reference monoblocks with external passive volume control.
Loudspeakers: KEF LS50, Rogers LS3/5a, Wharfedale Diamond 11.2.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Coffee (USB) & Vodka (Ethernet), generic 15' TosLink, Esperanto Audio (S/PDIF). Interconnect: Canare (unbalanced). Speaker: AudioQuest K2. 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 & Niagara 5000 Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation Systems. AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.—John Atkinson