Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog source: Thorens TD-124 turntable, Kuzma 4Point 11" tonearm, Denon DL-103 phono cartridge.
Preamplifier: Tavish Audio Design Adagio phono preamp.
Integrated amplifier: Parasound Halo Hint 6.
Loudspeakers: Klipsch Forte III.
Cables: Interconnect: Shindo Laboratory. Speaker: 6' pair AudioQuest Castle Rock. AC: Triode Wire Labs Obsession NCF power cord, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Pro-Ject VC-S2 ALU Record Cleaning Machine; Audiodesksysteme Vinyl Cleaner Pro LP Cleaning System; Hunt Mark 6 Carbon Fiber Record Cleaning Brush; RTOM Moongel Drum Damper Pads (stylus cleaner); Kuzma Platis 65 isolation platform; IsoTek EVO3 Aquarius line conditioner; Salamander five-tier rack; IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under turntable, preamp, power amps); mahogany blocks (2" × 2" × 0.5") under boards; 3"-thick studio-treatment foam damping (ceiling, walls).—Ken Micallef
Preamplifier: Tavish Audio Design Adagio phono preamp.
Integrated amplifier: Parasound Halo Hint 6.
Loudspeakers: Klipsch Forte III.
Cables: Interconnect: Shindo Laboratory. Speaker: 6' pair AudioQuest Castle Rock. AC: Triode Wire Labs Obsession NCF power cord, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Pro-Ject VC-S2 ALU Record Cleaning Machine; Audiodesksysteme Vinyl Cleaner Pro LP Cleaning System; Hunt Mark 6 Carbon Fiber Record Cleaning Brush; RTOM Moongel Drum Damper Pads (stylus cleaner); Kuzma Platis 65 isolation platform; IsoTek EVO3 Aquarius line conditioner; Salamander five-tier rack; IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under turntable, preamp, power amps); mahogany blocks (2" × 2" × 0.5") under boards; 3"-thick studio-treatment foam damping (ceiling, walls).—Ken Micallef
