Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: Denafrips Ares II DAC augmented with Sonore opticalRendu, Small Green Computer sonicTransporter i5, Small Green Computer power supply, TRENDnet switch, streaming Roon/Tidal/Qobuz via Apple iPad mini.
Preamplification: J E Sugden Masterclass LA-4.
Power amplifier: LKV Research Veros One PWR+.
Loudspeakers: DeVore Fidelity O/96.
Cables: Interconnect (RCA): Triode Wire Labs Spirit II. Digital: Hosa DRA-502 RCA to RCA coaxial cable. Speaker: Auditorium 23. Power cable: manufacturers' own. Sonore systemOptique fiberoptic Ethernet cable. USB: in-akustik Reference USB 2.0.
Accessories: Kuzma Plastis 65 isolation platform, IsoTek EVO3 Aquarius line conditioner, Pro-Ject VC-S2 ALU Record Cleaning Machine, Audiodesksysteme Pro Premium Ultrasonic Vinyl Cleaner, Salamander five-tier rack; IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under preamp, Thorens turntable, integrated amps); mahogany blocks (2" × 2" × 0.5") under boards.
Listening room: 12' L × 10' W × 12' H, system set up along long wall; suspended wood floor, 6"-thick walls (plaster over 2×4), wood-beamed ceiling.—Ken Micallef
Preamplification: J E Sugden Masterclass LA-4.
Power amplifier: LKV Research Veros One PWR+.
Loudspeakers: DeVore Fidelity O/96.
Cables: Interconnect (RCA): Triode Wire Labs Spirit II. Digital: Hosa DRA-502 RCA to RCA coaxial cable. Speaker: Auditorium 23. Power cable: manufacturers' own. Sonore systemOptique fiberoptic Ethernet cable. USB: in-akustik Reference USB 2.0.
Accessories: Kuzma Plastis 65 isolation platform, IsoTek EVO3 Aquarius line conditioner, Pro-Ject VC-S2 ALU Record Cleaning Machine, Audiodesksysteme Pro Premium Ultrasonic Vinyl Cleaner, Salamander five-tier rack; IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under preamp, Thorens turntable, integrated amps); mahogany blocks (2" × 2" × 0.5") under boards.
Listening room: 12' L × 10' W × 12' H, system set up along long wall; suspended wood floor, 6"-thick walls (plaster over 2×4), wood-beamed ceiling.—Ken Micallef
