Hi-Rez Disc Player/Transport Reviews

dCS Puccini SACD playback system Associated Equipment

Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment

Digital Sources: Ayre C-5xe^MP universal player, Meridian 808i.2 CD player, Apple Mac mini & MacBook for media storage & playback with iTunes 9.0.
Preamplifiers: Parasound Halo JC 2, Simaudio Moon Evolution P-8.
Power Amplifiers: Parasound Halo JC 1 monoblocks, Simaudio Moon Evolution W-7.
Loudspeakers: Aerial Acoustics 20T V2, Aerial Acoustics 5B, PSB Synchrony One, Totem Acoustic Mani-2, Acoustic Energy AE1 Mk.III Reference Special Edition.
Cables: Digital: Kimber Illuminations Orchid AES/EBU, Stereovox CV2, AudioQuest VSD-4 S/PDIF, Belkin Gold USB2.0. Interconnect (balanced): AudioQuest Cheetah, Ayre Signature. Speaker: AudioQuest Kilimanjaro. AC: PS Audio Lab, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Celestion 24" SL speaker stands, Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; Shunyata Research Dark Field cable elevators; PS Audio Power Plant 300 at 90Hz (preamp, CD players other than Ayre), Audio Power Industries 116 Mk.II & PE-1, APC S-15 AC line conditioners (not power amps). AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from the breaker box.—John Atkinson