Sidebar 3: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: 15" MacBook Air M4 running Roon 2.0; Lenovo ThinkCentre running Roon ROCK; Grimm Audio MU1; Eversolo DMP-A10.
Preamplification: Quad 33 2024.
Amplification: Quad 303 2024, bridged.
Loudspeakers: Focal Utopia Scala EVO; Monitor Audio Gold 100 6G.
Cables: Analog interconnect: AudioQuest Black Beauty XLR. Digital: AudioQuest Wild AES3. Speaker: AudioQuest Thunderbird Zero speaker cables for the Monitor Gold/Quad combo. Power: AudioQuest Blizzard C13.
Accessories: AudioQuest PowerQuest PQ-707 power conditioner and Niagara 5000 Low-Z power noise dissipator. Puron and Nordost plug-in AC enhancers.
Listening room: Custom-built, dedicated 21' × 15' room with 10' walls and a 16' gabled ceiling, total volume around 4000 cubic feet. Extra-thick drywall over Rockwool and mass-loaded vinyl. Hardwood floor over plywood, rubber, gravel, and concrete. 12' × 15' wool rug on a thick felt pad. Acoustic treatments include four bass traps, two skyline diffusers, and 12 absorption panels including four clouds.—Rogier van Bakel
Preamplification: Quad 33 2024.
Amplification: Quad 303 2024, bridged.
Loudspeakers: Focal Utopia Scala EVO; Monitor Audio Gold 100 6G.
Cables: Analog interconnect: AudioQuest Black Beauty XLR. Digital: AudioQuest Wild AES3. Speaker: AudioQuest Thunderbird Zero speaker cables for the Monitor Gold/Quad combo. Power: AudioQuest Blizzard C13.
Accessories: AudioQuest PowerQuest PQ-707 power conditioner and Niagara 5000 Low-Z power noise dissipator. Puron and Nordost plug-in AC enhancers.
Listening room: Custom-built, dedicated 21' × 15' room with 10' walls and a 16' gabled ceiling, total volume around 4000 cubic feet. Extra-thick drywall over Rockwool and mass-loaded vinyl. Hardwood floor over plywood, rubber, gravel, and concrete. 12' × 15' wool rug on a thick felt pad. Acoustic treatments include four bass traps, two skyline diffusers, and 12 absorption panels including four clouds.—Rogier van Bakel
