Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: 15" MacBook Air M2 Max running Roon 2.0, Roon ROCK (Lenovo ThinkCentre), Eversolo DMP-A8, Grimm Audio MU1, Aurender A20.
Preamplifiers: Benchmark HPA4 line stage, Eversolo DMP-A8.
Power amplifier: Krell FPB-200c (recapped).
Integrated amplifiers: Audia Flight FLS10, Pathos InPol Legacy.
Loudspeakers: Focal Utopia Scala EVO, REL No.31 subwoofer ×2.
Cables: Speaker: AudioQuest Thunderbird Zero and Bass. Power cables and interconnects: RSX and Clarus Crimson pure copper OCC power cables. AudioQuest WEL Signature (AES3), AudioQuest Coffee (coaxial S/PDIF), AudioQuest Vodka (TosLink). Clarus Crimson (XLR).
Accessories: Townshend Seismic Podiums. AudioQuest PowerQuest PQ-707 power conditioner. Puron and Nordost plug-in AC enhancers.
Listening room: Custom-built dedicated 21' × 15' room with 10'-tall walls and a 16'-tall gabled ceiling, total volume around 4000ft3. 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
Preamplifiers: Benchmark HPA4 line stage, Eversolo DMP-A8.
Power amplifier: Krell FPB-200c (recapped).
Integrated amplifiers: Audia Flight FLS10, Pathos InPol Legacy.
Loudspeakers: Focal Utopia Scala EVO, REL No.31 subwoofer ×2.
Cables: Speaker: AudioQuest Thunderbird Zero and Bass. Power cables and interconnects: RSX and Clarus Crimson pure copper OCC power cables. AudioQuest WEL Signature (AES3), AudioQuest Coffee (coaxial S/PDIF), AudioQuest Vodka (TosLink). Clarus Crimson (XLR).
Accessories: Townshend Seismic Podiums. AudioQuest PowerQuest PQ-707 power conditioner. Puron and Nordost plug-in AC enhancers.
Listening room: Custom-built dedicated 21' × 15' room with 10'-tall walls and a 16'-tall gabled ceiling, total volume around 4000ft3. 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
