Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog sources: Garrard 301 turntable in a Box Furniture Co. plinth; TW-Acustic Raven GT2 turntable and Raven 12" tonearm; Thomas Schick 12" tonearm and headshell; Dynavector Te Kaitora Rua, Miyajima Shilabe, Hana Umami Red, Ortofon Cadenza Bronze, Ortofon SPU Classic G, and Zu/Denon 103 cartridges.
Digital sources: Sonnet Pasithea and Morpheus DACs; Lejonklou Källa streamer/DAC; Sonore ultraRendu streamer; Denafrips Iris digital-to-digital converter; Small Green Computer sonicTransporter i5 server running Roon Core.
Preamplification: Prima Luna EVO 400 preamplifier; Shindo Aurieges preamplifier; Manley Steelhead SE phono preamplifier; Sutherland Little Loco phono preamplifier; Parasound Halo JC 3+ phono preamplifier.
Amplification: Manley Mahi monoblocks; Manley Neo-Classic SE/PP 300B monoblocks; Decware Zen Torii Mk 5; Line Magnetic LM-845IA; Pass Labs INT-60; Ayre AX-5 Twenty; SET amplifier with triode-wired 307A output tubes built by Oliver Sayes.
Loudspeakers: Klipsch La Scala AL5; Altec Lansing Valencia 846A.
Cables: Interconnect: Auditorium 23; Linn Silver; AudioQuest Firebird and Thunderbird; Speaker: AudioQuest Thunderbird Zero; AC: AudioQuest Thunder and Hurricane; Triode Wire Labs Digital American. USB: AudioQuest Diamond; Ethernet: AudioQuest Diamond.
Accessories: Box Furniture Co. Heritage stand; Box Furniture Co. amplifier stand; AudioQuest Niagara 3000 power conditioner; Vinnie Rossi MINI PURE-DC-4EVR 9V DC Power Supply; IsoAcoustics OREA Bordeaux isolation footers; Ayre/Cardas Myrtlewood blocks; Feickert Next Generation Universal Protractor, AudioQuest Anti-Static Record Brush; Last Stylus Cleaner; VPI Industries HW-16.5 record cleaning machine.—Alex Halberstadt
Digital sources: Sonnet Pasithea and Morpheus DACs; Lejonklou Källa streamer/DAC; Sonore ultraRendu streamer; Denafrips Iris digital-to-digital converter; Small Green Computer sonicTransporter i5 server running Roon Core.
Preamplification: Prima Luna EVO 400 preamplifier; Shindo Aurieges preamplifier; Manley Steelhead SE phono preamplifier; Sutherland Little Loco phono preamplifier; Parasound Halo JC 3+ phono preamplifier.
Amplification: Manley Mahi monoblocks; Manley Neo-Classic SE/PP 300B monoblocks; Decware Zen Torii Mk 5; Line Magnetic LM-845IA; Pass Labs INT-60; Ayre AX-5 Twenty; SET amplifier with triode-wired 307A output tubes built by Oliver Sayes.
Loudspeakers: Klipsch La Scala AL5; Altec Lansing Valencia 846A.
Cables: Interconnect: Auditorium 23; Linn Silver; AudioQuest Firebird and Thunderbird; Speaker: AudioQuest Thunderbird Zero; AC: AudioQuest Thunder and Hurricane; Triode Wire Labs Digital American. USB: AudioQuest Diamond; Ethernet: AudioQuest Diamond.
Accessories: Box Furniture Co. Heritage stand; Box Furniture Co. amplifier stand; AudioQuest Niagara 3000 power conditioner; Vinnie Rossi MINI PURE-DC-4EVR 9V DC Power Supply; IsoAcoustics OREA Bordeaux isolation footers; Ayre/Cardas Myrtlewood blocks; Feickert Next Generation Universal Protractor, AudioQuest Anti-Static Record Brush; Last Stylus Cleaner; VPI Industries HW-16.5 record cleaning machine.—Alex Halberstadt
