Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog sources: Dr. Feickert Analogue Blackbird turntable with Schick 10.5" tonearm, Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum, My Sonic Lab Ultra Eminent Ex, Zu-Denon DL-103 moving coil cartridges; Music Hall Stealth turntable with Ortofon 2M Blue and 2M Black, Audio-Technica VM95E moving magnet cartridges.
Digital sources: Roon Nucleus+ music server; Denafrips Terminator Plus and HoloAudio Spring 3 D/A processors; dCS Bartók DAC/Streamer.
Preamplification: HoloAudio Serene line-level pre; EMIA, Koetsu, and Lundahl LL1931Ag step-up transformers, Sutherland Engineering Little Loco transimpedance phono preamplifier, Tavish Design Adagio tube phono stage.
Power amplifiers: Pass Labs XA25.
Loudspeakers: KEF LS50, Falcon Acoustic LS3/5a Gold Badge, GoldenEar BRX.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Diamond, Cardas Clear. Interconnect: Black Cat Coppertone, Cardas Clear Cygnus, Cardas Clear Beyond, Cardas Iridium, AudioQuest ThunderBird, Triode Wire Labs Spirit II. Speaker: Triode Wire Labs American Series, Auditorium 23, Cardas Clear Beyond. AC: AudioQuest Tornado, manufacturer's own.
Accessories: AudioQuest Niagara 1000 power conditioner; Harmonic Resolution Systems M3X-1719-AMG GR LF isolation platform; Platis 65 Passive Isolation Platform (under Dr. Feickert turntable), Audiophile Systems platform (under Music Hall turntable), Sound Anchor Reference speaker stands.—Herb Reichert
Digital sources: Roon Nucleus+ music server; Denafrips Terminator Plus and HoloAudio Spring 3 D/A processors; dCS Bartók DAC/Streamer.
Preamplification: HoloAudio Serene line-level pre; EMIA, Koetsu, and Lundahl LL1931Ag step-up transformers, Sutherland Engineering Little Loco transimpedance phono preamplifier, Tavish Design Adagio tube phono stage.
Power amplifiers: Pass Labs XA25.
Loudspeakers: KEF LS50, Falcon Acoustic LS3/5a Gold Badge, GoldenEar BRX.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Diamond, Cardas Clear. Interconnect: Black Cat Coppertone, Cardas Clear Cygnus, Cardas Clear Beyond, Cardas Iridium, AudioQuest ThunderBird, Triode Wire Labs Spirit II. Speaker: Triode Wire Labs American Series, Auditorium 23, Cardas Clear Beyond. AC: AudioQuest Tornado, manufacturer's own.
Accessories: AudioQuest Niagara 1000 power conditioner; Harmonic Resolution Systems M3X-1719-AMG GR LF isolation platform; Platis 65 Passive Isolation Platform (under Dr. Feickert turntable), Audiophile Systems platform (under Music Hall turntable), Sound Anchor Reference speaker stands.—Herb Reichert
