Turntable Reviews

Gold Note Mediterraneo X record player Associated Equipment

Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment

Analog sources: VPI Avenger Direct turntable with VPI Fatboy tonearm, VPI Shyla cartridge. Thorens TD 124 turntable with The Wand tonearm, Luxman LMC-5 MC cartridge.
Preamplifiers: Marchand Electronics LN 110 (phono), Aurorasound Vida MKII (phono), Sugden LA 4.
Integrated amplifiers: PrimaLuna EVO 400, Triode Labs 45 EVO (in for review).
Power amplifiers: LKV Research PWR-3, Shindo Haut Brion, Pass Labs XA-25.
Loudspeakers: DeVore Fidelity O/baby, Heretic AD614, Volti Audio Razz.
Cables: Interconnects: AudioQuest Mythical Series Pegasus RCA, Triode Wire Labs Spirit II (both RCA). Speaker: AudioQuest Robin Hood (bananas). Power: AudioQuest NRG Z.
Accessories: Pro-Ject VC-S2 ALU and Audio Desk Systeme Vinyl Cleaner Pro record cleaning machines; Riverstone Audio Precision Record Level and Dr. Feickert universal protractor; Hunt Mark 6 carbon fiber record cleaning brush; AudioQuest PowerQuest 707 and IsoTek EVO3 Aquarius power conditioners; Salamander five-tier Archetype rack (2); IKEA Aptitlig bamboo cutting boards (under turntable, preamplifier, power amp, and integrated amps).—Ken Micallef