Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: Roon Nucleus+ music server; Astell&Kern AK100 portable player; MBL N31 CD player/DAC; PS Audio DirectStream D/A processor; Ayre Acoustics QA-9 A/D converter.
Preamplifiers: MBL Noble Line N11, Pass Labs XP-32.
Power amplifiers: Parasound Halo JC 1+ monoblocks.
Loudspeakers: KEF LS50, Sonus Faber Lumina III.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Vodka (Ethernet, TosLink), Canare 110 ohm (AES/EBU, 15', auditioning, and 45', measuring). Interconnect: AudioQuest Wild Blue (balanced). Speaker: AudioQuest K2. AC: AudioQuest Dragon Source & High Current, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Celestion 24" loudspeaker stands; Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; AudioQuest Niagara 5000 Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation System (amplifiers) and AudioQuest Niagara 1000 Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation System (source components). AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.
Room: 20' (left side), 25' (right side) × 16' × 8'.—John Atkinson
Preamplifiers: MBL Noble Line N11, Pass Labs XP-32.
Power amplifiers: Parasound Halo JC 1+ monoblocks.
Loudspeakers: KEF LS50, Sonus Faber Lumina III.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Vodka (Ethernet, TosLink), Canare 110 ohm (AES/EBU, 15', auditioning, and 45', measuring). Interconnect: AudioQuest Wild Blue (balanced). Speaker: AudioQuest K2. AC: AudioQuest Dragon Source & High Current, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Celestion 24" loudspeaker stands; Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; AudioQuest Niagara 5000 Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation System (amplifiers) and AudioQuest Niagara 1000 Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation System (source components). AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.
Room: 20' (left side), 25' (right side) × 16' × 8'.—John Atkinson
