Sidebar 3: Associated Equipment
Analog sources: Thorens TD 124 turntable/Jelco 350 S tonearm/Kuzma CAR-30 MC cartridge; VPI Avenger Direct turntable/VPI Fatboy Gimbal tonearm/VPI Shyla MC cartridge.
Digital sources: HoloAudio May DAC; Sonore opticalRendu; Roon Nucleus+; Small Green Computer power supply; TRENDnet switch; Apple iPad mini.
Preamplifiers: Shindo Labs Allegro (2), Sugden LA-4 line; Tavish Audio Design Adagio, Manley Chinook, and Pathos In The Groove phono preamplifiers, Mytek Brooklyn DAC (as preamp), Auditorium 23 step-up transformer.
Power amplifiers: Shindo Haut-Brion, Pass Labs XA-25, Mytek Brooklyn AMP+.
Integrated amplifiers: Ayre EX-8 2.0; PrimaLuna EVO 400.
Loudspeakers: Volti Audio Razz, Harbeth Super LH5plus XD.
Cables: Interconnects: AudioQuest Black Beauty (RCA), Triode Wire Labs Spirit II (RCA), Analysis Plus Silver Apex (RCA, Neutrik). Speaker: Analysis Plus Silver Apex, Auditorium 23 (bananas). AC: Triode Wire Labs Obsession NCF.
Accessories: Pro-Ject VC-S2 ALU Record Cleaning Machine; Audio Desk Systeme Vinyl Cleaner Pro; Hunt Mark 6 Carbon Fiber Record Cleaning Brush; IsoTek EVO3 Aquarius line conditioner; Salamander five-tier rack (2); IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under turntable, preamp, power amps); mahogany blocks (2" × 2" × 0.5") under cutting boards.
Room: 10' × 12', wood slat on plaster walls.—Ken Micallef
Digital sources: HoloAudio May DAC; Sonore opticalRendu; Roon Nucleus+; Small Green Computer power supply; TRENDnet switch; Apple iPad mini.
Preamplifiers: Shindo Labs Allegro (2), Sugden LA-4 line; Tavish Audio Design Adagio, Manley Chinook, and Pathos In The Groove phono preamplifiers, Mytek Brooklyn DAC (as preamp), Auditorium 23 step-up transformer.
Power amplifiers: Shindo Haut-Brion, Pass Labs XA-25, Mytek Brooklyn AMP+.
Integrated amplifiers: Ayre EX-8 2.0; PrimaLuna EVO 400.
Loudspeakers: Volti Audio Razz, Harbeth Super LH5plus XD.
Cables: Interconnects: AudioQuest Black Beauty (RCA), Triode Wire Labs Spirit II (RCA), Analysis Plus Silver Apex (RCA, Neutrik). Speaker: Analysis Plus Silver Apex, Auditorium 23 (bananas). AC: Triode Wire Labs Obsession NCF.
Accessories: Pro-Ject VC-S2 ALU Record Cleaning Machine; Audio Desk Systeme Vinyl Cleaner Pro; Hunt Mark 6 Carbon Fiber Record Cleaning Brush; IsoTek EVO3 Aquarius line conditioner; Salamander five-tier rack (2); IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under turntable, preamp, power amps); mahogany blocks (2" × 2" × 0.5") under cutting boards.
Room: 10' × 12', wood slat on plaster walls.—Ken Micallef
