Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: Oppo Digital UDP-103 universal disc player; Custom Intel/Win11 music server running JRiver Media Center v31 and Roon; exaSound s88 Mark II, and Okto DAC8 Pro D/A processors; QNAP TVS-873 network-attached storage device.
Preamplifiers: Coleman Audio 7.1SW for balanced source switching.
Power amplifiers: Benchmark AHB2, NAD C 298.
Loudspeakers: KEF Blade 2 Meta, Revel Performa3 F206; Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3; SVS SB-3000 subwoofer.
Cables: Analog interconnects: Benchmark Studio&Stage XLR– XLR, Kubala-Sosna Anticipation (RCA), Cardas Cross (subwoofers). Speaker: Benchmark Studio&Stage, Blue Jeans Canare 4S11. Digital: AudioQuest Coffee (USB).
Accessories: Furman Elite 15 DM i, Brick-Wall BrickWall 8RAUD, and CyberPower 850PFCLCD UPS power conditioners; Teddy Pardo 12V power supply (for exaSound s88); HDPlex 300W Linear Power Supply and AC filter (for server).
Listening room: 24' L × 14' W × 8' H with 2 MSR Acoustics Dimension4 SpringTraps in the front corners. Sidewalls lateral to L/R speakers have 2" thick, 2' wide, floor-to-ceiling OC 705 panels. Front wall has large windows partly covered by fabric drapes and 4" thick 2' × 4' OC 705 panels. Rear of room opens into 10' × 7' foyer and a 12' × 8' dining area.—Kalman Rubinson
Preamplifiers: Coleman Audio 7.1SW for balanced source switching.
Power amplifiers: Benchmark AHB2, NAD C 298.
Loudspeakers: KEF Blade 2 Meta, Revel Performa3 F206; Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3; SVS SB-3000 subwoofer.
Cables: Analog interconnects: Benchmark Studio&Stage XLR– XLR, Kubala-Sosna Anticipation (RCA), Cardas Cross (subwoofers). Speaker: Benchmark Studio&Stage, Blue Jeans Canare 4S11. Digital: AudioQuest Coffee (USB).
Accessories: Furman Elite 15 DM i, Brick-Wall BrickWall 8RAUD, and CyberPower 850PFCLCD UPS power conditioners; Teddy Pardo 12V power supply (for exaSound s88); HDPlex 300W Linear Power Supply and AC filter (for server).
Listening room: 24' L × 14' W × 8' H with 2 MSR Acoustics Dimension4 SpringTraps in the front corners. Sidewalls lateral to L/R speakers have 2" thick, 2' wide, floor-to-ceiling OC 705 panels. Front wall has large windows partly covered by fabric drapes and 4" thick 2' × 4' OC 705 panels. Rear of room opens into 10' × 7' foyer and a 12' × 8' dining area.—Kalman Rubinson
