Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog sources: Rega P10 turntable with RB3000 tonearm and Apheta 3 moving coil cartridge. Rega AOS phono stage.
Digital sources: Grimm MU2. Eversolo A10. Aurender A20. 15" MacBook Air M4 running Roon 2.0.
Preamplifier: PS Audio PMG Signature.
Power amplifier: McIntosh MC462.
Integrated amplifiers: T+A Symphonia streaming. PrimaLuna EVO 400 Integrated tube.
Loudspeakers: Estelon X Diamond Mk II. Focal Scala Utopia Evo.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Vodka Ethernet. Interconnect: AudioQuest Black Beauty RCA and XLR. Speaker: AudioQuest Thunderbird Zero. AC: AudioQuest Tornado, Blizzard.
Accessories: Townshend Seismic Podiums, AudioQuest Niagara 5000 and PowerQuest PQ-909 power conditioners.
Listening room; Custom-built 21' × 15' space with 10'-tall walls and a 16' cathedral ceiling, volume roughly 4100 cubic feet. Double drywall over Rockwool and mass-loaded vinyl. Hardwood floor over gravel and concrete. Rubber subflooring. 10.5' × 17.5' wool rug over a thick felt pad. Acoustic treatments: GIK Soffit range-limited corner bass traps, two PSI Audio AVAA C214 active bass traps, two skyline diffusers behind the listening position, and 140-plus ft2 of absorption panels including four clouds. Dedicated powerline, 20A outlets, 12-gauge wiring to the panel.—Rogier van Bakel
Digital sources: Grimm MU2. Eversolo A10. Aurender A20. 15" MacBook Air M4 running Roon 2.0.
Preamplifier: PS Audio PMG Signature.
Power amplifier: McIntosh MC462.
Integrated amplifiers: T+A Symphonia streaming. PrimaLuna EVO 400 Integrated tube.
Loudspeakers: Estelon X Diamond Mk II. Focal Scala Utopia Evo.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Vodka Ethernet. Interconnect: AudioQuest Black Beauty RCA and XLR. Speaker: AudioQuest Thunderbird Zero. AC: AudioQuest Tornado, Blizzard.
Accessories: Townshend Seismic Podiums, AudioQuest Niagara 5000 and PowerQuest PQ-909 power conditioners.
Listening room; Custom-built 21' × 15' space with 10'-tall walls and a 16' cathedral ceiling, volume roughly 4100 cubic feet. Double drywall over Rockwool and mass-loaded vinyl. Hardwood floor over gravel and concrete. Rubber subflooring. 10.5' × 17.5' wool rug over a thick felt pad. Acoustic treatments: GIK Soffit range-limited corner bass traps, two PSI Audio AVAA C214 active bass traps, two skyline diffusers behind the listening position, and 140-plus ft2 of absorption panels including four clouds. Dedicated powerline, 20A outlets, 12-gauge wiring to the panel.—Rogier van Bakel
