Sidebar 3: Associated Equipment
Digital Sources: Roon Nucleus+ file server; Mac mini and iPad mini running Roon 1.6, BluOS apps; Ayre Acoustics C-5xeMP disc player, Digital Domain VSP digital format converter; PS Audio DirectStream DAC.
Integrated Amplifier: Luxman SQ-N150.
Power Amplifiers: Lamm M1.2 Reference, Vandersteen M5-HPA, both monoblocks.
Loudspeakers: KEF LS50, Rogers LS3/5a, PSB Alpha P5, Q Acoustics Concept 300.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Vodka (Ethernet), Esperanto Audio (S/PDIF), DH Labs (AES/EBU), generic plastic TosLink optical (15'). Interconnect: AudioQuest Fire & Cheetah (unbalanced), AudioQuest Wild Blue (balanced). Speaker: AudioQuest K2. AC: AudioQuest Dragon Source & High Current, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Target TT-5 equipment racks; Celestion 24" and Q Acoustics speaker stands; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; Shunyata Research Dark Field cable elevators; Cardas unbalanced/balanced adaptors; AudioQuest Niagara 5000 Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation System. AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.—John Atkinson
Integrated Amplifier: Luxman SQ-N150.
Power Amplifiers: Lamm M1.2 Reference, Vandersteen M5-HPA, both monoblocks.
Loudspeakers: KEF LS50, Rogers LS3/5a, PSB Alpha P5, Q Acoustics Concept 300.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Vodka (Ethernet), Esperanto Audio (S/PDIF), DH Labs (AES/EBU), generic plastic TosLink optical (15'). Interconnect: AudioQuest Fire & Cheetah (unbalanced), AudioQuest Wild Blue (balanced). Speaker: AudioQuest K2. AC: AudioQuest Dragon Source & High Current, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Target TT-5 equipment racks; Celestion 24" and Q Acoustics speaker stands; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; Shunyata Research Dark Field cable elevators; Cardas unbalanced/balanced adaptors; AudioQuest Niagara 5000 Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation System. AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.—John Atkinson
