Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital Sources: Ayre Acoustics C-5xeMP SACD/CD player; Marantz NA-11S1 media server; Apple 2.7GHz i7 Mac mini running OS10.7.5, iTunes 10, Pure Music 1.89; Auralic Vega, NAD M51, Electrocompaniet ECD-2 D/A converters; Ayre QA-9 A/D converter.
Preamplification: Pass Labs XP-30 line preamplifier.
Power Amplifiers: MBL Corona C15, Pass Labs XA60.5 (both monoblocks).
Loudspeakers: Joseph Audio Perspective, Vivid Giya G3, Wilson Audio Specialties Alexia.
Cables: Digital: Apogee 110 ohm (AES/EBU), AudioQuest Coffee, Belkin Gold (USB). Interconnect: Kubala-Sosna Elation! (balanced). Speaker: Kubala-Sosna Elation!. AC: Kubala-Sosna Elation!, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; Shunyata Research Dark Field cable elevators; Audio Power Industries 116 Mk.II & PE-1, APC S-15 AC line conditioners (computers, hard drive). AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.—John Atkinson
Preamplification: Pass Labs XP-30 line preamplifier.
Power Amplifiers: MBL Corona C15, Pass Labs XA60.5 (both monoblocks).
Loudspeakers: Joseph Audio Perspective, Vivid Giya G3, Wilson Audio Specialties Alexia.
Cables: Digital: Apogee 110 ohm (AES/EBU), AudioQuest Coffee, Belkin Gold (USB). Interconnect: Kubala-Sosna Elation! (balanced). Speaker: Kubala-Sosna Elation!. AC: Kubala-Sosna Elation!, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; Shunyata Research Dark Field cable elevators; Audio Power Industries 116 Mk.II & PE-1, APC S-15 AC line conditioners (computers, hard drive). AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.—John Atkinson
