Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: 16" MacBook Pro M1 Max running Roon 1.8. Lenovo ThinkCentre running Roon on top of Roon Optimized Core Kit (ROCK). Auralic Vega DAC, Bluesound Node 2i streamer, Musical Fidelity V90-DAC, Naim Uniti Atom controlled through iPad Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, PureAudio Lotus DAC5, RME ADI-2 DAC FS.
Preamplifiers: Benchmark HPA4, Holman Apt (overhauled and returned to factory specs), Naim Uniti Atom, Topping Pre90 with Ext90 input extender.
Power amplifiers: Krell FPB 200c (recapped); Margules U-280SC with stock tubes; McIntosh HPA-100; NAD C 700; Peachtree Nova 300; PrimaLuna EVO 400 integrated with Tung-Sol KT150 and Gold Lion platinum-grade 12AU7 tubes; Schiit Ragnarok.
Loudspeakers: Tekton Moab, MartinLogan Odyssey.
Cables: Audioquest, Amazon, Blue Jeans, Emerald Physics, MIT, Monoprice, Nordost, RSX, Tara Labs, Viborg Audio.
Accessories: Core Power Technologies Equi=Core 1800 Mk2 and Deep=Core 1800 power conditioners on a dedicated 20-amp circuit. Townshend Seismic Isolation Podiums for speakers and power amplifiers.
Listening room: 22' × 14' 6" with 9' ceiling. Lath and plaster. Hardwood floor over reinforced joists. Moderately damped by large, medium-thick rugs, furniture, and a tall bookcase. Wooden stairs on the back wall lead to an open second-floor landing of about 18' × 10'.—Rogier van Bakel
Preamplifiers: Benchmark HPA4, Holman Apt (overhauled and returned to factory specs), Naim Uniti Atom, Topping Pre90 with Ext90 input extender.
Power amplifiers: Krell FPB 200c (recapped); Margules U-280SC with stock tubes; McIntosh HPA-100; NAD C 700; Peachtree Nova 300; PrimaLuna EVO 400 integrated with Tung-Sol KT150 and Gold Lion platinum-grade 12AU7 tubes; Schiit Ragnarok.
Loudspeakers: Tekton Moab, MartinLogan Odyssey.
Cables: Audioquest, Amazon, Blue Jeans, Emerald Physics, MIT, Monoprice, Nordost, RSX, Tara Labs, Viborg Audio.
Accessories: Core Power Technologies Equi=Core 1800 Mk2 and Deep=Core 1800 power conditioners on a dedicated 20-amp circuit. Townshend Seismic Isolation Podiums for speakers and power amplifiers.
Listening room: 22' × 14' 6" with 9' ceiling. Lath and plaster. Hardwood floor over reinforced joists. Moderately damped by large, medium-thick rugs, furniture, and a tall bookcase. Wooden stairs on the back wall lead to an open second-floor landing of about 18' × 10'.—Rogier van Bakel
