Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: Roon Nucleus+ & Grimm MU1 music servers; Ayre Acoustics C-5xeMP universal player; MBL N31 CD player/DAC; PS Audio DirectStream D/A processor. Ayre Acoustics QA-9 A/D converter.
Preamplifiers: Benchmark LA4, MBL Noble Line N11.
Power amplifiers: Parasound Halo JC 1+ monoblocks.
Loudspeakers: KEF LS50 and LS50 Meta, Sonus Faber Lumina III.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Vodka (Ethernet), DH Labs (1m, AES/EBU with Ayre C-5xeMP); Canare 110 ohm (AES/ EBU, 15', with Grimm MU1). Interconnect: AudioQuest Wild Blue (balanced). Speaker: AudioQuest K2. AC: AudioQuest Dragon Source & High Current, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Celestion 24" loudspeaker stands; Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; AudioQuest Niagara 5000 Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation System (amplifiers) and AudioQuest Niagara 1000 Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation System (source components). AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box. Room: 20' (left side), 25' (right side) × 16' × 8'.—John Atkinson
Preamplifiers: Benchmark LA4, MBL Noble Line N11.
Power amplifiers: Parasound Halo JC 1+ monoblocks.
Loudspeakers: KEF LS50 and LS50 Meta, Sonus Faber Lumina III.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Vodka (Ethernet), DH Labs (1m, AES/EBU with Ayre C-5xeMP); Canare 110 ohm (AES/ EBU, 15', with Grimm MU1). Interconnect: AudioQuest Wild Blue (balanced). Speaker: AudioQuest K2. AC: AudioQuest Dragon Source & High Current, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Celestion 24" loudspeaker stands; Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; AudioQuest Niagara 5000 Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation System (amplifiers) and AudioQuest Niagara 1000 Low-Z Power/Noise-Dissipation System (source components). AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box. Room: 20' (left side), 25' (right side) × 16' × 8'.—John Atkinson
