Sidebar 3: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: 16" MacBook Pro M1 Max running Roon 2.0. Roon ROCK (Lenovo ThinkCentre). Aurender A20. HiFi Rose RS520, Eversolo DMP-A8.
Preamplifiers: Balanced Audio Technology VK-90, Benchmark HPA4 line stage.
Integrated amplifier: Anthem STR.
Power amplifiers: Krell FPB 200c, Margules U280sc (used as monoblocks).
Loudspeakers: Focal Utopia Scala EVO.
Cables: Clarus Crimson pure copper OCC power cables. AudioQuest Thunderbird Zero speaker cables. Interconnects by AudioQuest and RSX.
Accessories: Puritan PSM156 mains purifier. Two Puron plug-in AC line conditioners, all on a dedicated 20A circuit. Townshend Seismic Isolation Podiums for speakers and power amplifiers.
Listening room: Custom-built 21' × 15' room with 10' walls and a 16' gabled ceiling, total volume around 4000ft3. Extra-thick drywall over rockwool and mass-loaded vinyl. Hardwood floor over plywood, rubber, gravel, and concrete. 12' × 15' wool rug on a thick pad. Acoustic treatments include four bass traps, two skyline diffusers, and 12 absorption panels including four clouds.—Rogier van Bakel
Preamplifiers: Balanced Audio Technology VK-90, Benchmark HPA4 line stage.
Integrated amplifier: Anthem STR.
Power amplifiers: Krell FPB 200c, Margules U280sc (used as monoblocks).
Loudspeakers: Focal Utopia Scala EVO.
Cables: Clarus Crimson pure copper OCC power cables. AudioQuest Thunderbird Zero speaker cables. Interconnects by AudioQuest and RSX.
Accessories: Puritan PSM156 mains purifier. Two Puron plug-in AC line conditioners, all on a dedicated 20A circuit. Townshend Seismic Isolation Podiums for speakers and power amplifiers.
Listening room: Custom-built 21' × 15' room with 10' walls and a 16' gabled ceiling, total volume around 4000ft3. Extra-thick drywall over rockwool and mass-loaded vinyl. Hardwood floor over plywood, rubber, gravel, and concrete. 12' × 15' wool rug on a thick pad. Acoustic treatments include four bass traps, two skyline diffusers, and 12 absorption panels including four clouds.—Rogier van Bakel
