Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital Sources: Ayre Acoustics C-5xeMP universal player; Apple 2.7GHz i7 Mac mini running OS10.10.1, iTunes 11, Pure Music 2.0, Audirvana Plus 1.5.10, PonoMusic World 20.0.50; Ayre Acoustics QB-9 D/A processor; Astell&Kern AK100 portable player.
Preamplification: Ayre Acoustics KX-R Twenty.
Power Amplifiers: Ayre Acoustics MX-R Twenty monoblocks.
Loudspeakers: Audioengine A2+, DALI Rubicon 8, KEF Blade Two.
Headphones: Audeze LCD-X, Sennheiser HD650, Ultimate Ears 18 Pro and JH Audio JH16 Pro in-ear monitors.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Coffee, Belkin Gold USB. Interconnect: Ayre Acoustics Signature (balanced); AudioQuest Angel (3.5mm-to-RCA, Pono). Speaker: Ayre Acoustics Signature. AC: manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; Audio Power Industries 116 Mk.II & PE-1 AC line conditioners (not power amplifiers). AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.—John Atkinson
Preamplification: Ayre Acoustics KX-R Twenty.
Power Amplifiers: Ayre Acoustics MX-R Twenty monoblocks.
Loudspeakers: Audioengine A2+, DALI Rubicon 8, KEF Blade Two.
Headphones: Audeze LCD-X, Sennheiser HD650, Ultimate Ears 18 Pro and JH Audio JH16 Pro in-ear monitors.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Coffee, Belkin Gold USB. Interconnect: Ayre Acoustics Signature (balanced); AudioQuest Angel (3.5mm-to-RCA, Pono). Speaker: Ayre Acoustics Signature. AC: manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Target TT-5 equipment racks; Ayre Acoustics Myrtle Blocks; ASC Tube Traps, RPG Abffusor panels; Audio Power Industries 116 Mk.II & PE-1 AC line conditioners (not power amplifiers). AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.—John Atkinson
