Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog Sources: Kuzma Stabi S & Stogi S turntable & tonearm; Music Hall MMF-7.3 turntable; Denon DL-103, Goldring Elite MC, Ortofon 2M Bronze cartridges.
Digital Sources: Apple MacBook computer running Audirvana Plus; Ayre Acoustics QB-9DSD, PS Audio NuWave, Mytek HiFi Manhattan DACs; LG BD-550 BD player; Western Digital T2 Mirror Drives (2).
Preamplification: Auditorium 23 A23 moving-coil step-up transformer, Heed Audio Quasar phono stage, Shindo Laboratory Allegro preamplifier.
Power Amplifier: Shindo Laboratory Haut-Brion.
Integrated Amplifier: Heed Audio Elixir.
Loudspeakers: DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/93, Elac Debut B6, Tannoy Mercury M2.
Cables: USB: generic. Interconnect: AudioQuest Water, DiMarzio M-Path, JPS Labs Superconductor, Shindo Laboratory. Speaker: AudioQuest Castle Rock & GO-4, Auditorium 23, Tellurium Q Black. AC: manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Music Hall Aztec Blue & Mooo record mats; Spec AD-UP1 Analog Disc Sheet; Salamander five-tier rack; IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under turntable, preamplifier, power amplifier); 2" by 2" by 0.5" mahogany blocks, 3"-thick studio-treatment foam damping (ceiling, walls), Mapleshade 15" by 12" by 2" maple platform.
Listening Rooms: Room A: 14' L by 8' W by 14' H. Room B: 12' L by 10' W by 12' H. Both: suspended wood floors, 6"-thick walls (plaster over 2x4), wood-beamed ceilings, systems set up along long wall.—Ken Micallef
Digital Sources: Apple MacBook computer running Audirvana Plus; Ayre Acoustics QB-9DSD, PS Audio NuWave, Mytek HiFi Manhattan DACs; LG BD-550 BD player; Western Digital T2 Mirror Drives (2).
Preamplification: Auditorium 23 A23 moving-coil step-up transformer, Heed Audio Quasar phono stage, Shindo Laboratory Allegro preamplifier.
Power Amplifier: Shindo Laboratory Haut-Brion.
Integrated Amplifier: Heed Audio Elixir.
Loudspeakers: DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/93, Elac Debut B6, Tannoy Mercury M2.
Cables: USB: generic. Interconnect: AudioQuest Water, DiMarzio M-Path, JPS Labs Superconductor, Shindo Laboratory. Speaker: AudioQuest Castle Rock & GO-4, Auditorium 23, Tellurium Q Black. AC: manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Music Hall Aztec Blue & Mooo record mats; Spec AD-UP1 Analog Disc Sheet; Salamander five-tier rack; IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under turntable, preamplifier, power amplifier); 2" by 2" by 0.5" mahogany blocks, 3"-thick studio-treatment foam damping (ceiling, walls), Mapleshade 15" by 12" by 2" maple platform.
Listening Rooms: Room A: 14' L by 8' W by 14' H. Room B: 12' L by 10' W by 12' H. Both: suspended wood floors, 6"-thick walls (plaster over 2x4), wood-beamed ceilings, systems set up along long wall.—Ken Micallef
