Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: Oppo Digital UDP-105 universal disc player; custom Baetis Prodigy-X4i music server running JRiver Media Center v28 and Roon 1.8; exaSound s88 streaming DAC and Okto DAC8 PRO D/A processors; QNAP TVS-873 NAS.
Preamplifiers: Topping Pre90, Coleman Audio 7.1SW.
Power amplifiers: Benchmark AHB2, NAD C 298.
Loudspeakers: Revel Ultima2 Studio with IsoAcoustics Gaia I isolation feet. Revel Performa3 f206 for surrounds. Two SVS SB-3000 & one SVS SB-2000Pro subwoofers.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Coffee (USB). Interconnects: Benchmark Studio&Stage XLR–XLR, Kubala-Sosna Anticipation (RCA), Cardas Cross (for subwoofers). Speaker: Benchmark Studio&Stage, Canare 4S11 (Blue Jeans Cable). Power: Kubala-Sosna Emotion, SignalCable MagicPower 20A.
Accessories: AudioQuest Niagara 5000 and BrickWall 8RAUD power conditioners; Teddy Pardo 12V (for exaSound s88) and HDPLEX 400W ATX power supplies; CyberPower 850PFCLCD AC filter (for the Baetis server).
Listening room: 24' L × 14' W × 8' H, furnished with 2 MSR Acoustics Dimension4 SpringTraps in the front corners. Front wall has large windows partly covered by fabric drapes and 4" thick, 2' × 4' OC 705 panels. 2" thick, 2' × 6' OC 705 panels on side walls. Rear of room opens into 10' × 7' foyer and a 12' × 8' dining area.—Kalman Rubinson
Preamplifiers: Topping Pre90, Coleman Audio 7.1SW.
Power amplifiers: Benchmark AHB2, NAD C 298.
Loudspeakers: Revel Ultima2 Studio with IsoAcoustics Gaia I isolation feet. Revel Performa3 f206 for surrounds. Two SVS SB-3000 & one SVS SB-2000Pro subwoofers.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Coffee (USB). Interconnects: Benchmark Studio&Stage XLR–XLR, Kubala-Sosna Anticipation (RCA), Cardas Cross (for subwoofers). Speaker: Benchmark Studio&Stage, Canare 4S11 (Blue Jeans Cable). Power: Kubala-Sosna Emotion, SignalCable MagicPower 20A.
Accessories: AudioQuest Niagara 5000 and BrickWall 8RAUD power conditioners; Teddy Pardo 12V (for exaSound s88) and HDPLEX 400W ATX power supplies; CyberPower 850PFCLCD AC filter (for the Baetis server).
Listening room: 24' L × 14' W × 8' H, furnished with 2 MSR Acoustics Dimension4 SpringTraps in the front corners. Front wall has large windows partly covered by fabric drapes and 4" thick, 2' × 4' OC 705 panels. 2" thick, 2' × 6' OC 705 panels on side walls. Rear of room opens into 10' × 7' foyer and a 12' × 8' dining area.—Kalman Rubinson
