Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: Roon Nucleus+ file server; Ayre Acoustics C-5xeMP universal player; MBL N31 CD player/DAC; Ayre Acoustics QA-9 A/D converter; NetGear Nighthawk router.
Preamplifier: Ayre Acoustics KX-8.
Power amplifiers: Ayre Acoustics VX-8, Parasound JCA100 Tribute monoblocks.
Loudspeakers: MoFi SourcePoint 888.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Vodka (Ethernet), AudioQuest Coffee (USB), DH Labs (1m, AES3). Interconnect: Ayre/Cardas (balanced). Speaker: AudioQuest Robin Hood. AC: AudioQuest Dragon Source & High Current; manufacturers' own.
Accessories: 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). HDPlex linear power supply for Roon Nucleus+; AudioQuest Fog Lifters cable supports. 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
Preamplifier: Ayre Acoustics KX-8.
Power amplifiers: Ayre Acoustics VX-8, Parasound JCA100 Tribute monoblocks.
Loudspeakers: MoFi SourcePoint 888.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Vodka (Ethernet), AudioQuest Coffee (USB), DH Labs (1m, AES3). Interconnect: Ayre/Cardas (balanced). Speaker: AudioQuest Robin Hood. AC: AudioQuest Dragon Source & High Current; manufacturers' own.
Accessories: 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). HDPlex linear power supply for Roon Nucleus+; AudioQuest Fog Lifters cable supports. 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
