Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: Custom Intel/Win11 music server running JRiver Media Center v33 and Roon 2. Merging Devices Hapi II, exaSound S88, and Okto dac8 Pro D/A processors. QNAP TVS-873 NAS. Oppo Digital UDP-103 universal disc player.
Power amplifiers: Benchmark AHB2.
Loudspeakers: KEF Blade Two Meta with IsoAcoustics GAIA II feet, KEF LS60W, KEF KC92 subwoofer, PS Audio FR5.
Cables: Digital interconnects: Mogami Gold AES TD DB25-XLR snake. Analog interconnects: Mogami Gold AES TD DB25-XLR snake, Benchmark Studio&Stage XLR–XLR. Speaker cables: Blue Jeans Canare 4S11.
Accessories: Furman Elite 15 DM power conditioner, HDPlex 300W Linear Power Supply (for server).
Listening room: 24' L × 14' W × 8' H, furnished with GIK Monster Bass Traps built into each front corner. Sidewalls lateral to L/R speakers have 2" thick, 2' wide floor-to-ceiling OC 705 panels. Front wall has large windows variably covered by solar shades. Rear of room opens into 10' × 7' foyer and a 12' × 8' dining area.—Kalman Rubinson
Power amplifiers: Benchmark AHB2.
Loudspeakers: KEF Blade Two Meta with IsoAcoustics GAIA II feet, KEF LS60W, KEF KC92 subwoofer, PS Audio FR5.
Cables: Digital interconnects: Mogami Gold AES TD DB25-XLR snake. Analog interconnects: Mogami Gold AES TD DB25-XLR snake, Benchmark Studio&Stage XLR–XLR. Speaker cables: Blue Jeans Canare 4S11.
Accessories: Furman Elite 15 DM power conditioner, HDPlex 300W Linear Power Supply (for server).
Listening room: 24' L × 14' W × 8' H, furnished with GIK Monster Bass Traps built into each front corner. Sidewalls lateral to L/R speakers have 2" thick, 2' wide floor-to-ceiling OC 705 panels. Front wall has large windows variably covered by solar shades. Rear of room opens into 10' × 7' foyer and a 12' × 8' dining area.—Kalman Rubinson
