Sidebar 3: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: 16" MacBook Pro M1 Max running Roon 2.0. Lenovo ThinkCentre running Roon ROCK. Aurender A20. HiFi Rose RS520.
Preamplifiers: Audio Research LS16 MkII, Balanced Audio Technology VK-90, Benchmark HPA4 line stage.
Power amplifiers: Krell FPB 200c, two Margules U280sc (used as monoblocks), PrimaLuna Evo 400 integrated with Tung-Sol KT150 and Gold Lion platinum-grade 12AU7 tubes, Balanced Audio Technology REX 500.
Loudspeakers: Focal Utopia Scala Evo, Tekton Moab (original version).
Cables: Clarus Crimson pure copper OCC interconnects. AudioQuest Thunderbird Zero speaker cables.
Accessories: AudioQuest PowerQuest PQ-707 power conditioner and Core Power Technologies Equi-Core 1800 MkII/Deep-Core 1800 power conditioners, all on a dedicated 20A circuit. Townshend Seismic Isolation Podiums for speakers and power amplifiers.
Listening room: Custom-built dedicated 21' × 15' room with 10'-tall walls rising to a 16' gabled ceiling; total volume 4000ft3. Extra-thick drywall over Rockwool and mass-loaded vinyl. Hardwood floor over plywood, rubber, gravel, and concrete. 12' × 15' wool rug on a thick pad. Four bass traps, two skyline diffusers, and 12 absorption panels including four "clouds."—Rogier van Bakel
Preamplifiers: Audio Research LS16 MkII, Balanced Audio Technology VK-90, Benchmark HPA4 line stage.
Power amplifiers: Krell FPB 200c, two Margules U280sc (used as monoblocks), PrimaLuna Evo 400 integrated with Tung-Sol KT150 and Gold Lion platinum-grade 12AU7 tubes, Balanced Audio Technology REX 500.
Loudspeakers: Focal Utopia Scala Evo, Tekton Moab (original version).
Cables: Clarus Crimson pure copper OCC interconnects. AudioQuest Thunderbird Zero speaker cables.
Accessories: AudioQuest PowerQuest PQ-707 power conditioner and Core Power Technologies Equi-Core 1800 MkII/Deep-Core 1800 power conditioners, all on a dedicated 20A circuit. Townshend Seismic Isolation Podiums for speakers and power amplifiers.
Listening room: Custom-built dedicated 21' × 15' room with 10'-tall walls rising to a 16' gabled ceiling; total volume 4000ft3. Extra-thick drywall over Rockwool and mass-loaded vinyl. Hardwood floor over plywood, rubber, gravel, and concrete. 12' × 15' wool rug on a thick pad. Four bass traps, two skyline diffusers, and 12 absorption panels including four "clouds."—Rogier van Bakel
