Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog sources: VPI Avenger Direct turntable with 12" VPI FatBoy tonearm, Hana Umami Blue MC cartridge; Thorens TD 124 turntable with 9.5" The Wand Plus tonearm, Luxman LMC-5 MC cartridge.
Digital sources: HoloAudio May DAC, Sonore opticalRendu, Roon Nucleus+, Small Green Computer power supply, TRENDnet switch, Apple iPad mini.
Preamplifiers: PrimaLuna EVO 100 phono, Aurorasound Viva II phono.
Integrated amplifiers: PrimaLuna EVO 400.
Loudspeakers: Heretic AD614, Volti Audio Razz, Voxativ Ampeggio 2024.
Cables: Interconnects: Agent Pur, AudioQuest Pegasus, Analysis Plus Silver Apex, Triode Wire Labs Spirit II (RCA), Shindo (XLR to RCA). Speaker: AudioQuest William Tell (10'). AC: AudioQuest NRG Z, Triode Wire Labs Obsession NCF.
Accessories: Pro-Ject VC-S2 ALU, Humminguru record cleaning machines; AOCISKA soft bristle brush; AudioQuest PQ-707 and IsoTek EVO3 Aquarius power conditioners; Salamander five-tier Archetype rack (2); A/V RoomService Ltd. Equipment Vibration Protectors (EVPs); IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under turntable, preamp, power, and integrated amps); mahogany blocks (three to a stack), under IKEA boards.—Ken Micallef
Digital sources: HoloAudio May DAC, Sonore opticalRendu, Roon Nucleus+, Small Green Computer power supply, TRENDnet switch, Apple iPad mini.
Preamplifiers: PrimaLuna EVO 100 phono, Aurorasound Viva II phono.
Integrated amplifiers: PrimaLuna EVO 400.
Loudspeakers: Heretic AD614, Volti Audio Razz, Voxativ Ampeggio 2024.
Cables: Interconnects: Agent Pur, AudioQuest Pegasus, Analysis Plus Silver Apex, Triode Wire Labs Spirit II (RCA), Shindo (XLR to RCA). Speaker: AudioQuest William Tell (10'). AC: AudioQuest NRG Z, Triode Wire Labs Obsession NCF.
Accessories: Pro-Ject VC-S2 ALU, Humminguru record cleaning machines; AOCISKA soft bristle brush; AudioQuest PQ-707 and IsoTek EVO3 Aquarius power conditioners; Salamander five-tier Archetype rack (2); A/V RoomService Ltd. Equipment Vibration Protectors (EVPs); IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards (under turntable, preamp, power, and integrated amps); mahogany blocks (three to a stack), under IKEA boards.—Ken Micallef
