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Vivid Audio Giya G1 Spirit loudspeaker Associated Equipment

Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment

Digital Sources: Apple MacBook Pro computer (2.5GHz Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) running OS 10.13, Roon v.1.3 build 262, JRiver Media Center 19, iTunes 12.7, Amarra Computer Music Player, VLC, Reaper 5.52, XLD; Western Digital 2TB NAS; Western Digital, Toshiba portable USB drives; Oppo BDP-103 universal BD player; Meridian Digital Media System (formerly Sooloos) Control 15, QNAP TS-669 Pro NAS; Apple iPad Air 2 & iPhone 6. Ayre Acoustics QB-9^DSD, Benchmark Media Systems DAC1 USB & DAC2 HGC, Meridian Explorer² DACs.
Analog Source: Oracle Delphi 2 turntable (modified by Brooks Berdan), Origin Live Encounter tonearm, Soundsmith Aida cartridge.
Preamplifier: Marantz AV7005 in Pure Direct Mode.
Power Amplifiers: Classé CAM 350 monoblocks (2).
Loudspeakers: MartinLogan Masterpiece Renaissance ESL 15A & Prodigy & BalancedForce 212 subwoofers (2). Desktop & recording monitoring system: Emotiva 5, Velodyne Servo-F subwoofer.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Diamond (USB) & HD6 Carbon (S/PDIF), Cardas Clear (USB) & Neutral Reference (S/PDIF), XLO (S/PDIF). Line level: various Kimber Kable, XLO HT Pro. Speaker: Kimber Kable BiFocal XL. Headphone: Cardas Clear (balanced). AC: manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Dedicated 40A line (amplifiers & speakers), dedicated 15A lines (digital & analog components).—Jon Iverson