Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Digital sources: Roon Nucleus+ music server; Ayre Acoustics C-5xeMP universal player; MBL N31 CD player/DAC; Ayre Acoustics QA-9 A/D converter.
Integrated amplifiers: Audio Research I/50, NAD M10.
Power amplifiers: Parasound Halo JC 1+ monoblocks.
Loudspeakers: GoldenEar BRX, KEF LS50, Q Acoustics 5040.
Headphones: Audeze LCD-X.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Vodka (Ethernet). Interconnect: Ayre/Cardas Reference (balanced). Speaker: AudioQuest Robin Hood. Headphones: Nordost Heimdall 2. AC: AudioQuest Dragon Source & High Current, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Target TT-5 equipment racks; 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). AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.—John Atkinson
Integrated amplifiers: Audio Research I/50, NAD M10.
Power amplifiers: Parasound Halo JC 1+ monoblocks.
Loudspeakers: GoldenEar BRX, KEF LS50, Q Acoustics 5040.
Headphones: Audeze LCD-X.
Cables: Digital: AudioQuest Vodka (Ethernet). Interconnect: Ayre/Cardas Reference (balanced). Speaker: AudioQuest Robin Hood. Headphones: Nordost Heimdall 2. AC: AudioQuest Dragon Source & High Current, manufacturers' own.
Accessories: Target TT-5 equipment racks; 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). AC power comes from two dedicated 20A circuits, each just 6' from breaker box.—John Atkinson
