Analog sources: Benny Audio Odyssey turntable, Benz Micro Gullwing cartridge.
Digital sources: Tascam CD-200iL CD player, HoloAudio May DAC.
Preamplifiers: Allnic H-5500, Manley Chinook, Ampsandsound Yellowstone.
Power amplifier: Air Tight ATM-1 2024.
Integrated amplifier: Unison Research S6 Black Edition.
Loudspeakers: Spendor BC1.
Cables: Interconnects: AudioQuest Pegasus and Black Beauty, Triode Wire Labs Spirit II (RCA), "Spirit 75" S/PDIF (RCA/BNC). Speaker: AudioQuest William Tell Zero (10').
Accessories: Pro-Ject VC-S2 ALU…
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Sidebar 3: Associated Equipment
Sidebar 4: Measurements
I used DRA Labs' MLSSA system and a calibrated DPA 4006 microphone with an Earthworks microphone preamplifier to measure the Wharfedale Super Linton's farfield frequency behavior and dispersion. I used an Earthworks QTC-40 mike for the nearfield responses. I usually leave a loudspeaker's grille off for the measurements. However, as the Super Linton's front baffle is set into the enclosure and the grille frame provides some acoustic profiling around the drive units, as I had done with the Wharfedale Heritage Series Dovedale that I reviewed in April 2024, I left the…