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- Headphone Inventory
- HiFiMan HE1000
Audio Technica ATH-W1000
Sennheiser HD800 (returned)
- Headphone Amp Inventory
- Chord DAVE
Yamamoto HA-02 (sold)
- Source Inventory
- Digital:
Chord DAVE
Roon/Tidal running off SD card
Mac Mini modified by Uptone Audio in bridged mode serving as Roon Core server, powered by Uptone Audio JS-2 power supply
Centurylink router powered by Uptone Audio JS-2
Paul Pang ethernet switch with TXCO clock powered by Jameco LPS
SOtM dCBL-Cat7 Ethernet cables (x2)
Ethernet switch modded by SOtM to Ultra status, powered by Uptone Audio LPS-1 power supply with custom silver cable, and reclocked by SOtM sMS-200 Ultra
SOtM sMS-200 Ultra powered by Uptone Audio LPS-1 power supply with custom Zenwave UPOCC copper cable
Uptone Audio Iso Regen powered by Uptone Audio LPS-1 power supply and Ghent Audio cable
SOtM txUSB Ultra powered by Uptone Audio LPS-1 power supply with custom Zenwave UPOCC copper cable
Ayre QB-9 DSD (sold)
Exemplar modified Denon 2900 (sold)
Analog:
TW Acustic Raven turntable and integral phono cable
TW Acustic Raven 10.5 tonearm
Miyajima Shilabe cart
Zanden/TW Acustic record mat
Rega RP8 turntable dedicated for mono records
Ortofon Cadenza mono cart
Synthetic cork record mat
Avid Volvere, SME 309, Cardas tonearm cable, van den Hul cart (sold)
Miyajima Spirit Mono cart (retired)
- Cable Inventory
- High Fidelity CT-1 Enhanced interconnect
WyWires Gold interconnect
Daedalus/WyWires speaker cable
Phasure Lush USB cable
Phasure Lush^2 USB cable
Audience AU24 SE USB cable
Uptone Audio USPCB connector
SOtM dCBL-CAT7 ethernet
Blue Jeans Cable 6a ethernet
Supra CAT8 (sold)
Auditorium 23 speaker cable (sold)
Shindo ICs (sold)
- Power-Related Components
- Crayon CFA 1.2 integrated amp with Synergistic Research Blue Fuses
Crayon CPH-P phono stage with dedicated Paul Hynes SR5 DR48 power supply with Synergistic Research Blue Fuse
Bakoon integrated amp (sold)
Shindo Monbrison preamp and Cortese amp (sold)
- Other Audio Equipment
- Devore Gibbon X speakers
Daedalus Athena v.2 speakers with woofer upgrade (sold)
Devore Gibbon Super 8 speakers (sold)
Audience aR6 TSSOX power conditioner
Shunyata Alpha HC power cord powering amplifier direct-to-wall
Shunyata Alpha HC power cord powering Chord DAVE
selection of Audience AU24 SE and Audience PowerChord power cords
Two 20 amp dedicated circuits with 10-gauge wire and FIM 888 AC outlets
Stillpoints Ultra SS and Ultra Mini under most components including speakers, power conditioner, amp, DAC, phono stage and phono power supply, all sitting on IKEA bamboo cutting boards
Finite Elemente rack with Cerabase footers
Finite Elemente Ceraballs under some components
Custom wall-mounted TT rack
Acoustic Revive Schumann resonator powered by Jameco LPS
Stillpoints Aperture acoustic room treatment (2)
A/V Roomservice acoustic room treatment (4)
Acustica Applicata Diffusion Absorption Audio Device
ZSleeves
DIY ultrasonic record cleaner/VPI 16.5 record cleaner
Uptone Audio Regen (not in use)
Audioquest Jitterbugs (not in use)
High Fidelity Cables MC 0.5 Wave Guide
High Fidelity Cables Magnetic Adapters
- Audio-Related Tweaks
- see above
- Music Preferences
- omnivorous
- Occupation
- Professional writer/researcher
Signature
Zhone fiber optic modem/router (powered by Uptone JS-2 LPS and QSA Lanedri DC extension cable) > Mac Mini with Uptone MMK modifications (also powered by Uptone JS-2) > ethernet to fiber via Sonore OpticalModule > long run of fiber > Sonore OpticalModule (powered by Farad Super 3 with QSA Lanedri DC extension cable) > Sablon ethernet > Uptone EtherRegen (powered by Farad Super 3 with QSA Lanedri DC extension cable) > SOtM ethernet > dCS Bartok headphone amp/DAC (powered by QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation power cable plugged into Audience ar6-TSSOX power conditioner, plugged into 8 AWG dedicated lines via Audience Au24 SE HP power cord) > HiFiMan HE1000 using WyWires Platinum headphone cables (vibration control from Stillpoints, Soundecks, and EVPs and Quadraspire SVT rack)
