In the Listening Room

Here is the list of audio equipment I own and deploy for daily listening, from beginning (the Source) to the end (the Speakers). I personally feel photos are essential, even more so since I am a visually-driven person. More to follow.

Distance from tweeter to tweeter is 5'6". Distance from tweeter to listening position is 10'.

• Sources
• Apple MacBook (circa 2009) streaming wirelessly to an Apple Airport Express, digital out via cheap $1.99 Toslink digital cable, brand unknown
• Arcam FMJ DV29, digital out via Cardas High Speed Data Cable S/PDIF digital cable
• DSP
• TacT RCS2.0, which has been modified by manually disconnecting the analog input and output sections from the main power supply, resulting in a slightly cleaner presentation
• Digital In from Source
• Digial Out to DAC, via a balanced Cardas Netutral Reference Digital Cable
• Volume "permanently" set to 91.1, never varying - admittedly, this is an odd 2.0dB lower than "0" reference value, I know, but ... I will try to explain my choice later. Or, if I can't explain it to you, then I'll change it to some other value that will make more sense to us both!
• DAC
• Bryston BDA-1 D/A Converter
• Analog output to the Preamp via Blue Circle BC99 interconnects (1.0m) 

• Preamp
• Blue Circle BC3000 mk2 with outboard power supply
• Connected to the Amplifier via Blue Circle BC99 interconnects (1.5m) 

• Amplifier
• Blue Circle BC22 mk2 POT+LOC monoblocks
• Connected to the Speakers via Blue Circle BC92 speaker cables (8ft)

• Speakers
• Salk HT1-TL
• Custom Cherry finish

Accessories and Miscellaneous Notes:

• Herbie's Audio Lab tenderfeet under the preamplifier and the TacT. Grungebusters under each foot of each amp and the Bryston DAC. Sonic stabiliziers on top of the amps, the DVD player, and the DAC.
• A set of Pangea AC9 power cables connecting an Acme Audio 20A cryogenically treated, silver plated outlet to the BC22 monoblock amplifiers through a pair of PS Audio High Current Ultimate Outlets (1 for each amplifier)
• The BC3000 preamplifier is also connected to one of the UO using PSAudio entry-level power cable
• PSAudio P300 Power Plant connected to all 3 digital devices (Arcam DVD, TacT RCS2.0, and Bryston DAC) via Pangea AC14 and AC14SE power cables
• Cardas Golden JC Jumpers connecting lower to upper speaker terminals