gear - liv3evil: pennies from hell

Updated 20250823

For Critical Listening, Room:

Digital

Amplifier: Eversolo Play
DAC: Eversolo Play
Power: Emotiva CMX6
Speakers: Polk Reserve R200
Streamer: Eversolo Play

Signal Path:

Eversolo Play -> WBC 12 AWG -> Polk R200

Analog

Amplifier: Marantz PM8006
CD Player: TEAC PD-301
DAC: Schiit Bifrost
Power: Emotiva CMX6
Speakers: Paradigm Atom Monitor v.5
Streamer: Bluesound NODE
Turntable: Technics SL-1210M5G w/Ortofon Concorde Pro S40

Signal Paths:

Bluesound Node -> XSS MUSB -> Schiit Bifrost -> WBC RCA -> Marantz PM8006 -> WBC 12 AWG -> Paradigm Atom Monitor v.5
TEAC PD-301 -> WBC SPDIF -> Schiit Bifrost -> WBC RCA -> Marantz PM8006 -> WBC 12 AWG -> Paradigm Atom Monitor v.5
Technics SL-12010M5G -> WBC RCA -> Marantz PM8006 -> WBC 12 AWG -> Paradigm Atom Monitor v.5

WBC == Worlds Best Cables; XSS == Emotiva

For Critical Listening, Headphones:

Amplifier 1: FiiO K17
Amplifier 2: Apos x Community Gremlin w/Ray Tubes 12AU7 Select Vacuum Tube
CD Player: Marantz CD6007
DAC: FiiO K17
Headphones 1: Audeze LCD-2 Classic
Headphones 2: Dan Clark Audio ÆON 2 Noire
Power: WAudio W-3900
Streamer: FiiO K17

Signal Paths:

FiiO K17 (Streaming) -> HAC Balanced -> [Headphones]
FiiO K17 (Streaming) -> WBC Balanced -> Apos x Community Gremlin -> HAC Balanced -> [Headphones]
Marantz CD6007 -> WBC SPDIF -> FiiO K17 (Coaxial) -> HAC Balanced -> [Headphones]
Marantz CD6007 -> WBC SPDIF -> FiiO K17 (Coaxial) -> HAC Balanced -> Apos x Community Gremlin -> HAC Balanced -> [Headphones]