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>I posted my list on the Asylum a few years back. I will do so again.

I have only listed equipment that is in current use, either in my
listening room or elsewhere in my home. I own other items that are in
storage and haven't been used in a long time. I also haven't listed
samples that I have on loan and are currently under review or
equipment connected with Stereophile's recording activities, all of
which I own. Nor have I listed the small number of "distressed"
review samples that we have in storage but can't be returned to the
manufacturer because they are no longer in business:

Items Purchased:
Linn Sondek LP12 turntable (x2)
Linn Linto turntable power supply
Linn Ekos tonearm
Linn Arkiv B phono cartridge
B&W Silver Signature loudspeakers
Celestion SL6 loudspeakers
Rogers LS3/5a loudspeakers
Mark Levinson No.33 monoblocks
Musical Fidelity M250 monoblock (1, used for speaker measurements)
Mark Levinson No.380S preamplifier
NHT PVC passive preamplifier
Linn Linto phono preamplifier
Mark Levinson No.31.5 CD transport
Ayre C-5xe universal player
Technics DVD-AX10 DVD player
Pioneer 578 universal player
Toshiba DV79 DVD player
Musical Fidelity Nuvista 3D CD player
Mark Levinson No.30.6 D/A processor
Benchmark DAC 1 D/A headphone amplifier
dCS 972 digital-digital converter
Z-Systems rdp-1 digital equalizer
Slim Devices Squeezebox WiFi D/A processor
Apple 30GB iPod
HeadRoom Blockhead headphone amplifier
Sennheiser HD580, HD600, HD650 headphones
Sony MDR-7506 headphones
Power Wedge AC conditioner (x3)
Target and Sound Organization racks
Cables from Canare, Madrigal, Apogee, Power Wedge, Linn
Room Treatments from ASC and RPG

Items on manufacturer-sanctioned long-term loan:
Benchmark ADC 1 A/D converter
Revel Ultima Studio loudspeakers
Mark Levinson No.326 preamp
Mark Levinson No.32 preamp
Classe cdp-202 DVD/CD player
(all of the above are scheduled to be returned in March 2007)
Musical Fidelity X-24K D/A processor
APC S-15 power conditioner (x2)
Ray Samuels Emmeline SR71 headphone amplifier
Ultimate Audio UE5 and UE10 headphones
(I have offered to return these, but they are custom-molded to the
shape of my inner ear, making them useless to anyone else)
Shure E3 headphones
Celestion SL speaker stands (3 pairs)
Cables from AudioQuest, Cardas, Crystal Cable, Ayre, Kimber,
Madrigal, DH Labs, DiMarzio, Stereovox, PS Audio, Synergistic

Items on loan that I have asked to pay for but for which an invoice
has not been forthcoming:
Ultimate Audio UE5 and UE10 headphones (see above)
PS Audio P300 Power Plant
Linn Classik receiver
Ray Samuels Emmeline Hornet headphone amplifier
Yamaha @PET receiver
RME & Digital Audio Labs soundcards

I hope this disclosure is found illuminating, and I am sure that all
reviewers can produce similar lists. Note that I don't list
all this equipment in my reviews, only that which was used during the
preparation of any specific review.

John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile


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