Below is a list of equipment that John E. Johnson, Jr. (Editor-in-Chief) utilizes at the main office in Redwood City, California, for reviewing products.

Lab 1:

Denon DVD-5900 and Various Other DVD Players that Change Frequently

JVC HR-DVS3U Digital (DV) and S-VHS VCR

Lexicon MC-12B SSP (Fully Balanced)

Classé CA-5200 Five-Channel Power Amplifier

Audio Control Phase Coupled Activator (Sub-Harmonic Generator)

Threshold ES-500 Full Range Electrostatic Speakers (Front left/right)

Final Sound 400 Center Channel and Surround Electrostatic Speakers

Four Velodyne HGS-18 and DD-18 Subwoofers

Nordost, River Cables, and Slinkylinks Interconnects, Video Cables, and Speaker Cables

Panasonic PT-DW5000U Single-Panel 16:9 720p DLP Digital Projector

90" (Diagonal) Stewart Grayhawk Projection Screen

PS Audio P1200 AC Regenerator (Line Conditioner)

 

Lab 2:

McIntosh MCD201 SACD Player

Balanced Audio Technology VK-5i Pure Class A Triode Preamplifier (Fully Balanced)

Lamm L2 Reference Class A Tube Preamplifier

Balanced Audio Technology VK-500 Solid State Two-Channel Power Amplifier (Fully Balanced)

Lamm M2.2 Hybrid Power Amplifiers

McIntosh MC-602 Solid State Two-Channel Power Amplifier (Fully Balanced)

McIntosh MC-1201 Solid State Monoblocks (1200 watts into 8 Ohms, Fully Balanced)

Carver Platinum Mark IV Ribbon Speakers

Carver Silver Mark IV Ribbon Speakers

Velodyne F-1800 Subwoofers (2 Each)

Legenburg, Nordost Cables

PS Audio P500 AC Regenerator (Line Conditioner)

Audio Precision SYS-2722 (Measurement Instrument)

Dell Computer Pentium 4 with 128 MB ATI Radeon Video Card and Lynx L22 Balanced Sound Card (Used for Video Editing and Audio Bench Testing)

VTBook Laptop Computer Video Card, 1920x1200 Capable, DVI Output (used with an HP Pavillion Laptop Computer)

Accupel HDG-3000 Digital Color Signal Generator (1080i capable), Component Video and DVI Output

ColorFacts Pro Video Test and Calibration Software, Version 6.0, Spyder Sensor

Sound Technology SpectraLab Audio Analysis Software

Staco 3PN2210B-DVM 22 Ampere Variable Transformer (for adjusting line voltage to 120 volts during amplifier power output tests)

 

Lab 3:

Sony SCD-CE775 SACD Player

Classé CDP-10 CD Player

Balanced Audio Technology VK-5i Pure Class A Triode Preamplifier (Fully Balanced)

Balanced Audio VK-75SE Triode Two-Channel Power Amplifier (Fully Balanced)

Magnepan Magneplanar MG1.6/QR Full-Range Planar-Magnetic Speakers

SVS SB12-Plus Subwoofer

Nordost, River Cables, and Slinkylinks Cables

Furman Model II Reference Balanced AC Supply