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  1. docvale

    Hana SL cartridge - suggestions for step up?

    Hi guys, I've recently installed a new cartridge on my vinyl rig. After reading quite positive reviews, I pulled the trigger for a Hana SL. The cartridge is now placed in this system (https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/docvales-new-system.32226/#post-734292) and, specifically, it is my...
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    docvale's new system

    Hi guys, this is my first post in a very long time, so there's lots of things to catch up with and, maybe, the need of a re-introduction. I'm an Italian bio-medical scientist, based in the US since 2009. I started my audio journey as a teen, when my father told me "there's this hifi show at...
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    Devialet - use of its phono stage

    I cannot hide I'm truly fascinated by Devialet gear. They look like the Swiss army knives of hi-fi: streamer, dac, preamp, amp, speaker optimization, headphone amp and, also, "universal" phono stage. They look gorgeous and even my wife finds them attractive :) The latter is something...
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    New Spectral 200S power amp released

    If you check the bulletin page, Spectral has just presented their new iteration of the DMA-200S power amp. http://spectralaudio.com/bulletins/0413.pdf
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    NY Audio Show 2013 - My impressions

    Yesterday I've been at the NY Audio Show. I'll start with some (very) negative remarks: several rooms, specially the small ones of the higher floors, there was an annoying chattering going on during the demos. Incredibly, most of the times this occurred with the exhibitors feeding this...
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    No interest in mirrorless cameras?

    I'm a little surprised in not seeing any threads about mirrorless system cameras. I understand they would not compete with top-notch D-SLRs, but since I got my Sony Nex my relation to photography evolved into passion. Products such that, from Sony to Fuji, going through Olympus or Panasonic...
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    DoP and USB-to-SPDIF converters

    Is it possible, or at least could it be hypothesized, to have DSD played through a USB-to-SPDIF converter? MSB for example claims DSD capability through all its inputs :confused:
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    USB powering

    I have learnt about a USB power supply from iFi Audio (a spin-off company from AMR), conceived for USB powered DACs. I have seen interesting graphs, showing that this device lowers the noise pushed by the USB output from, for example, a MacBook Pro. If it is clear that it might improve the...
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    Alexia demo at Innovative A/V - Manhattan

    Yesterday I went to the demo of the new Alexia speakers, at the Innovative Audio Video showroom in Manhattan. The demo was presented by Peter McGrath, who played lots of music, starting from his own recordings. First of all, I'd like to state for the 1000th time how pleasant is going to an...
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    Anyone into Naim gear?

    I realized nobody here speaks about Naim gear. I'm not that familiar with that brand, but when I had the chance to audition their amplification and CD players I found the sound really good. Any opinion?
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    Jon Lord R.I.P.

    :( what a sad new...
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    The Analog DAC

    MSB released a new DAC, the Analog DAC. Obviously nobody can have already listened to it, but does anyone know whether it has to be considered the new top of the line or the entry level? :confused: Price seems to be cheaper than the Platinum Signature IV, I say "seems" as if you want the...
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    American-Italian Cancer Foundation: Initiatives and Gala Dinner

    Hi friends, With the OK from our Steve Williams, I'm posting here something that is not really "industry", but that I hope will catch your interest and involvement :) I would like to introduce to the WBF community the activities of the American-Italian Cancer Foundation (AICF -...
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    DSD on USB: also dCS

    After having announced it a few days ago, here there's a CA report on a demo performed by dCS, with the collaboration of Pure Music, regarding the possibility to stream DSD files through USB. http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/dCS-Does-DSD-over-USB dCS, up to my knowledge, is the...
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    Does Meitner Audio still exist?

    At the latest Axpona NYC I had the chance to listen to the newest creature from Ed Meitner, the MA-1 DAC. I cannot say whether it was a breakthrough or not, because I had never heard any of the components of that system before. Anyway, there's been lots of excitement for this DAC, because of its...
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    Pre-clinical progress for the therapy of acute lymphoblastic leukemias

    Using mouse models of disease, a research group from Genova (Italy) found that the cytokine (a kind of hormone of the immune system) Interleukin-27 inhibits the in vivo growth of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common pediatric cancer. Hopefully something translational could come...
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    A perfect DAC?

    The big success of computer-based audio systems made DACs some of the most fashionable pieces of gear now. Some of them display an impressive plasticity in connectivity, but, to my knowledge, there's no DAC that has an HDMI input to accept signal streamed by hi-rez players such as the new Oppos...
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    New Member - An Italian In New York

    Ciao Guys, I'm glad to be part of this nice community :) As from the title, I'm Italian and I've been based in NY for 2 years... My passion for music and high-fidelity (or I'd better say the technology that moves around music reproduction) started 20 years ago and never left me. Hope to...

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