Hello,
my name is Roberto, and I am a music lover. For me audio equipment is a means to get enjoyment out of the music I love, and also to discover new music. This does not mean that I am not trying to tweak my stuff to make it perform better, which sometimes gets a bit crazy. I have a degree in music composition and a doctorate in mathematics, now work in product security, including cryptography.
Audio gear: I recently sold my NAIM equipment (32.5, HiCap, 140) to purchase an Abrahamsen pre/power amp combo (V30 UP pre with V40 UP power amp). My DAC is a Gustard X20U. Source is a modified Marantz SA7001KI, used now almost exclusively as a CD transport. Speakers inspired by AN/E but with Seas Excel tweeters. Van den Hul (D102 MkIII hybrid) and Sommer cable (Epilogue) balanced interconnects and Can den hum Magnum hybrid speaker cables - terminated myself with z plugs.
I also like to solve twisty puzzles and photography. But, before everything I mentioned above, my greatest joys in life are given me by my wife and my son: despite all the intellectual and spiritual enjoyment science and art can give, there's simply nothing that compares to them.
Roberto
