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post #661 of 668
8/22/12 at 10:59am

The Dual is for stereo or something I think. it is the way the chips are aligned. As the components are single channel components. I may be wrong. I remember it is mentioned somewhere either on hte website or in this thread.

The tube upgrade that comes with the D1 is good and defintely a good entry "upgrade" tube!.
The 396A is REALLY lovely. Deep, open sound stage. Gives the lower frequency a warm, upped feel. Punchy but not boomy.
 

Paired with the SUN HDAM it becomes clearer and the extension of the soundstage is opened up a little bit more ontop of that.

I run my D1 to my stereo amp and the sound is gorgeous. The same goes with headphones (obviously pending the headphones). Close your eyes and the music rises and fills with presence.

There are a few combinations here on the thread that you can dig out via eBay and play around with. :).
I left my case off as it is a bit of a hassel try to get it on and off haha. Might do a clear cover though.

You're most welcome!. I really enjoy the D1 and want to keep this thread going!

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post #662 of 668
11/14/12 at 2:54am

I'm looking for a new desktop amp/dac combo and would like to know if anyone of you would rate a maverick d1 over a fiio e17/e09k combo.

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post #663 of 668
11/19/12 at 12:28pm
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Originally Posted by HumanSaurusRex View Post

I'm looking for a new desktop amp/dac combo and would like to know if anyone of you would rate a maverick d1 over a fiio e17/e09k combo.

I've never tried the e17 combo and what not so I don't really know what to say in that aspect but if you're willing to muck arond with getting the case off on the D1 and getting a nice tube and the SUN HDAM from audio-gd. It is a really nice unit.

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post #664 of 668
11/20/12 at 7:52am
Hello everyone!
I'm interested in this device and have some questions:
1) I'm planning to connect DAC with my PC via USB. As i know USB-implementation in Maverick Audio D1 is worse than in almost same-priced Audio-GD NFB-12 / 15 (specifically current 15.32). But... i'm listening only 16 bit 44 khz CD-rips. Will i find a difference in USB implementations in such case?
2) How does D1 sound from headphone output in comparison to Audio-GD NFB-12 / 15 or another Audio-GD? I read here positive comparison of D2 and Audio-GD NFB-12 only as a DAC, but D1 has another DAC-chip and there are no tube-magic on headphone output :) Can anyone describe its sound with headphones?
3) I have rather good speakers (JBL S26CH) and need a good dac-out/preamp for my amplifier (HK AVR132 receiver now). Can D1 beat NFB-12 dac-out in this component? As i see in review by John Darko it's possible: 4 stars for D1 and 3.5 stars for NFB-12.
Thanks for your response.
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post #665 of 668
3/12/13 at 8:41pm

Let's revive the dead. I have a Maverick D1 + on the way from Asia and I am also expecting a NFB-12 from another member to arrive any day now.

 

Once I have had time to get these pieces up and running, I'll be happy to answer any questions. Just so you know, I've upgraded the opamps and also the tube. But I went one step further and ordered a WE 386A JAN Military spec tube from eBay for $65. I just had to know how it sounded as the reviews were quite impressive.

 

More to come later in the week. Oh, did I mention I also ordered the V90 from Violectric.

 

This weekend is gonna be a hoot at my house. Neighbors are in for a treat.
 

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post #666 of 668
3/12/13 at 9:21pm

Haha. Wicked etys!

I have the WE 396A and it is very nice. 
Currently paired wit the audiogd SUN HDAM and yyum.

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post #667 of 668
5/6/13 at 1:08pm

Swapped out the LF353N Op-amps, rolled in some OPA2134's, massive improvement, soundstage much bigger and everything is more detailed, like lifting a veil.

 

Next i'll look into swapping some capacitors.

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post #668 of 668
5/7/13 at 12:10am

I want to swap / put in bigger caps but don;t jnow where to start....or what to do.. ><. Did it with my X-Can V2 but not sure what to do with the D1.

I wonder how the OPA2134's compare to the Audio-gd SUN HDAM.

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