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Amp/Dac Combo

post #1 of 8
9/3/10 at 9:58pm
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I have been trying to find a good amp/dac combo but cant really find a whole lot of information. I was looking for something around 200 dollars that i could use and later down the road buy a nice dedicated amp to work with it. I was considering the Maverick D1.

 

Any suggestions?

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post #2 of 8
9/3/10 at 11:21pm

Tianyun Zero. Commonly known as the Zero dac. You'll find mixed reviews ranging from people saying there are quality issues to people raving about them.

 

I have a usb version and its been working great for I think about 1000 hours+ now?

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post #3 of 8
9/3/10 at 11:59pm

Yes, the Zero is a great Amp/DAC combo. It is usually around $150. I bought mine last November or December and have I am guessing I have about 3000hours on it. I use it every day and it is on from the moment i get home from school until I go to sleep. I haven't had an issue with it at all. 

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post #4 of 8
9/4/10 at 9:39am
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No one has much experience with the maverick d1?

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post #5 of 8
9/5/10 at 2:34am

I listened to it back-to-back vs a Cambridge Audio 740C feeding an LD MkII, SPDIF signal coming from the Cambridge also. I don't know if my analog interconnects were not haivng good synergy or the output on the Cambridge isn't matching well with the input impedance on the MkII, but the CDP-DAC (it has SPDIF input) only had a wider stage and more extended highs, while the D1 sound "fuller" from the upper mids all the way to the low bass, and it didn't give up anything: it's just as fast, very musical, and far from sloppy.Used a Grado SR225, Sennheiser HD600 and fed the analog out to a custom 3-watt per channel all-tube SET poweramp on Klipsch horn speakers. Same observations through all transducers.

 

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No one has much experience with the maverick d1?

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post #6 of 8
9/6/10 at 12:17am
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Originally Posted by ryanlopez4550 View Post

No one has much experience with the maverick d1?


Check out the huge D1 thread ;-)

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post #7 of 8
9/7/10 at 10:27pm
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Link it? i searched but ill check agian 

 

Thanks

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post #8 of 8
9/8/10 at 12:17am

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/446764/maverick-audio-dac-amp

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http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/470639/maverick-audio-tubemagic-d1-dac-amp-condensed-faq-and-info-thread

 

;-)

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