I built an entire Bottlehead system shortly after building a few CMOY amps. The instructions are very thorough; you just need to learn how to use your soldering iron to make good joints. My Bottlehead system includes two Paramounts (300b mono block amps; one for each channnel), Seduction (phono...

Quote: Originally Posted by sdcloud69 would this puppy make for a good upgrade from a ZERO Dac? i've got a serious case of upgrade-itus and this looks pretty nice on paper. I never owned a Zero, so I cannot say if the Maverick is a step up. Based on my experience, though, using a...

This forum would have you believe that the more money you spend, the better the sound expereince. That is a load of crap. You spend the amount of money necessary to find a sound that is pleasing to you. While finding the right system may cause you to spend a few bucks, you do not have to...

I recieved my Maverick yesterday. It is every bit as good as the Beresford TC-7510 I replaced it with. I use the Maverick primarily as a DAC using the tube out to my tube speaker system. I A/B'ed the tube output and the analog output to my sound system and enjoyed the tube output much better. I...

I ordered the Maverick a day ago for the tube-output/DAC function only. I do not care about the headphone section. I currently interface a Beresford TC-7520 from my Squeezebox Duet to my DIY tube stereo system. As with the Beresford DAC, I care less about the ability of the HP output. The...

17 months after receiving my stock WA6 SE, it still is a solid, great-sounding headphone amp. I let it burn in for about a month and ordered a Sophia Princess 27B from Woo. After introducing this tube to the device, I was completely blown away. Sweet, detailed and lucious sound eminated from my...

17 months after taking delivery of the WA6 SE it continues to sound excellent. I ran it with the stock tubes for a few weeks before ordering the Sophia Princess. After burning in the princess tube, then amp really opened up and provided more clarity than before. I find that th e sound is even...

I use an SB Classic (as it is now called) and HD650's for the headphone side of my music system. The onboard DAC of the SB is fine, but I found an external DAC improved the sound. I am using an inexpensive (Beresford TC-7510) DAC, but the improvement was very noticeable. I imagine a higher...

Beresford TC-7510 has a variable and fixed analog output.

Several folks on another forum I visit recommend these inexpensive RCA cables...Audio Cables - RCA / 3.5mm.

Do you want to disucss the music in vinyl form or the turntable on which the vinyl is spun? The folks at Audiokarma are pretty much up on such things, though, a good percentage are heavily into vintage equipment.

As I generally recommend, save your money and skip the $450 of upgrades, order the WA6 SE stock, listen to it for a month or so, then buy the Sophia Princess. After you become familiar with the amp, the addition of the Princess will be much more noticeable. Takezo's posts on modifications is...

You are gonna love that tube!

The Six Moons review on the Atelier did mention that this speaker did not pair well with some amps the reviewer used. He complained about the music being 'thin', much as you described in an earlier post. I would contact Wayne Parnham at Pi Speakers for his input and recommendations. You can...

To the OP, CrazyRay, you have a fine headphone amp in the WA6 SE. I would find it difficult to see the advantages of owning an HP amp costing 4x or more as much. I listened to several very expensive amps at Can Jam '08, and, to me, the WA6 SE is every bit as good. The WA6 SE should last you for...