Music Hall Maverick? - Has Anyone Heard...

TAS did a review of the Maverick in their latest issue. Very favourable review. Two channel only on the SACD if memory serves but for myself it wouldn't be a problem.

I have had the Maverick in my setup for about 3 months. SACD is very good, Redbook using the upsampling is excellent. Good looks, lots of heft, great remote. Switching between the SACD and Redbook layers is only available on the remote as the front of the Maverick is very spartan. There have been a number of issues with the first run of this player reading some discs. I myself have not encountered this. However, I have had some problems getting the tray to open and close at times unless I power the unit off then on again. It has been better the last month or so though. Another quirk is the length of time it takes to read a disc in prep for play. If you were listening to a Redbook disc then switch to an SACD, the machine will default to the Redbook layer unless you select the SACD layer from the remote. If you are looking for a well built, good looking 2 channel only machine, I would give this thing a look see. At it's price point I think it gives a very good accounting of itself. I don't regret getting one. FWIW, I bought a demo unit from an authorized dealer, so I did not pay full freight. I replaced a fully modded Sony NS500V with it and am quite impressed. So far, I prefer (in my room, with my gear) using the upsampling feature for Redbook. If it's quality 2 channel SACD you are after this thing does it good...

Hey Joe, any interest in A/Bing the Maverick against the Music Hall MMF25?

I have heard some say they actually prefer the Redbook performance of the MMF25 to the Maverick, but my drinking by the label(always dangerous in audio and life in general) tells me the Maverick should be the winner.

See you in a couple of weeks!
Joe

Joe,
Looking forward to seeing you. Bring the 25 with you if you can, and we'll pit them against each other!

Sorry people, the review I mentioned above was in Tellig's column in the recent Stereophile. My apologies.