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We start to take TubeMagic D2 DAC pre-order

ryan — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:44:07 +0000

Finally, our long-awaitedTubeMagic D2 is almost ready! We just started to take pre-orders. Anyone who order now will get a free NOS GE 5670 tube upgrade!

Detail about the D2 can be found on our web site.

Status update

ryan — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:23:04 +0000

Hello all Maverick Audio fans,

I haven’t updated this blog for a long time. I know a lot of people are wondering how is Maverick Audio doing. Frankly, we have been busy with testing and designing our new products. The good news is, we will have one new product to be announced really soon, they are all designed with our own philosophy and priced very reasonable. One product will be announced during Oct, and the other will be ready on Nov. So stay tuned….

I would like to thank to everyone who supported us by either purchasing our product or providing very valuable comments. You guys are the best!

Cheers and best regards,

Ryan
Founder
Maverick Audio

Merry Christmas to every one!

ryan — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 07:08:17 +0000

I just want to thank to everyone who support and help us in the last year. I wish you a very merry Christmas and Gong Hey Fat Choy for the upcoming 2011.

Stay tuned for more exciting new products from us in 2011!

Ryan Ping
Founder
Maverick Audio

Very rare “factory matched” Raytheon Military grade 6AK5 tube upgrade now available for order!

admin — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 04:40:10 +0000

We have managed to acquire a batch of beautiful Raytheon 6AK5 tubes. The unique part of these tubes are that they are matched in the original Raytheon factory and the value of two tubes are perfectly matched. Yes, that means the output readings of the two tubes are exactly same, which is almost impossible if it is not done in the original manufacturing plant. Furthermore, the Raytheon tube sounds wonderful, and we’ve decided to use the Raytheon as our future tube upgrade option for the A1 amplifier.

The handwritten number on each of the box are the output readings of the two 6AK5 tubes in the box. They are perfectly matched.

Each pair of the tubes are in the original military style white box.

The Raytheon tubes are in excellent condition.

JHY-Hytron tube upgrade available for A1

ryan — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:04:19 +0000

Due to extremely high demand, we have used up all our Tung-sol tube stock. We now offer another tube upgrade option for our customers, a beautiful pair of matched 1950’s JHY-Hytron 6AK5 military grade tube, which will offer excellent sound quality, as good as Tung-sol tube if not better.

For people who want Tung-sol tube, we only have one unit in stock right now, so place your order now before it’s gone.

Maverick Audio TubeMagic A1 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier is in stock now!

ryan — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:23:50 +0000

We have managed to get limited quantity of TubeMagic A1 Hybrid Amp in stock now. If you place order right now, you can expect order to be shipped within 48 hours.

All pre-order orders has been shipped in the last few days. Pre-order customers can expect your unit to be delivered within next week. Thanks a bunch for all people who ordered A1 or helped us to launched this great little audio gear.

Please use mav-audio.com to access Maverick Audio official site

ryan — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:07:10 +0000

One bad incident happened today. Our web site’s domain name has been taken over by someone else, as I forgot to renew the domain name on time.

Maverick Audio’s official site now has been moved to www.mav-audio.com, please use this new address to visit our site from now on.

If you want to contact us, please click here to submit your message, please do not use any old email address you might have.

Please spread the news to your friend and the community. Thanks everybody for your support.

TubeMagic A1 is open for pre-order right now!

ryan — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:07:05 +0000

Finally we have solved the last small issue in the production phase, and we can start to take pre-order right now. Sorry for keep you guys waiting.

We will start to ship units to first batch of pre-order customers in 10th of August.
There are two versions of A1, one is with stock NOS 6J1 tube, the other one is with a pair of matched 1950 era NOS Tung-sol tube.
6J1 tube version is priced at $199 unit, while the upgraded Tung-sol version is priced at $239.
We will produce about 30 units for the first batch production, so if you want the unit to be shipped on 10th of August, please place your order right now.

Tube Magic A1 Hybrid Amplifier is almost ready for pre-order

ryan — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:52:11 +0000

From left to right: main power switch, volume control knob, audio input select knob, line-in socket, headphone amplifier socket

From left to right: analog audio input, tube pre-amp output, right speaker connector, left speaker connector, power voltage switch, power cord socket

Two matched 1950’s Tung-Sol military grade tube installed in the A1

A bit more information about our up-coming hybrid amplifier

ryan — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:38:12 +0000

The amplifier will have approx 30watt per channel power. It can drive most low to medium impedance bookshelf speaker nicely. It is superb for using on your desktop, in a small to medium size listening environment, together with the D1 DAC, you will be surprised how powerful this small mini amplifier is.

We don’t use cheap Class-D chip in this amplifier. It is an “old school” Class A/B integrated amplifier when we use two tubes as preamp stage. It is fast, yet has the distinct smooth/warm tube flavor.

The headphone output is pure tube driven. You will have two choice — a pair of matched Chinese made 6J1 NOS tube or the western equivalent — a pair of matched Military grade 6AK5/5654 tube. We have acquired a large quantity of 1950 era Tung-Sol 6AK5/5654 tube directly from an US military base. Based on my testing, the headphone amp output on this amplifier along, is as good or better than a lot dedicated headphone amp on the market.