Millennia Media imersiv D1

Stereophile just posted a review of the MA3i today.  The reviewer states it is a big improvement over the MA3.

https://www.stereophile.com/content/meitner-ma3i-integrated-da-processor

@kumizi awesome! Will read it shortly. Thanks!

I’m coming up on a one year anniversary of Meitner in my system without any desire to upgrade the DAC. One year in my system us a lifetime for a component. Lol

The review states the following 

Equipped with all the customary outputs and all digital and analog inputs except I²S, it converts PCM up to 24/192, MQA, and DSD up to DSD128. 

That’s actually incorrect. It upconverts to DSD1024. 
 

I agree with reviewer’s notes on comparison to original MA3 and the sound characteristics of the new MA3i. It’s a stellar DAC. 

I have actually paired the D-1 with the following amps and they all sounded great:

• Class D Audio GanFet 6.5 amp ($995)
• Schiit Wotan (Class AB $2000)
• CODA #16 (mostly Class A, $16500)
• CODA #11 (mostly Class A, $5000 30 years ago)

My current and final amp for the Livingroom is the CODA #11. However, I would love to try the D-1 with the Benchmark AHB2 amp just to hear that combo. This amp is actually very smooth on top though it can be flat. The D-1 could match nicely with the AHB2. I say this because the GanFet amp (I still own) was very good with the D-1.

I think the reviewer tried a few amps with the D-1.

Through the MA3i, colors were warm, and tones were full and rounded. I've heard even more transparent presentations with more color variation and wider soundstages. Yet everything I played sounded musical and alive. Piano, tambourine, and drum timbres were very convincing, and the drum's resonant core sounded right. Images were fleshy and rounded.

Exactly what my friend and I say about this DAC. It is not the best at any particular attribute but overall, you never have a bad listen. Same way I feel about the KRELL Duo XD amps.