Millennia Media imersiv D1

Wonder what DAC the person who sold/traded that to TMR has moved on to. Up the EMM chain?  Or off in an entirely different direction?

Due to the higher-than-normal failure rate on the D-1 high-path output gate and the need to eventually ship back the D-1 for the fix, I’m holding off before my purchase. It sounds like they are getting very close to a solution in the manufacturing fix. I’ll most likely purchase from them direct to try out their 14 day free trial. I left a voicemail for Danny at RAAL Requisite but never heard back from him. I’m sure he is very busy for these requests. I’m hoping it will be a good match for my Accuphase A-80.

@willywonka Interesting on this failure issue. Mine has been good and I put a lot of hours on it each weekday. I wonder if my unit will need an update or if it is an isolated issue.

BTW - Danny has a demo D-1 unit that you could listen to at home before you spend any cash, this is what I did. This DAC is not warm, and I think it would match nicely with a Class A Accuphase amp. 

I spoke with Danny on Sunday and he is busy setting up his building to have a nice demo space. I am hoping that he completes it by this upcoming Tuesday so I can bring over my friend and work colleague to listen.

@kumizi I think that $8k-ish price is what new MA3i’s should go for. I do not like it as much as the D-1 which is only $500 more.

I was in conversation with someone on head-fi and he had both an MA3i and also the EMM top end DAC. He said the MA3i is about 80% of the EMM DAC.

If I end up with a MA3i or the Allnic ASRA DAC I posted about earlier, it will be from Danny at RAAL. He is the dude that informed me of all this gear.

BTW - I paid MSRP for the D-1, though I was offered a discount. I never take discounts from my friends.

@willywonka have you considered the Accuphase DAC or an SACD player with USB input that can be used as a DAC with external streamer instead of D1?

Sounds like D1 is kind of a half baked product that was rushed to market.