Music Hall Maverick, Is it any good


Hello,
I was thinking of buying a Music Hall Maverick. I have read some mixed reviews about it and would like to know how it performs. Is it an all around good player or is it troublesome? I will be hooking it up to a DK Design Ref II. and am thinking of trying out the upsampling and SACD.
Thanks for your info and time. Cheers Bob
sonicbob
Follow up on my repaired Maverick: Last night it stopped playing SACD's. Won't recognize the discs. Authorized repairer says it needs a new board. He advises that I stay away from SACD. Too late. Correction on my length of ownership: I bought the Maverick in late July of 2004.
My experience with the Maverick is the same as that of Libertasdon.

1) White noise outbursts
2) Can't read many SACDs
3) Stops playing SACDs mid-track

Mine is in the box in a closet and has been there for months. It's un-sellable (with a clear conscience) unless I wanted to put it up on the 'Gon for auction with these problems listed clearly and rated 0/10.

Junk.

Cheers.

Wow! Not my experience at all. Maybe I got then one good unit they made. Mine sounds terrific. Want to buy it? Sorry, not for sale.
If you got the good unit, consider yourself very lucky. There aren't many of them, as I've found out. Shame, too, because it sounds terrific when it works.