Music Hall Maven Stereo Receiver

by Music Hall

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 50 pounds
• ASIN: B000934FP4
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #327,610 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

The Maven Stereo Receiver is a classic two-channel stereo receiver designed for the music lover. This powerful 100 watt/channel receiver with 24-bit/96kHz upsampling and video switching is the perfect complement to the maverick Super Audio CD player. Two digital inputs - 1 optical, 1 coaxial 5 analog inputs -- 3 with video switching Pre-amp out/subwoofer connection 5-way insulated gold speaker binding posts High quality gold input jacks Fully remote-controlled operation Heavy-duty detachable power cord Dimensions(WxDxH) - 17 x 16.5 x 5 Weight - 50lbs. (complete package)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent quality but only 1 optical input, June 16, 2008

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Jonas K "Kodachrome" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Music Hall Maven Stereo Receiver (Electronics)

Bought this 2 months ago and I am very happy with it overall. You can sense the quality from its sheer weight and details like the aluminum finish on the remote. And, most importantly, the sound is astounding.

I am using it with a pair of B&W CM1 and they work very well together. There is a lot of detail as well as punch. (I use a Sunfire sub to add really low frequencies but mostly for movies, music is excellent without it.)

My only complaint is that there is only one optical digital input. This is a problem for me because I want to use optical out from my PS3, DVR and iTunes/AirPort Express. I get around it by routing my PS3 and DVR through HDMI to my Samsung TV, using the optical out from the TV and then converting the AirPort Express optical to coaxial (the receiver does has one optical and one coaxial digital input).

In worst case you could of course use the analogue inputs but when you have a D/A converter as nice as the one in this Music Hall receiver, you want to use it as much as possible.

Pros: Very good quality, sound and design.

Cons: Only one optical (and one coaxial) digital audio input. Price.