First Impressions on Daniel Hertz Maria 350 Integrated Amplifier and Eva Speakers

Mark Levinson's newest company is Daniel Hertz. And Adrian got a chance to listen and review the Maria 350 Integrated Amplifiers and Eva Bookshelf Speakers and have A LOT to say, as usual. Let us know what you think in the comments below!

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[leonjew]

Adrian, I've come to realize how much I enjoy your affable and charismatic personality. I truly believe you're heading towards becoming the next Paul McGowan. Your "Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" reviews are my absolute favorite, and I thoroughly enjoy listening to you speak candidly about stereo. I love this format with only you talking!!!

[darylprowell]

I love your reviews, I have been in the industry in one facet or another for Approximately 40 years. Your humility and honesty stands out immensely. Hope to visit you guys one day. Please keep up the fine work. Sincerely, thanking you.

[DynissRainer]

Under the “Bad” section, we could add the system’s proprietary nature. If something fails / breaks, it would likely be difficult to remedy, with long-run support being questionable. Daniel Hertz seems to be a small company in Italy. We don’t know if they will be in business for a long time and support the proprietary tech for a long time.

[scottbennett]

Thanks for reviewing these and confirming what the other reviewer heard. I am looking forward to your upcoming companion videos!

[discustank]

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[ambcog]

The fact that you don’t waste money only gives me more respect for you Adrian. I’m the same exact way. Money is a resource. Only fools waste their resources IMHO.

Plus that way I’m never low on money. So if an emergency comes up. I’m prepared. And more importantly to me. It allows me to help other people along the way too.

I would much rather give money to those in need, as opposed to overpaying, and having it go to someone who already has plenty. ✌️

[idianmansjur]

Thanks for the review Adrian, you just confirm what others reviewed about the system.
It will be interesting when you compare one of your favorite the SF Amati G5 against DH M7 speakers ( both being around the same price range ).

Happy holiday to you and your team at Audio Excellence.

[newfguy]

great review!. looking forward to hearing your opinion of Amber speakers

[danieljones]

I would like to know if it could compare to a Lampizator DAC.

[James-hbee]

Adrian, great video and I'm glad you enjoyed what you were hearing. For me, the elephant in the room is Mark's C-wave technology that "fills in the spaces of the PCM digital audio waveform with original musical information" (direct quote from his website). What is he filling in the spaces with is what I want to know. Interpolation? What happens with DSD recorded material, or can the Maria even play back my ripped SACD's and other DSD files? EDIT: Found it, basically mark is adding reverberation and EQ to the signal. I don't think I want Mark jacking with my music. From his patent application: "The present invention is a system and a method for processing and adjusting the PCM digital audio signals using specific reverberation and equalization settings that have been determined to potentially improve certain physical health parameters measurements, as determined by conducting bio-signal testing." Mark has tried this before with the Burwen Bobcat. Oh, well...sigh

[dandebaca]

I guess the next step(as noted by Steve Huff) is to get the Ambers in there and be further blown away. Glad you did this review. I like systems that take out the guess work of synergy. This seems to be a great system. Hope to hear it someday. Well done Adrian

[paulhallford]

Happy new year to all the team and everyone from tropical Scotland 🎉

[johngutmanis]

Adrian, the ankhs for doing this review! I really think Levinson has his finger on the pulse of many older audiophiles! I own McIntosh c50, mc352, La Scala speakers a DAC, server, two turntables, custom rack, well over 500 lbs pounds of stuff and yards of cables. All that just to get good sound from recordings? I am looking for less stuff and lighter stuff! I want a simpler solution, and this sounds like a great deal. I’m 66yo and almost can’t lift my amp.something has to give!

[SantanKGhey]

Great review! Thx Adrian... Wishing you a happy new year!

[Maxxq]

I really like this post. Very honest and truthful. Wishing you the very best in 2024 Adrian. I always try to be one of the first to watch your post as it is very informative and entertaining

[rickcarlson]

Thank you for the very informative review, you’ve certainly raised my awareness of the Daniel Hertz brand! Happy New Year to you, your family and the Audio Excellence team Adrian!

[bicster]

Please do a review with the Amber speaker.. This is expensive.. But it could be my forever speaker systems..

[saint]

Start the New Year off right!
vs UK Audio.
Thanks for the vids.
Happy New Year.

[deanbrandon]

Amber vs Eva? w/ the Maria 350. Would love to see your evaluation. Are Ambers just louder, more dB, or do they impart something more?

[brainache]

I have a feeling they will hold up in price really well