Club Musical Fidelity

[Gutty]

I'm taking more update pictures of my setup to day I will post them later

What your setup matt

Regards
Kris

Just some middle of the road gear...

Yamaha RX-V1600
CA 640 CD player
Elektra Theatron power amp
Sony BDP-S500
Focal 826V mains, 800C Centre, SG Acoustics rears.

MF A5cr pre hopefully arriving next week.

[HDBLU]

Just some middle of the road gear...

Yamaha RX-V1600
CA 640 CD player
Elektra Theatron power amp
Sony BDP-S500
Focal 826V mains, 800C Centre, SG Acoustics rears.

MF A5cr pre hopefully arriving next week.

That a cool setup :T

How many blu ray to you have

kris

[Gutty]

That a cool setup :T

How many blu ray to you have

kris

Cheers, about 30-35. Really only buy keepers(Iron Man, Batman, POTC stuff like that), happy to rent mostly.

[cntlaw]

How many blu ray to you have

kris

How many blu ray do u hv Kris :W ? ( I hv 2 movies 3 Ps3 games ops: )

[unkhman]

MF 750K Superchargers - MF A1 FBP

He Daniel,

I could not help but notice your very impressive MF amplifiers. Can you please tell us something about those? What's your hifi history and how did you come to get this MF gear?

Audio Physic Virgo V - MF 750K Superchargers - MF A1 FBP - North Star Design Extremo DAC - North Star Design CD Transport 192 - Supra Sword 3.0 speaker cable jumpers - Supra EFF-IXLR - Revalation Audio Labs Prophecy Reference RJ45 iS2 - Thor PS10 Smart Power Station

Cheers!

[HDBLU]

How many blu ray do u hv Kris :W ? ( I hv 2 movies 3 Ps3 games ops: )

I have 163 ALL USA DISC's
My Dad has 168
& HD DVD 101

I have a lot I will post pix of them

[johnecuevas]

New A1 CD Pro and A1 FBP

Has anyone got any chance to audition the new A1 CD Pro and A1 FBP systems and compare the performance with the A5 CD and A5 Pre-Power ?

The A1 CD Pro is tubeless as compared to the A5 CD which is tubed. What surprised me a little is that the A1 CD Pro costs about the same as the A5 CD. Do they sound sweet apart from the soundstaging and hi/mid/bass factor ?

[wettou]

Any one tried these?

New 550K Supercharger from Musical Fidelity

Musicdirect has a promo going on 50% off!!

http://www.musicdirect.com/product/80249

[HDBLU]

Any one tried these?

New 550K Supercharger from Musical Fidelity

Musicdirect has a promo going on 50% off!!

http://www.musicdirect.com/product/80249

They look awesome the 550

[Gutty]

Just some middle of the road gear...

Yamaha RX-V1600
CA 640 CD player
Elektra Theatron power amp
Sony BDP-S500
Focal 826V mains, 800C Centre, SG Acoustics rears.

MF A5cr pre hopefully arriving next week.

A5 pre now installed and being loved.

[HDBLU]

A5 pre now installed and being loved.

So you love the A5 pre what AMP are you using with the A5pre

[HDBLU]

The prices of Musical Fidelity Are going up by 15% not good. It goes up on 8 Dec On most of there stuff.

Here a link it dose not say it anymore on there web

http://www.MusicalFidelity.com/

[wettou]

The prices of Musical Fidelity Are going up by 15% not good. It goes up on 8 Dec On most of there stuff. Here a link http://www.MusicalFidelity.com/

A bit too expensive :T

[wettou]

Has any one used MUSICAL FIDELITY - 550K SUPERCHARGER

The New 550K Supercharger from Musical Fidelity... Give Your System Virtually Unlimited Headroom Without Changing Its Sonic Character!

http://www.musicdirect.com/product/80249

[DM3000 Owner]

Has any one used MUSICAL FIDELITY - 550K SUPERCHARGER

The New 550K Supercharger from Musical Fidelity... Give Your System Virtually Unlimited Headroom Without Changing Its Sonic Character!






http://www.musicdirect.com/product/80249

Musical fidelity makes great equipment. This amp never had a chance. Its too hard to get audiophiles to take an amp that has additional line level inputs seriously. Looks like quite a bargain at $2500 per pair.

[cntlaw]

I have seen numerous examples of A1 FBP hooking to the 750K. I ain't a playful guy, pretty old fashioned too, as said, I rather see minimum connections in my system.

[musical physic]

He Daniel,

I could not help but notice your very impressive MF amplifiers. Can you please tell us something about those? What's your hifi history and how did you come to get this MF gear?

Audio Physic Virgo V - MF 750K Superchargers - MF A1 FBP - North Star Design Extremo DAC - North Star Design CD Transport 192 - Supra Sword 3.0 speaker cable jumpers - Supra EFF-IXLR - Revalation Audio Labs Prophecy Reference RJ45 iS2 - Thor PS10 Smart Power Station

Cheers!

Gday mate,

I started out with a HT setup but eventually 2 channel swept me away. The first 'real' system I had was the MF X series V3, running 2 XP200's, XPreV3, XRayV3 and the rest of the other smaller Xponents running Boston acoustics VR950s. Yeh i know the speakers were rubbish :P but i liked the sound then.

After several yrs, the upgrade bug bit me. I started out wanting to upgrade my main speakers as they were the limiting factor in the system. I audtioned a couple from B&W, Acoustic Zen, Audio Physic, Spendor and Focal. Eventually I decided on a pair of Virgo V from Audio Physic.

Using the Virgos in my system of X series totally changed the sound. I was seduced and another bug bit me. Why not upgrade the rest of the system?

I went to UK in Feb and while I was there I managed to squeeze in some time to audition the 750k. The amps were hooked up to the kW preamp, A5.5 player and a pair of Audio physic Scorpios. The sound was indeed sublime. No stress when played at live like levels They also had a pair of 550k nearby. I had a listen to them using the same setup. The sound was different. The bass was a liltte thin and wasnt as tight as the 750k. The midrange didnt sound as liquid smooth on the 550k. But overall the slam and dynamics were pretty much similar. All in all the 550k and the 750k are 2 totally different amps.

On me way back to Australia I stopped over to Munich and I ordered a pair of 750k knowing the amps will not be released in Australia till the end of the yr. The amps arrived 2 weeks later and replaced my pair of XP200.

The sound was very dynamic yet liquid smooth just like when it was auditioned. Then I thought that the XpreV3 had to go too as the sound was a bit smeared. I patiently waited for the A1 FBP to be released in Australia a good 6 months later. I had the unit on loan and was impressed that with the A1 preamp in the system the sound was faster and soundstage really opened up. The A1 then finally replaced the XpreV3.

It's a pity MF didnt produce cd player with balanced output. Overall I am very pleased with the system.

Anyhow I wish all of you a joyous and safe Xmas! :T

Daniel

[Tomacco]

MF has the worst customer sevice ever

I will post this as a warning to anyone wanting to purchase a MF product. Having a problem with MF for a year now and they still have not fixed or refunded my cd player. Their repair guy lies and steals and not getting any help from the company. Shipped my CD player to MF in June of 2008 and now it is January 2009. The repair guy named Rick told me that MF will exchange the product for a fee and I agreed. Then Rick stated that he will repair it instead for 650 US Dollars. So I sent the money. Every 2 weeks I kept calling the Rick when is the repair going to be concluded and keeps telling me it's done and he is shopping it tomorrow. This went on for 6 months. Called the director of operations for help and 2 weeks later I recieved the CD Player. It played 2 cd's and died. He did not repair it. Rick told me he would reimburse the money but never has. He told me this in Nov. 2008. In Dec. of 2008 the Director of Operations told me that MF just canceled they service contract with Rick, one year too late if you ask me. Rick messaged me and stated he was going to send me the money in a week, 4 weeks later, no money.
MF transferred me to this idiot, and all I was asking for was the repair money. It would have been the first good transaction if it went through to regain my confidence with them. I would have paid the fee they offered me for the exchange of the other CD Player, but why if you can't trust them.
Tomacco
So don't purchase their products unless they really care. It's too expensive.
I was suckered a very expensive CD Player and $650.

[planitismetal]

Is there anybody who can tell me about X-CANv8?? I have Sennheiser HD650...

[alebonau]

Is there anybody who can tell me about X-CANv8?? I have Sennheiser HD650...

hi plantismetal, not sure can comment on the xcanv8 as no experience with it. but can tell you the x-can v3 if you can get hold of one (typically htey show up on ebay etc) is a beaut match for the hd650 I own that combo myself and absolutely love the sound. I understand it is a very popular tried and tested combo too so if go around various headphone forums you'll see a lot of people using them. really work well together.

the xcanv8 I would think more expensive and option and not sure the 2 headphone outs really necessary but if really keen to find out abotu it the best bet would be to wander into your local mf store and with your 650s check it out to see whether to your liking

[planitismetal]

hi plantismetal, not sure can comment on the xcanv8 as no experience with it. but can tell you the x-can v3 if you can get hold of one (typically htey show up on ebay etc) is a beaut match for the hd650 I own that combo myself and absolutely love the sound. I understand it is a very popular tried and tested combo too so if go around various headphone forums you'll see a lot of people using them. really work well together.

the xcanv8 I would think more expensive and option and not sure the 2 headphone outs really necessary but if really keen to find out abotu it the best bet would be to wander into your local mf store and with your 650s check it out to see whether to your liking

Thank you alebonau

What interconnect you suggest for connecting Classe SSP-800 with the Musical Fidelity head/amp??

[alebonau]

Thank you alebonau

What interconnect you suggest for connecting Classe SSP-800 with the Musical Fidelity head/amp??

hi plantismetal far be it for me to suggest, I've used vdh c102/111 also some locally well designed (good shielding, construction and connectors).

I would suggest what you have available, if particularly after trying something else check with your local specialist dealer see what he has avaialble in the shop for his own use, see if will lend you to try out for yourself to decide if worth getting

ps as a sennheiser owner you might be impressed with their latest relase heaphone at ces09

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/01/sennheisers-hd.html

[planitismetal]

hi plantismetal far be it for me to suggest, I've used vdh c102/111 also some locally well designed (good shielding, construction and connectors).

I would suggest what you have available, if particularly after trying something else check with your local specialist dealer see what he has avaialble in the shop for his own use, see if will lend you to try out for yourself to decide if worth getting

ps as a sennheiser owner you might be impressed with their latest relase heaphone at ces09
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/0...eisers-hd.html

:5: :5: :5:

I will :a> ;-x :k> myself... And they costs about 1200$... :E

Maybe someday, somewhere, somehow :cry:

[alebonau]

:5: :5: :5:

I will :a> ;-x :k> myself... And they costs about 1200$... :E

Maybe someday, somewhere, somehow :cry:

hehe yeah at that sort of pricing for the hd800

"Maybe someday, somewhere, somehow :cry:"

is all I can say as well ! :cry:

[HDBLU]

I will post this as a warning to anyone wanting to purchase a MF product. Having a problem with MF for a year now and they still have not fixed or refunded my cd player. Their repair guy lies and steals and not getting any help from the company. Shipped my CD player to MF in June of 2008 and now it is January 2009. The repair guy named Rick told me that MF will exchange the product for a fee and I agreed. Then Rick stated that he will repair it instead for 650 US Dollars. So I sent the money. Every 2 weeks I kept calling the Rick when is the repair going to be concluded and keeps telling me it's done and he is shopping it tomorrow. This went on for 6 months. Called the director of operations for help and 2 weeks later I recieved the CD Player. It played 2 cd's and died. He did not repair it. Rick told me he would reimburse the money but never has. He told me this in Nov. 2008. In Dec. of 2008 the Director of Operations told me that MF just canceled they service contract with Rick, one year too late if you ask me. Rick messaged me and stated he was going to send me the money in a week, 4 weeks later, no money.
MF transferred me to this idiot, and all I was asking for was the repair money. It would have been the first good transaction if it went through to regain my confidence with them. I would have paid the fee they offered me for the exchange of the other CD Player, but why if you can't trust them.
Tomacco
So don't purchase their products unless they really care. It's too expensive.
I was suckered a very expensive CD Player and $650.

MF has been very good to me By service
I bought a A5 amp then it stopped working and they said I can have the A5-5 no added cost , 7 weeks later my A5-5 was not working right, So I asked if I can change brand name And they said yes. I got all of my money back. I might not be so lucky next time.

[David Meek]

I'm a very satisfied MF owner, having the A3.24 DAC and the X-LPS phono stage units in my system. My question is: Has anyone any comments (positive or negative), info, etc. on the A1008 integrated amplifier?

[uncle_dito]

I'm a very satisfied MF owner, having the A3.24 DAC and the X-LPS phono stage units in my system. My question is: Has anyone any comments (positive or negative), info, etc. on the A1008 integrated amplifier?

Hi David,
I am a happy owner of MF A1008. Some time ago, I posted some reviews, compared to A5 CR PWR/PRE:

http://htguide.com/forum/showpost.ph...&postcount=537

http://htguide.com/forum/showpost.ph...&postcount=540

Here I comment on one of the unsolved issues (when using direct HT connection)
http://htguide.com/forum/showpost.ph...&postcount=827

Also the volume knob is rather noisy when turning volume.

Hope it is useful.
Best regards,

[unkhman]

MF's new gear! Better take cover!

http://www.zerogain.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21118

http://whathifi.com/News/Musical-Fidelitys-1kW-limited-edition-Titan-amplifier/

Cheers!

[musical physic]

Wow! Impressive specs and a bold or foolish move, some might say in these economic times.

Definitely wouldn't mind a listen to if the chance comes by.

Dunno about the 'TITAN' wording on the amp though. Does lose a bit of class with those funky fonts used for the name.

[alebonau]

its on the mf website now,

http://www.musicalfidelity.com/products/titan/titan.html

nothing about the pre-amp. its strage that the musical fidelity brand name doesnt get a mention on the front facia and the primo the brand name is jsut subtlely mentioned ?

certianly some awesomely made stuff though. would love to see whats inside the primo as well.

will this lead to other gear both in this new premium range and cascade down ?

[wettou]

Titan whoa very nice on specs that would work well with 800D

[cntlaw]

MF has been very good to me By service
I bought a A5 amp then it stopped working and they said I can have the A5-5 no added cost , 7 weeks later my A5-5 was not working right, So I asked if I can change brand name And they said yes. I got all of my money back. I WILL NOT BE GETTING ANYMORE MF STUFF, I might not be so lucky next time.

Kris, Your dealer is very honest and extremely helpful.
You should give him more business. :B

My ex- A3cr Pre+pow had been zero problem for 7 years. Even the Volume Knob didn't have any strange sound.

My KW-550 (April 2008 ) has zero problem except initially the remote control 's volume function (only) deactived for no reason and that took a power on/off to resume. The problem occurence was from once a week until now it only happened once in last 3 months.

So, I never did go for service for above MF gears.
(my dealer told me it could be the MF remote control communication circuit is jammed by radio or infrared frequencies nearby)

My newly bought A1008cd ( May 2008 ) had some issues. Here is a brief story.
The first unit I received had sounded great on Day-1, loved it. The sad thing was I found a big dent on the top.
I had it replaced the next day, home delivery.
This unit I received had entirely different sound, much worse than the first one with the dent.
So, I asked the dealer to get me another unit. You see, we don't have audition service here, so that really had taken me some strong effort to convince the dealer the second unit has 'problem'. (You know, they always say, give time to break in etc ).

Anyway, I got a third unit and it is definitely better sound than the 2nd. But I must say, the first unit (with the dent) was the best sounding on Day-1. :W


t

[Gutty]

So you love the A5 pre what AMP are you using with the A5pre

Sorry for the late reply, running an Elektra Theatron for power.

[scarpi]

For some reason, I do think that MF has had a quality control problem or some problem at their far east assembly plant because the first A5 cd player I bought would not turn on right out of the box. No display, nothing. I immediately brought it back and my dealer ordered another new one to replace it. The second one works great. Another friend of mine bought an A5 cd player and one of the function buttons on the front would not work right out of the box. He got a replacement. You know, they used to be made in the UK and now they may have some issues at their far east assembly plant. Hopefully by now that is corrected. As far as the problem posted previously by Tomacco, If it were me, I would write a NICELY worded DETAILED letter to the founder of MF (Anthony Michaelson I believe) and nicely request a full refund for all of your money and ask him the best way to return the defective product to him. Good companies want happy customers. Word of mouth advertising is very powerful. Hope your issue gets resolved. :T

[alebonau]

For some reason, I do think that MF has had a quality control problem or some problem at their far east assembly plant because the first A5 cd player I bought would not turn on right out of the box. No display, nothing. I immediately brought it back and my dealer ordered another new one to replace it. The second one works great. Another friend of mine bought an A5 cd player and one of the function buttons on the front would not work right out of the box. He got a replacement. You know, they used to be made in the UK and now they may have some issues at their far east assembly plant. Hopefully by now that is corrected. As far as the problem posted previously by Tomacco, If it were me, I would write a NICELY worded DETAILED letter to the founder of MF (Anthony Michaelson I believe) and nicely request a full refund for all of your money and ask him the best way to return the defective product to him. Good companies want happy customers. Word of mouth advertising is very powerful. Hope your issue gets resolved. :T

I agree totally, though have been fortunate my a5cd and pre-pwr have worked a treat since the day I got them

[cntlaw]

MF should move their factory from Taiwan to China if nothing too political.
Taiwan's factory process for electronics was ok 10 years ago and now China is better. Top Japanese cameras manufacturer like Olympus has factory in China to built their latest Mid range SLR E-30 (I have one).

I am sorry for Kris's nasty experiences with A5.5 Amp as he likes the sound so much.
My UK made KW-500 is flying and the 8 months running Taiwan made A1008cd is 'so far so good'. Personally I have nothing too big to complain MF, they build affordable equipment gives unaffordable sound!

t

[supasound]

Hi guys,
I am fresh owner of MF A5.5, the amp works great. I got one question:
What DAC is in it? Where I can find any specifications? I am using it with winamp, but I am not able to install some ASIO drivers....

Many thanks

[alebonau]

Hi guys,
I am fresh owner of MF A5.5, the amp works great. I got one question:
What DAC is in it? Where I can find any specifications? I am using it with winamp, but I am not able to install some ASIO drivers....

Many thanks

hi supasound good to hear the a5.5 is working well. my understanding is the built in dac is just a little usb card dac. think you be much better off using a standalone add on dac. eg the likes of the mf xdacs or a cambridge dac magic and the like

[supasound]

I was thinking about DACMagic or to find cd player with digital or USB input, something like HK HD990 but little bit higher category...

[HDBLU]

Hi guys,
I am fresh owner of MF A5.5, the amp works great. I got one question:
What DAC is in it? Where I can find any specifications? I am using it with winamp, but I am not able to install some ASIO drivers....

Many thanks

Hi

I used to have the A5-5 I loved th sound from it, How are you enjoying the sound from the A5-5.

[supasound]

Hi

I used to have the A5-5 I loved th sound from it, How are you enjoying the sound from the A5-5.

I like it very much, I am waiting for new speakers Audio Physic Tempo VI, now I have old Infinity Alpha 30.

[musical physic]

I like it very much, I am waiting for new speakers Audio Physic Tempo VI, now I have old Infinity Alpha 30.

Nice good to see another fellow Audio Physic fan! :T

[HDBLU]

I like it very much, I am waiting for new speakers Audio Physic Tempo VI, now I have old Infinity Alpha 30.

They look very nice speakers, What CD Player are you using with the A5-5, Also when I had the A5-5 the sound gets better as time goes on it took a few weeks to get a really nice sweet sound from it.

I hope you have better luck with the A5-5 then me.

[supasound]

They look very nice speakers, What CD Player are you using with the A5-5, Also when I had the A5-5 the sound gets better as time goes on it took a few weeks to get a really nice sweet sound from it.

I hope you have better luck with the A5-5 then me.

I am using old one HK970, I am searching for something like T+A E Series Music Player, because of tons of music on hdd.
But it is too expensive to buy it all at once. First amp + speakers, then search for player.

[nealt22]

KW550 Universal Remote problem

My KW-550 (April 2008 ) has zero problem except initially the remote control 's volume function (only) deactived for no reason and that took a power on/off to resume. The problem occurence was from once a week until now it only happened once in last 3 months.

I have just purchased a KW550 recently and I have encountered this problem as well. Is it the remote or the amp itself? I was thinking of purchasing a Logitech Universal remote as I have one of the original X-Ray CD players and the remote won't operate the CD controls anyway. I think it only works with A5 CD players onwards.

Has anyone else been down this route? I'd hate to buy the new remote just to find out that it won't work. The Logitech website says yes to X-Rays and KW550s BTW.

Incidentally, turning the amp off and on hasn't cleared the problem.

Also I should say that the amp, although still running in, is everything I hoped it would be so it must sound a little churlish to be moaning about the remote. Not a complaint - more a minor niggle and a request for help/info!!