MF Cd-pre

unc2701
unc2701 Posts: 3,587
edited June 2011 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
$750 shipped to lower 48. Outside of that, PM me.


CD-Pre24 in terrific condition, second owner. This is a great piece with a lot of features that you can't find on any other pre amp.

First off, I do not have the box, manual or remote. I do have a box that will fit it and it will be securely packed. For the remote, I will include a programmed MX-500 universal remote. The manual is available on the MF website.

The front, rear and sides are pretty much pristine. The top has some scuffs and very fine scratches, but nothing that shows through the black paint and you have to be at the right angle to see them.

So. What can it do? What can't it do? This thing has more digital I/O's than anything short of a Meridian. It's a very respectable DAC, CD player and preamp. It even has a digital tape monitor output- this was very useful in my whole-house system, allowing me to send it both digital and analog feeds from my two channel system. Every review of this has been glowing. If you listen to digital sources, you owe it to yourself to give it a try. I'm only getting rid of it since nearly 95% of my collection is on vinyl, so I decided to change to a MF A5 which has a phono stage, instead of all the digital options which this provides.
Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited May 2011
    Pics below. The second one I tried to get a very slight mark on the face, but it's pretty hard to see- directly above Line 2.
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited May 2011
    This is a really decent sounding piece of gear with the simplicity of a single chassis design for 2 of the 3 stages you need. I'd couple this with a matching MF A-308CR amplifier and not worry about another rig for quite a long time. The DAC stage in this unit is also very good and was based on the much more expensive Tri-Vista series.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,065
    edited May 2011
    Very sweet piece and at a good price to boot. Someone grab this.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited May 2011
    Thanks for the input, guys. I have been very pleased with it. Polkies local to Chapel Hill, NC are welcome to take it for a whirl.
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited May 2011
    BTW, if anyone wants this and the B&K that I have posted, I'll be happy to work out a deal.
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,065
    edited May 2011
    Bump....man, wish I had some cash,this would be mine.

    C'mon guys, you want to tickle your sound quality feathers, here it is. Excellent suggestion by Mark to pair it with the 308cr too.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited May 2011
    This will probably go to Ebay/Audiogon this weekend. Anyone on the fence, speak up.
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited June 2011
    Anyone? I've been lazy and haven't gotten around to listing these anywhere else... Offers entertained.
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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