Musical Fidelity finally arrived!

kevhed72
kevhed72 Posts: 5,054
in 2 Channel Audio
Well it took a solid 1.5 months to coordinate getting here, but it's finally home:
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,640
    Need. More. Information. And. Photos.

    Sincerely,
    A musical fidelity addict
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    Spare remote. That’s cool!
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    What did ya get ya big tease 😂😂
    "if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
    *****************************
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,489
    Triple boxed. Cool. B)
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,640
    Love the musical fidelity looks and gear from that time period
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    Shweet!

    Is that an 8track on the top piece?

    Care to elaborate on the 1.5month journey. I know FedEx sux, but that just sounds ridiculous.
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • Milito
    Milito Posts: 1,959
    Congrats!
    Yamaha RX-A2070, Musical Fidelity M6si integrated amp, Benchmark Dac1, Bluesound NODE 2i, Audiolab 6000CDT CD Transport, Parasound Zphono USB Phono Preamp, Fluance RT85, Ortofon 2M Bronze, Polk L600's, L400, L900's, RC80i's, SVS 3000 Micro, Audioquest Interconnects and Digital Cables, Nordost Silver Shadow Digital Cable, Cullen Gold and Crossover Series Power Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 12AWG OCC Speaker Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha Analog Interconnect Cables, Douglas Connection Alpha 11 OCC Custom Power Cable, Signal Power Cable, Furman PL-8C 15 Power Conditioner, Sony 65" 900F, Sony UBP-X700, Fios, Apple TV 4K, Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables.
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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,278
    Yes, MF gear is nice!! Congratulations!!
    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"

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    You can use it to build or to destroy. You just have to make the choice.     Jim Butcher




    Harry / Marietta GA
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  • SIHAB
    SIHAB Posts: 4,899
    Wow! Very nice.
    Speakers: Polk Lsim, ATC SCM19 v2, NHT SuperzeroSpeaker Cables: DH Labs, Transparent, Wireworld, Canare, Monster: Beer budget, Bose ears
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,283
    ??? Is that a HTIB
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,962
    Nice man, give us your impressions ....like 5 minutes after you hook it all up. :)
    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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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,054
    mrbiron wrote: »
    Shweet!

    Is that an 8track on the top piece?

    Care to elaborate on the 1.5month journey. I know FedEx sux, but that just sounds ridiculous.
    It was an Ebay find listed as local pickup. I contacted the guy and he was open to shipping it. At one point I thought I would make it up to Illinois to get it and see my Mom but that never materialized. I finally got around to setting up a FedEx shipping account and he was cool enough to double box it for me. I was glad FedEx Ground came through on this one due I know all the carriers are bursting at the seems with volume. Expect a full review this weekend dudes....

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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,148
    Sharp...congrats!
    "This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
    "Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
    Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon
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  • jbreezy5
    jbreezy5 Posts: 1,141
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    All 3 pieces absolutely immaculate:
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    There’s just one problem; it was shipped to the wrong address! 😁 Congrats on the sweet system!
    CD Players: Sony CDP-211; Sony DVP-S9000ES; Sony UDP-X800M2 (x2); Cambridge Audio CXC

    DACs: Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC III (x2); Denafrips Ares II (x2)

    Streamers: ROKU (x3); Bluesound Node 2i and Node N130 w/LHY LPS // Receivers: Yamaha RX-V775BT; Yamaha RX-V777

    Preamps: B&K Ref 50; B&K Ref 5 S2; Classe CP-800 MkII; Audio Research SP16L (soon)

    Amps: Niles SI-275; B&K ST125.7; B&K ST125.2; Classe CA-2300; Butler Audio TDB-5150

    Speakers: Boston Acoustics CR55; Focal Chorus 705v; Wharfedale Diamond 10.2; Monitor Audio Silver-1; Def Tech Mythos One (x4)/Mythos Three Center (x2)/Mythos Two pr.; Martin Logan Electromotion ESL; Legacy Audio Victoria/Silverscreen Center; Gallo Acoustics Reference 3.1; SVS SB-1000 Pro; REL HT-1003; B&W ASW610; HifiMan HE400i

    Turntable: Dual 721 Direct-Drive w/Audio Technica AT-VM95e cart

    Cables: Tripp-lite 14ga. PCs, Blue Jeans Cable ICs, Philips PXT1000 ICs; Kimber Kable DV30 coaxial ICs; Canare L-4E6S XLR ICs; Kimber Kable 8PR & 8TC speaker cables.
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,054
    OK an entire weekend got away from me due I lost my bottle of Deoxit. No worries - the fine people at Amazon delivered a new bottle of Deoxit Gold without driving their barely roadworthy van through my front door. I went with an initial setup of MF CD player to Pre to Amp. All units are of the ACR3.2 line. The amp is a complete boat anchor, especially given its small form factor, and the pre is only a tad lighter. The CD player is fairly light. Caution to those of advanced age when going to lift these. All units were thoroughly warmed up for several days on one of three dedicated 20 amp circuits. After two hours of listening Saturday, the amp was much warmer than my Belles amp ever was, and the pre was much cooler than my previous Cary slp 03 pre. While plasticy and light. the remote serves its function and I have a brand new one just in case. All three components are linked through 2 pairs of MIT S1 ICs and speaker cables are of MIT S2 variety. So far I believe my speakers have become the weak link here, but I have yet to fire up my beloved Benchmark DAC2....so more to come shortly.
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,054
    Random thought about speakers, as the gear rabbit hole has just re-opened for me. I have an opportunity to pick up a pair of Lsi7s for 425.00 shipped, or be patient and score a pair of Totem Skys for just under 1k. The Totems are in better condition FWIW.
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  • TEAforONE
    TEAforONE Posts: 1,026
    I've always like MF gear. I had the chance to listen to one of their integrated amps,(forgot the model) driving a pair of Triangle Audio floor standers. It was definitely magical. Good luck,and I'm also looking forward to your impressions.
    See my profile for list of gear.
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,013
    Dude, beautiful setup.
    I love MF gear, myself.
    I disabled signatures.
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
    Killer set up! :)
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    Looks great brother! Enjoy!
    "if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
    *****************************
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,054
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    So I went on a mini binge of buying CDs to give the MF gear a thorough work out. Some more impressions with the DAC2 hooked in. Vocals are more clear and the pre is almost dead silent. If I power everything down it takes about an hour for everything to sound right. Also the doorway next to the right speaker doesn't seem to effect the balance any more. With the Cary pre I found myself clicking the balance control to the right to compensate for left seeming to be much louder. I still have to get Tidal going and spin some vinyl this weekend, so more to come. At this point I have to say this setup will stay put for some years to come! With that I may be putting my 12au7 tubes up for sale...they were all bought here from other Polkies, so drop me a PM if you are interested.
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