Musical Fidelity M8x Vinyl Phono Stage
• Fully balanced and discrete design
• 3-part gain stage with Class A circuitry
• Split-passive RIAA, DECCA & COLUMBIA
equalisation
• Two-step subsonic filter (Switchable: OFF – Mild – Standard)
• MM (40dB) & MC (60dB) capable with
+3/6/9dB option
• Separate output and input stages - connect multiple inputs and ouputs simultaneously
• Super Silent Power Transformer
• Discrete input power filtering and DC blocking circuitry
In & Output
• 2x RCA inputs
• 2x balanced XLR input
• 1x RCA output
• 1x balanced XLR output
The M8x Vinyl is the new flagship phono preamplifier in the acclaimed Musical Fidelity M-range. Compared to its smaller brother, the M6x Vinyl, the M8 goes a step further in almost all aspects.
What is new?
• Fully balanced & fully discrete: The M6x Vinyl was already fully discrete, but not fully balanced. In the M8x Vinyl, each channel’s + and - signal get their own amplifier stage. This means there are more than twice as many discrete components that make up the phono stage and the PCB is almost 3x the size as before!
• Improved gain stage design: the gain stage now consists of 3 stages, which are able to provide more gain than before and operate at lower noise and distortion!
• More gain options: 40, 43, 46, 60, 63, 69dB
• New discrete input power filtering and DC blocking circuitry: Like the phono stage, also the power PCB is now 3x as big. It provides clean power to the fully balanced phono stage that is now twice as demanding!
• The Super Silent Power Transformer is now encapsulated to further protect the very sensitive phono stage from external electro-magnetical radiation.
• DECCA & COLUMBIA in addition to the standard RIAA EQ
• Dual split-passive EQ stage
• Two-step subsonic filter
• More inputs and more load settings for ultra-precise cartridge tuning. With beautifully designed and executed massive full-aluminium casework, the M8x Vinyl has the iconic M8 heroic build quality. Using the same size potentiometers, it achieves an esthetically mighty look, and is a perfect match to the acclaimed M8 amplifier series.
In Musical Fidelity tradition, it’s designed in such a way to ensure you cannot overload the input stage or encounter any practical limitations in the output driving capacity. Its purpose is singular, to be a conduit for music. It exists to faithfully convey the artist‘s intent, their emotions, the passion directly to your ears and heart.
