Musical Fidelity based hi-fi

by sksfreund on Opinions Please
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I have changed my audiophile thinking a lot lately, and I am not so much of an audiophile anymore. I hate to say that because I love music and stereo equipment so much still, it's just that the whole cd player thing (see my system thread for details) got me a little worked up. I really appreciate everyone who tried to help, but I still ended up deciding that bits is bits to me. That being said, I know that other things make a difference, however I have yet to see cables make a difference, and if a CD player doesn't do much, I doubt that I will hear what cables can do. I am going to save my money until I can afford new speakers, as I know for a fact that speakers still make a difference.
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    • Musical Fidelity A3.2cr
    So far I am very happy with the MF gear. It is my first taste of hi end gear and I think it was a great choice. I won't upgrade for a very long time.
    • Musical Fidelity A3.2cr
    Quite often I have to purchase equipment without being able to hear it first. I did get to hear the MF gear, but not with any of my associated equipment. But what I did hear I knew I liked. So I bought it.
    • Monitor Audio Silver 4i
    Bookshelf speaker with 1" gold dome tweeter. Some people say that metal tweeters can be bad, but I think that these speakers are wonderful. New pictures with the foam edging removed and the new spikes.
    • Custom made Self designed
    I came up with the demensions for these stands and had a local welding shop put them together for me. They are not perfect, but they are MASSIVE. They weight about 60lbs each, they have sand in each of the tubes, and I bought adjustable spikes off of parts express for the feet. I think they work very well.
    • Cambridge Audio Azur 540D
    Wanted to try DVD audio, and the dvd player was also on its last leg.
    • Music Hall MMF 2.1
    Very entry level but got me in to vinyl. New picture with the spikes.
    • Grado Green
    MM Cartridge with eliptical stylus
    • Straightwire Rhythm
    I used 2 runs from the amp to each speaker, don't know if it helps or not, but I like to think so.
    • Kimber Kable Tonik
    .5 meter entry level interconnect
    • tripplite isobar 6
    I have heard so many different opinions on power products that I decided that I wasn't going to buy into it unless I could get something very cheap. I saw this on ebay for 6 dollars and I couldn't pass. It's no Richard Grey, but as far as I am concerned, you don't need much else. However, that doesn't mean it is the best.

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Nice system. I too used to own MF and Monitor Audio (A3cr pre-amp/amp and Silver 5is). Sometimes I wish I would have kept the 5is around for use elsewhere around the house but eventually sold them to upgrade.

Try the VH Audio power cords. I'd recommend a Flavor 4 on your amp first. Unfortunately there is a long break in time (100 hours), but you could be surprised with the results with this affordable cable. Also look at Paul Speltz anti-cables for your speakers, they are amazing.

Good luck!

dlwask

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