Musical Fidelity A5 CDP -bass problem

Could be the way the player integrates with the rest of your system. I heard the A5 at the store and thought it had very good bass. Compared it with Arcam CD33 and Cary 303/300 and the A5 virtually had the similar bass to 303/300. It was definitely better on bass than the Arcam. It could be that the cd player is not driving the preamp properly. Have you compared the output parameters of the A5 with Rotel player?
Anyway, what's your bass test cd?

Are you driving the 1080 directly from A5(I doubt it) if not what is the preamp? From what I can tell, 1080 amp is pretty efficient with 1.5v 32kOhm input.

A5 specs:
2.15VRMS o-put 47 Ohms impedance

Something is wrong here, in your set up. Please specify the preamp.

I'm assuming that the A5 player is not new and doesn't need break in. Also, what you may want to do is take your A5 and go to a local MF dealer and have them play it in their demo system so you can evaluate it, if this is possible, of course. Have you also tried any aftermarket power cords with the player, the amp or preamp?

I really can't imagine the A5 producing less bass impact than a Rotel cd changer. Rotel players are pretty good, but in my mind, the perfomance of the Rotel cd player is not very close to that of the A5. But may be it's just me.

ok, I'll be waiting

enjoy!