I have the Musical Fidelity m6si as well and never had crackling. I’ve turned the volume midway and no issues. I was surprised by the phonostage. It seems to perform quite well.
Not surprising considering they use cheap parts compared to other manufacturers in respective price classes. One should expect Nichicon Muse capacitors in this class but MF uses cheap Taiwan caps.
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