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musical fidelity m3 phono input
Yes there is. Just undo the screws for the top plate and take a look inside. I can't remember where it is exactly, but I do recall that it was pretty obvious. 
Anybody heard BPT's SC-7.5LN speaker cables?
Reviving an old post. Anyone with experience with these cables? More specifically, I am interested in how these would work with Merlin speakers compared to Cardas Golden Reference. A litz cable with similar AWG but quite a bit less than the CGR.th... 
SS amps for merlin vsm
I'm using a Musical Fidelity Nuvista M3 with the VSM mmi. The sound is very good, but then I don't have a lot to compare it with. I have a pair of atma-sphere M60s but I don't have a pre-amp to go with it yet. I have tried taking the pre-out from ... 
Gallo 3.5 vs Merlin VSM-MXe
Mapman wrote.."....However, most very good small monitors I am familiar with do not go that low. For example, I use a pair of Dynaudio COntour 1.3mkii monitors in a 12X 12 room. I think these do things down below 50hz to some extent. VEry nice in ... 
Review: Merlin Music Systems VSM MMi Speaker
Thanks Turboglo,The Master BAM upgrade is something I definitely will do. Just haven't decided where they fit in in order of significance. 
Replacements for Dynaudio Floorstanders
I owned the dynaudio 1.3 mkII and listened a lot to the 1.8 mkII. They have a similar sound, and I wouldn't call it cool. I agree with the other, the amp may be more the issue. Another amp to check out is the Musical Fidelity nuvista M3 integrated... 
Suggestions please: upgrade from Dynaudio S1.4
I owned a pair of contour 1.3 mk II's for over 10 years. I have heard the 1.4's in a different system. They sounded similar, a little better, but it was difficult to really compare what with the different electronics. I also considered moving up t... 
Best amp for Dynaudio Confidence 1 or Contour 1.4?
The dynaudios seem to like a decent amount of power, they are not particularly efficient. I used a musical fidelity M3 nuvista at 275 watts into 8 ohms with 1.3 mkIIs which are only sightly more efficient then either the C1 or 1.4s and it sounded ... 
MM phono stage Graham Slee or K&K
no one has heard these two? 
Berning ZH230 amp
Glide3, have you compared the ZH230 to the ZH270? What speakers are you using.My room is 17' x 17' x 8' with a 9' open on the one side 12' deep. I don't listen all that loud. 
Review: Ridge Street Audio Midnight Silver Edition GEN. II Interconnect
Pschicanimal, funny you should mention that. I just finished doing some rewiring in another room (took out a wall), which got me thinking about putting in a dedicated line for the stereo. It would be a bit of work and involve removing some drywall... 
Review: Ridge Street Audio Midnight Silver Edition GEN. II Interconnect
Lak,Components are:Musical Fidelity 3.2 CD PlayerMusical Fidelity Nuvista M3 ampDynaudio Contour 1.3 mk II speakersRidge Street Audio midnight silver S/C and I/Cs.I realize that this system is unbalanced with the cables and amp a level higher then... 
Review: Ridge Street Audio Midnight Silver Edition GEN. II Interconnect
I ordered a pair of RSA Midnight silver S/C and I/C after reading some of the original reviews. Actually, I was only really interested in new speaker cables. I was quite pleased with my current cables, but they were only 4 footers, and after movin... 
Upgrading Planar 2
Looks like I got the upgrade path backwards (again). I am learning a lot from this site. If I go for the table first, then I will have to wait and save up some first. The cartridge is quite old and isn't in the best of shape, so I think I will go ... 
Musical Fidelity A3.2pre/power vs 308 intergrated
That store has already received some good business from me (CD player,phono stuff, misc stuff etc). If I had gone and bought the same amp on-line that I demoed, then your point is well taken. The amps I demoed were NOT what I was looking for and t...