MUSICAL FIDELITY RE-PRICES

In an unusual move in the current market Musical Fidelity recently repositioned the prices of all their models — downwards! — and by a considerable margin. Already considered to offer good value here in Australia Musical Fidelity now represents exceptional value, and the good news is that barring unforeseen circumstances (collapsing A$ etc.) they have committed to retain these prices at least until the end of the year.

For example:

M2Si integrated amplifier: now $1,590 (previously $2,000)

M8Xi integrated amplifier: now $9,450 (previously $12,000)

M6xVinyl phono stage: now $2,650 (previously $3,000)

New from Musical Fidelity

M3x Vinyl phono stage: $2,090

While designing their first fully discrete phono stage, the excellent M6x Vinyl — which has three inputs, Musical Fidelity realised that the technology employed also lent itself to a single-input/single-output version. This led to the development of the M3x Vinyl Phono Stage which — surprisingly given the price — also utilises fully discrete circuitry, and offers both MM and MC connectivity.

This is an excellent phono stage for the money — easily outperforming the phono stages built into all but the most exotic of amplifiers.

Nuvista Four-Valve Set

There have been a large number of Musical Fidelity Nuvista valve-based products sold over the years: A good proportion of them are now many years old.

One of the great advantages of Nuvista valves is their longevity; they do not deteriorate at the same rate as traditional valves. However, while this deterioration rate may be slow it is still a factor of the design, and the time has come where some of these components could do with a Nuvista valve replacement.

Musical Fidelity have released sets of four selected Nuvista valves for $425 per pack — limited to 200 numbered sets worldwide.

It’s worth remembering that due to the way valves are constructed, they will not deteriorate at all if they’re not used. The so-called ‘shelf life’ of an ordinary valve is usually around 100 years. And unused old valves, called ‘New Old Stock’ or NOS, can attract premium prices on the secondhand market. So purchasing a ‘spare’ set of Nuvista valves could turn out to be an excellent investment!