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Revision as of 05:15, 5 November 2012
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Company type | High-end audio manufacturer |
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Industry | Electronics |
Founded | 1982 |
Headquarters | Middlesex, United Kingdom |
Key people | Antony Michaelson, CEO, Richard Ansell, Technical Director, Tim de Paravicini (Audio Consultant) |
Products | Hi-fi equipment |
Website | Musical Fidelity homepage |
Musical Fidelity is a low volume producer of high-end audio equipment. Founded in the United Kingdom in 1982, they are known for the unusual (and often inconsistent across product generations) industrial design applied to their products.
Many products are tube-based, or influenced by tube circuit designs.
Musical Fidelity equipment has an active following, and is enthusiastically traded on the second-hand market.
Products
Musical Fidelity produces several model ranges of the following:
Ranges:
A
B
Elektra
AMS
M1
M3
M6
Ranges:
Dr. Thomas (shoebox)
Dr. Thomas (rackmount)
Studio T (Dr. Thomas rackmount case)
A ( Original circuit design by Tim De Paravacini )
P
MA
SA
F
Elektra
Nu-vista
kW
M1
M3
M6
M8
Titan
AMS
Notable (audio improvement) changes during production run
Original model: P240: Updated model: P240.2
Original model: A370: Updated model: A370.2
Ranges:
The Preamp
P
MVT
MVX
MX
F
Elektra
Nu-vista
kW
AMS
Notable (audio improvement) changes during production run
Original model: MVX: Updated model: MVX2
Ranges:
MC ( Designed by Martin Colloms )
Reference
- Audio interconnects and speaker cables
- Compact disc players
- Digital-to-analog converters
Ranges:
Digilog (circuit design by Tim De Paravacini )
Tubalog
X
V
M1
Notable (audio improvement) changes during production run
Digilog:
Original model: Issue 3 board used Philips TDA 1541/SA7220P/B. Polyester output capacitors, floating PCB groundplane.
Later versions ( Issue 4 board onwards) used Philips TDA 1541 S1 Crown/SA7220P/B. Polypropylene output capacitors, and earthed PCB groundplane.
Ranges:
T1 (analog)
T1 (digital)
F
- Digital audio streaming / Digital audio hub products.
Note: Within some of the series listed above, country-specific finishes (ie Piano-lacquer black, or high-shine aluminum with gold-plated controls) and Special-edition circuit designs were produced for overseas markets, per request of in-country Distributors. Some Export models can be identified via a '-X' suffix on the model-name, ie. 'A1-X'
Aesthetics
P- and A- Series power amplifier designs used the following colors during their production lifecycle
Thin rounded straight handles, red pinstripe highlights, red power button
Thick, square, angled handles, blue stripe highlights, red power button
Thick, square, angled handles, blue stripe highlights, blue power button
Thick, square, angled handles, blue stripe highlights, blue power button, deep engraved model name (no painted front panel markings)
Related product-lines
Designed by Antony Michaelson, manufactured at the Musical Fidelity factory, released under the 'Michaelson Audio' brandname.
- Odysseus
- Da Vinci