Musical Fidelity M3x Vinyl

While the M3x Vinyl from Musical Fidelity only sets out to achieve one thing accomodate a single phono cartridge it achieves this with stellar results. While it can handle both MM (moving magnet) and MC (moving coil) cartridges, it can only support one at a time due its singular unbalanced input.

The M3x ViNYL is a phono stage, designed to be without any practical limits. Connectivity is straight forward. You have an input and an output. Neither of them can be overloaded at the input or limited
in the output driving capacity. It can be set for either MM or MC and exact loading. It offers state-of-the art technical and sonic performance just like the M6x ViNYL, but at a cheaper entry level to the
epitome of the true spirit of high-end audio.

The M3x ViNYL has been switched, just like in its bigger brother the M6x ViNYL, to an entirely discrete circuitry, which results in better technical measurements and better sound. It is equipped with one single-ended input and output.

A discrete circuit is composed of electronic components which are disparate, individual devices, also called discrete components. These can be passive components, like resistors, capacitors and inductors, as well as active components, which in our case are transistors. The opposite to this would be an integrated circuit, which uses operational amplifiers (OpAmps) in the signal chain.

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MM Input
Frequency response: RIAA or RIAA/IEC +/-0.2dB
Input sensitivity: 5mV in for 500mV out (at 1kHz)
Input impedance: 47KO
Input capacitance: 50-400pF selectable
Gain: 40 or 46dB with +6dB function
THD+N: <0.028%
Signal to noise ratio: 95dB
Crosstalk: better than 100dB

MC Input
Frequency response: RIAA or RIAA/IEC +/-0.3dB
Input sensitivity: 500uV in for 500mV out (at 1kHz)
Input impedance: 25O to 1,2KO selectable
Gain: 60 or 66dB with +6dB function
THD+N: <0.28%
Signal to noise ratio: 80dB
Crosstalk: better than 90dB

Output 1 pair RCA: left and right 500mV nom 10V max
Input 1 pair RCA
Weight and Dimensions Unit only, unboxed: 6.59 kg
W x H(incl. feet) x D(incl. terminals): 440 x 105 x 390mm