But details are equally present in both amplifiers. dynamics of piano in Claire Marin "He Never Mentioned Love" was more articulated and Barb Junger "Beautiful Life" had better detailed instrumentation. A1-X adding extra punctuality in lower mids (comparing to Myryad), e.g. Second, soundstage is wider in Myryad amp- its more airy and there is definite space between instruments- kind of 3D vividness is here.Musical Fidelity amp brings everything in to smooth plain 2-dimensional stereo image, indeed very accurate. Audio tracks: LINN records Volume 3 Super Audio collection CD.įirst I shall confess - booth amps are silent and romantic. My setup: Myryad CD player MXC 6000CD, Dali Ikon 6 speakers, Lessloss DFPC power Cables, Silver Clear Day speaker cables in shotgun configuration and Magnet wire inrteconnectors. Just got a chance to compare Musical Fidelity A1-X (A class, originally launched in 1984, Modified: upgrade 1: and upgrade 2: and Myryad MXI 1250 (B class), +10 years "younger" integrated amplifier. The amp doesn't have a headphone socket or a phonostage, but it does have 6 inputs and a pre-out for bi-amp, and it comes with a remote (could be better design). There seems to be no ceiling to the amp, it looks small but it certainly doesn't sound it. ![]() Sound wise, using the X-RAY cd player and JAMO 7.7 speakers (bi-wired), the sound is well control and with great transparency. The X-A1.to.200R have their externally, this is to avoid interference. The unit comes with it's own PSU with is seprate from the unit, most amp's transformer is built within the chassie. The new X-A200R is £700 but I've seen a new one for £500, the only version I've heard of is the X-A200R. The X-A1 was retail at £500 new but can now be bought at around £250 secondhand. There are also the Mono Blocks, but they are in a league of their own, 120W per channel and £550 each. There are a few amps in the X-range, the X-A1 (50W I think) is one of the earlier versions, the version after that is the X-A100R (R = remote, £1000) and then the X-A2 (75W, £500) and now the X-A200R (75W, £700).
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