Musical Fidelity

M8xTT

Name: M8xTT
Brand: Musical Fidelity
SKU: MUSICAL-FIDELITY-M8XTT

Turntable

Series M8 Series

The M8xTT is a high-end turntable with radical concepts and innovations originating from its legendary predecessor.

At a glance

All specifications

Dimensions (W × H × D): 533 × 245 × 413 mm
Weight: 31.5 kg
Tonearm: 10‘‘ Musical Fidelity tonearm
Overhang: 16 mm
Wow & flutter: 33rpm: +-0.05%, 45rpm +-0.04%
Speed drift: 33rpm: +-0.11%, 45rpm: +-0.10%

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Overview

Antony Michaelson‘s idea of music was big scale, warm and mighty with details in colours. His amplifier creations are a rare expression of this sound character. In 2002 Antony asked Mr. Lichtenegger to help with a design with all these attributes. Also, the design was very important and should match the mechanically stunning amplifiers. The Musical Fidelity M1 was born and a great success. The base idea was to combine the inert mass of metal alloys with zero resonating acrylic. The motor was effectively decoupled from the tonearm and platter with the dual chassis construction. The new M8xTT is following the same design philosophies with even more expressive technical features.

Highlights

Mass loaded belt drive design with electronic speed change 33/45
Heavyweight aluminium sandwich platter
Heavy multi-alloy record puck included
Height adjustable magnetic feet
New 10“ Musical Fidelity tonearm
Azimuth and VTA fully adjustable
Non-resonant acrylic plinth with effective decoupling
RCA and balanced XLR outputs
Heavy aluminium record puck included
Leather mat included
Handmade in Europe

Features

The Tonearm
The 10-inch tonearm is a complete new ultra low resonance Musical Fidelity design with transparent acrylic bearing ring and conical aluminium tonearm tube. The tonearm is fully VTA and azimuth adjustable and comes with two counterweights to use it with cartridges from 6 to 20g. The counterweights are TPE damped to prevent resonances. On the back you can find standard phono RCA outputs, as well as balanced XLR sockets which gives you ultimate flexibility for your phono preamplifier choice.
The Motor & Platter
The motor is sitting in on a special foam in the lower level acrylic plinth to decouple it from the platter and the tonearm. The electronic speed control allows you to switch between 33 & 45 RPM. A silicon belt connects the motor and the two floor TPE damped platter, which is made of aluminium with additional inserts to improve the flywheel effect.
The Feet
Four heavyweight TPE damped aluminium feet with magnetic support connect the two acrylic plinths with teflon spacers in between. You can adjust them in height by turning the riffled middle part of the feet to level the turntable.
In The Box
You will find a heavyweight full aluminium puck in the box to stabilize your records while playing to achieve the best possible tracking. A leather turntable mat is also included, which is a superior base for your vinyl records. You will benefit from less noise and a special sound characteristic. To connect your M8xTT to your preamplifier, a semi-balanced phono interconnect cable with gold-plated connectors is included as well.

Specifications

Dimensions (W × H × D): 533 × 245 × 413 mm; Width, height and depth, without cables.
Weight: 31.5 kg; Per unit, out of the box.
Model code: MUSICAL-FIDELITY-M8XTT; Quote it when you ask a specialist.

Technical Specifications M8xTT

Speed: 33, 45 (electronic speed change)
Drive principle: belt drive with electronic speed control
Platter: sandwich aluminium platter with aluminium inserts (10 kg), both floors with TPE damping
Platter bearing: Inverted bearing with ceramic ball tip
Tonearm: 10‘‘ Musical Fidelity tonearm
Effective tonearm mass/length: 17g/254 mm
Overhang: 16 mm
Wow & flutter: 33rpm: +-0.05%, 45rpm +-0.04%
Speed drift: 33rpm: +-0.11%, 45rpm: +-0.10%
Signal to noise: -78 dB
Dimensions: 533 x 245 x 413 mm
Weight: 31,5 kg

Downloads

M8xTT User Manual (English)Manual · English · PDF, 1.8 MB
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M8xTT Information Sheet (English)Datasheet · English · PDF, 1.6 MB
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Awards and press

"The M8xTT is a muscular-sounding turntable exhibiting a solid grip on the music. The result was perfect image definition, combined with realistic placement and substantial depth. The M8xTT was notable here for the lushness that it imparted to the top end."
Soundstage!Ultra
"The Musical Fidelity M8xTT with its 10-inch arm and play-free bearing is a true joy-maker. This listening pleasure is not cheap, but well worth the money."
Audio/Stereoplay
"A structurally uncompromising perfectionism results here in truly excellent sound, which we only know from a few turntables in the industry. A dream of a record player."
Audio Test
A masterclass in taking a classic design and bringing it right up to date. Superbly built and very fine sounding.
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