| Amplifiers/Receivers: Musical Fidelity A3.2 integrated | |||
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| I recently purchased a Mudical Fidelity A3.2 integrated exdemo for £535 on ebay. Specs wise its 115W into 8ohms - or about double that into my 4ohm Dynaudio Audience 82s. No sign of strain from either party! The circuitry is dual mono (one can see each transformer through each of the left and right vents on the amp's lid. Which aids channel separation. As its turned out, this was a ludicrously good deal! To my ears it offers both totalitarian control over my speakers (power, and timing) on one hand and a breathtaking neutrality on the other. The most naturalistic sounding amp I've heard at it's original £1000 price tag, let alone £535! The A3.2 replaced in my set up one of its smaller predecessors - the Musical Fidelity X-A2 (a cracking little piece of kit which found a new home with a trusted mate of mine - let him have it for a bargain 170 notes!). Both are unmistakedly Mu-Fi in their neutral transparency, but the sonic bonuses that come with the additional power and superior circuitry of of the A3.2 well worth the upgrade. I should point out here that 'power' is not (just) about loudness - it's about the amp exerting an iron fist over every movement the speaker cones and domes make. At any volume level. This has an obvious impact on all aspects of the sound: accuracy, timing, macrodynamics, microdynamics, etc.,... When the Musical Fidelity A3.2 says "Jump!" my Audience 82s jump, and don't do so again until they're bloomin' well told to! DocFoster P.S. If you do go ebay shopping - check the sellers feedback scores (the vast majority of ebay sellers are trustworthy with positive feedback scores at least in the high 90%). I've had only good experiences on ebay, but I suppose given that there are humans at the other end of the internet, there must be some crooks out there. |
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