Musical Fidelity M3 Scd CD player

The Musical Fidelity M3 Scd CD player has been designed to be a coherent and very performing system with the excellent M3 Si integrated amplifier from the manufacturer.

For that, Musical Fidelity wanted to few compromises as possible, while offering as much features as possible within a very tight price range.

MUSICAL FIDELITY M3 SCD: FRONT PANEL

Of course you find the same housing as the amplifier. The aluminium front panel is sober and of excellent quality.

On the right, you also find the CD load via a “Slot” mechanics. On the left, the display with below 5 buttons giving access to the digital inputs.

On the right, 5 other buttons give access to the main playback features.

The whole functions are also present on the remote control supplied as standard.

MUSICAL FIDELITY M3 SCD: BACK PANEL

The back panel offers the essential and more! There is a stereo RCA output and two digital outputs, one RCA (SPDIF) and one Optical (TOSLINK).

In addition, it is possible to use the excellent internal DAC, a double differential 8 x Delta-Sigma 24-bit!

For this, the M3 Scd player offers SPDIF and TOSLINK digital inputs in 32-96k (16-24 bit stereo PCM), as well as an asynchronous USB type "B" digital input up to 24 bit/ 96 kHz!

MUSICAL FIDELITY M3 SCD: CHARACTERISTICS

The M3 Scd is based on many years of research and expertise to limit Jitter and playback errors as much as possible.

The M3 Scd CD player is equipped with a main filter and a high-end digital noise filter. This allows it to offer a low distortion and a continuous frequency response with the less noise and Jitter possible.

MUSICAL FIDELITY M3 SCD: TEST AND LISTENING

With this M3 Scd CD player, you can find the Musical Fidelity "sound" with a refined and very elegant restitution.

The instruments have a very natural sound, rich in details and nuances. The music seems more naturel and subtle than on the competing CD players.

The sound scene is full a precise instrument restitution.

We quickly forget the presence of the Hi-Fi speakers, because the sound goes above the speakers. Timbres are in tune and the whole seems neutral as well as realistic.

This Musical Fidelity M3 Scd CD player is an excellent surprise. It offers a wonderful musicality at an unrivalled price.

The possibility of connecting external digital devices is a plus for this CD player. This feature is rarely offered on devices of this range!

Highly recommended!

AWARDS:

Hi-Fi Choice - Recommended