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In Reply to: I love my Musical Fidelity A5 posted by Maniac on April 15, 2007 at 14:24:00:
I might give it a listen, but I'm skeptical of buying MF equipment anymore, unless its at rock bottom used prices. I'm still looking for a second P180 amp. I have about 15 MF amps and 4 preamps, all TdP designs from the 80s. There is ZERO support. Won't give or sell me a schematic. Won't respond to emails. Phone calls don't get returned. I had to take my MVT preamp to Hong Kong to get a switch replaced, and I've yet to find a toriod that will fit my MA50 amps case. Superb sounding and built stuff, but Michaelson deserves a kick in the pants for abandoning the customers that buy this stuff. Its no wonder that MF gear depreciates like a rock. Its all flavour of the month stuff and disposable stuff with MF I fear.Unlike ARC..
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like a rock is to me unfounded compared to other mfgs. products. In fact the A5 series has gone up in price in recently.
All I can say is to wish you luck. There is more of an MF following now than there has ever been in the US in the past, and thus more of a dealer base.In the past, MF has abandoned their dealers. If they retain their dealers this time around, maybe stuff will be repairable and hold its value.
But, I think they dumped Audio Advisor too in their 2nd attempt at the US. When AA was importing MF stuff, they could not get it repaired easily. One of my friends had a bad experience with an amp (A100?).
If you compare prices of used MF equipement, vs Linn/Naim/Krell etc, of the same vintage, at the same price point, the Naim etc will almost be double or more. The reason for the MF discount is not due to sound quality, but the fact that MF will not support its product, and all the stuff will trade like orphan company products.
Take an MF A1 integrated. Today, 150-250, in spite of a cult following. Original Nait? Probably 400-500. Or a ML or Krell amp: 2000? more? MF A370? 500-750 if you can find one? Which one sounds better? MF in every case. Another friend has an A2 integ which is currently dead. Can MF suggest a repair facility? Nope. Gotta find an independant on your own.
I'm not saying don't buy the A5..it will be a very good product. But don't expect it to hold its value once MF moves to a new model line and stops supporting it (history to date suggests that MF abandoning the product support is inevitable).
I tend to hang onto stuff for long periods of time, once I decide on it. (I buy & sell a lot during the decision making process, however). So, the only time I'll buy MF anymore is when its been fully depreciated. In the meantime, I have a bunch of MF stuff to sell, that will trade for way less than its sound quality would imply.
Samir.
I have a friends P270. Blown output transistor and the storage caps need to be replaced.
Do you have someone you can recomend to repair it?
Have your friend try and track down the transistor pair. They are an obsolete hitachi. Once in a while someone parts out a 370, and sell the transistors from 1 channel.With the right transistor in hand, I have a guy in NJ that will fix it. But he wont do engineering or mods. Just debug and replace/repair. Since the parts are not avail, he is going to get stuck, so better if you find the transistor first.
Keep my email handy and contact me offline when you find the part, and I'll hook you up.
Samir.
Here is some info on the fets you need
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