gzman71 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 hi,have the option to buy the following amps- the original musical fidelity a1 @ 20 watts - musical fidelity x-a1 @ 50 watts both over $500 australian dollars. building the system around my much loved kg-4's and looking for a warm sound but enough power for rock and acoustic rock and pop! the upside on the a1 is the class a 8 watts and the phono stage,but what about the age? 1985 aprox....it is in mint condition but thats the outside. the x-a1 has no phono stage and is 50 watts and more modern. any help would be great as i have various speakers and amps in the past i have finally settled on my speakers and cdp of choice is rotels rcd965bx. i have seen a nad 3020b also that i remember being great with rock music and great phono stage,would the musical fidelity a1 (20W) be as powerful as the nads 20 watts? thanks again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr-b Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Hi The original MF A1 is a classic amp - but it does run very hot and so can have reliability problems. There are DIY sites on the internet to remedy this though. http://www.mhennessy1.f9.co.uk/mf_a1/index.htm The XA-1 isn't anything special from what I recall. Also AUD $500 = over £300 and you could get the A1 in the Uk for just over £100 so it sounds rather overpriced IMO. The NAD is classic though - you can't go far wrong with that and I'd guess it'd be easy to sell on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gzman71 Posted April 2, 2010 Author Share Posted April 2, 2010 thanks!, i ended up getting a dared mp5 tube amp 13 x 2 watts and what an amazing sound,just need a bit more power so have also brought a marantz pm-7200 that runs 25watts in class A and 95watts in AB.....can't wait to try it was cheaper than both musical fidelity amps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadklipsh Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 My quad 303 gave the MF A1 , a run for money . Ofcourse I experimented with RF3s ,sb3s and celestion9, with both amps ,ABed. To me musical fidelity was much revealing of the recordings with the quad being a bit mellow And laid back,which I preferred for longer listening. that's just my humble opinion .and yeah u could cook an egg over that MFs heat sink ,lolz, it goes truly hot!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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