Musical Fidelity introduces a new high-end Phono stage into their range

Henley Audio are excited to reveal a new high-end phono stage from Musical Fidelity. The M8x Vinyl (£3,599.00 UK, €3,999.00 EUR SRP) expands on the popular M6x Vinyl design and leans more into the superior Nu-Vista Vinyl 2 feature set to produce a reference-class device that will excite vinyl lovers around the world. 

The M8x Vinyl is a flagship phono stage for the core Musical Fidelity M-Series electronic range. Representing the best technology and build-quality available, it is a highly flexible device that produces a sound output that is true to the original recording.

The M8x Vinyl is both fully balanced and fully discrete, and features an improved gain stage design, resulting in selectable gain adjustments up to 69dB. It also features new discrete input power filtering and DC blocking circuitry alongside a super silent power transformer, for clean power delivery to the sensitive electronics. With a host of setting options, including three EQ curve options, there’s almost no modern system the M8x Vinyl can’t play with.   

By most criteria, the M8x Vinyl is one of the most perfect phono stages Musical Fidelity has produced. It has practically no audible noise or distortion, even at the highest levels of amplification. You cannot overload its input or output, and you can load your cartridge perfectly. It brings the artist’s intent, emotions and passion to your ears and heart, exactly as they intended.  

M8x Vinyl features include: 

• Compatibility for MM and MC cartridges 

• Split-passive RIAA, DECCA and COLOMBIA equalisation curves 

• Two-step subsonic filter 

• Adjustable impedance for MC cartridges 

• Adjustable capacitance for MM cartridges 

• Super silent power transformer 

• Separate output stages mean you can connect multiple outputs simultaneously 

• Extruded aluminium chassis with aluminium controls and dials 

• Discrete circuitry throughout the signal path 

• Load settings stored for each input 

The Musical Fidelity M8x Vinyl is available across the UK during December 2024.