Hi all,
first post here after being pointed in this direction from the HiFi Choice forum, and I was just wondering why there seems to be so much vitriol poured in the direction of MF? I understand that lots of people won't like what is often referred to as their 'house' sound and will therefore prefer other kit, but it seems to go beyond that here.
I seem to remember reading a post somewhere on here complaining about the fact that they release a new range every five minutes (alright, maybe it was every ten minutes
) and everything new is lauded as being so much better than whatever came before it (when in reality there may be little difference over and above the shape of the case it came in). I can see how this might become irritating, but if you have bought a product that you like, why should you be bothered that it is now not current? I think that alot of people get stuck into this cycle in hifi with all manufacturers, and despite their intelligence telling them that there is very little difference between what they currently own and the latest product, they just have to have the latest model (despite being secretly disappointed when they receive it, but still telling everyone that it is infinitely better than their old stuff). I don't think you can rubbish stuff just because you don't like the way they go about their advertising (I hate BMW ads, but they are nice enough cars), and anyway, if you have ever worked for a company that has a marketing department, you will realise that they have little to do with reality and it is their job to talk-up the most mundane of things...
When I bought my MF kit, I spent several months listening to everything that I could find within my price range (Audiolab, Rega, Roksan, Linn to name but a few) I even listened to components which I couldn't really afford just to see what else was out there (TAG and Copland) and finally settled on the MF stuff. I wasn't lead by advertising (or the colour of the LED's, although I don't see why MF get slated for this when the DAC64 has three sets of multi-coloured ones in it!) I bough it 'cos I liked it, and although I am probably ten or so product ranges behind what they now sell, I still like it
.
I am not about to say that I thought that the Rega that I listened to sounded like someone farting the national anthem through a duvet (I didn't, just looking for a simile here) just because I didn't quite like the way it sounded though, just that their 'house' sound was not particularly to my liking.
Thoughts anyone?
The Moog
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MF X-Ray, X10-D, X-P100, Pair X-AS100's, Pair X-A200's, Wilson Benesch ACT 1's, QED Silver Spiral I/C's, Genesis Speaker Cable.
I give up 
I was going to bid there for this friend of mine in Portugal but in the end the whole cheque/edinburgh thing put me off.
- paying just a little bit more for it than you did though 
