Home Cinema - Musical Fidelity
A good home cinema system should recreate the excitement and thrill of being at the cinema. We focus primarily on the audio side of a home cinema system with popular choices ranging from cost and space effective AV sound bars to an AV receiver with AV speaker package set-up, to a full blown AV power amp with AV processor set-up.
Musical Fidelity presents best-in-class quality hi-fi components conceived from over thirty years of audio expertise. They design and engineer impactful hi-fi separates hosting excellent sound, high technical performance, exceptional value for money and remarkable build quality.
Musical Fidelity has designed and manufactured Hi-Fi electronics for more than thirty years and are among the best-known brands in the Hi-Fi industry. They aim to deliver exceptional music and tackle the challenge of world-class engineering. Each new design approach seeks the absolute best solution and embraces cutting-edge technologies as well as refining traditional methods for better performance.
Founder Antony Michaelson designed and produced his first amplifier, The Preamp, for his own home as he was frustrated by the mediocre preamp in his audio system. It was heard by an audio dealer who placed an order for some and they were so successful that they all sold over their first weekend on display. Consequently and almost by accident, Musical Fidelity was launched in 1982 and The Preamp received glowing reviews. It was then followed by the shoebox-style Dr Thomas power amp.
Over almost four decades, Musical Fidelity has introduced an impressive line of products from the A1 integrated amp in 1984, A370 Power Amp and Digilog; the World’s first high-end DAC. Their technologies were always at the forefront of the industry; The MVX preamp was the first in the world to combine tube circuit topology with transistors, the SA470 power amp ran 99% in Class in 1988 which facilitated the release of the A1000 four years later featuring pure Class A power amp section.
The 90s saw in the classic valve-driven Tubalog DAC, X Series with X-10D Class A triode line stage, X-ACT DAC and X-24K upsampling DAC as well as the
X-Ray CD player. The Nu-Vista Preamp employing compact, metal-cased nuvistor tubes sold out within three months of launch in 1997. These formed the basis for upgraded models like the futuristic CD-PRE 24 combining a high-quality CD transport/DAC/preamp and the Nu-Vista M3 pre/power amp with discrete Nu-Vista power amp modules and choke regulation.
The Tri-Vista series offered the world’s first audio application of trivistor tubes and the kW 500 super integrated amp employed twin-triode tubes. In 2003, Musical Fidelity released their first turntable; the limited-edition M1 which was regarded as one of the best-engineered decks then went on to become a collector’s item fetching above its original price.
The supercharged X-DAC V8 introduced switchable tube buffer and extra-heavy-duty power supply and the brand won their first EISA award with the X-150 (2004-2005) for European Stereo Amplifier of the Year. KW250S packs in dual 250-watt monobloc amps, tube hybrid preamp, phono stage, 24-bit 192K upsampling CD player, FM/DAB tuner and iPod input.
Titan, launched in 2009, is a 1kW p/ch twin monobloc design with external power supply alongside the Reference-standard Primo pure Class A pre-amplifier with 14 hand-picked ECC81 tubes. Their most recent additions aim to satisfy all budgets and hi-fi needs. These include the EISA award-winnng M1 CLiC which brings together analogue and digital sources, their finest digital AMS CD/DAC and the world’s most advanced pure Class A amp; the AMS100.
Now owned by an Austria-based independent specialist Audio Tuning, the brand retains its proud British heritage and preserves the natural authentic audio performance that has become synonomous with Musical Fidelity across the world. The unique product series accommodate traditional and contemporary requirements from high quality vinyl listening, bit-perfect CD playback or increasingly popular wireless music streaming. For each source, Musical Fidelity supplies a broad range of powerful, state-of-the-art amplifiers that sound at home anywhere.
Since the release of VHS, and subsequently mediums such as DVD and Blu Ray, enjoying movies at home has been increasingly popular. The demand for quality AV solutions for the home environment has dramatically increased, and has gone hand in hand with the release of numerous products aimed at improving the quality of home cinema experiences. The improvements in AV speaker systems has made cinema quality audio a reality, and now owning a 5.1, 7.1 or even 9.2 system is a possibility.
We offer a range of displays and HD televisions, enabling you to enjoy the experience of the big screen at home. These vary in size and features, but most offer smart tv features, granting you access to a world of online technology and streaming services so you can enjoy all the latest releases without the need for DVD or Video rental. We also have a cherry picked range of projectors for those who wish to go one step further in duplicating the cinema experience in their home.
Most of our AV speakers, subwoofers and AV speaker packages are located in the speakers category. However, we have a range of Home Cinema Systems, ranging from speaker and satellite packs, to complete home entertainment packages, featuring everything you need to enjoy surround sound audio in your home.
AV Receivers are central to any AV system, acting as the hub through which audio and video is processed and controlled. We offer a wide range of models, ranging from budget to high-end and from 5.1 capability to 9.2. We are sure to have something to suit your needs and would be happy to make a recommendation or arrange a demonstration.