Musical Fidelity B1 Integrated Amplifiers
Musical Fidelity B1 Integrated Amplifiers
USER REVIEWS
[Jan 30, 2021]
Ron Meulensteen
Strength:
What I like most is the simplicity of the design. 1 knob for input selection, 1 knob for volume control and 1 knob for tape recording. That's it. It is a small amp and the specs are not that spectacular. Don't let this mislead you. It performs really well: enough power to fill the room, crystal clear and crisp sound and nice tight lows. This amp is able to create a wall of sound. Weakness:
The design is plastique and looks cheap. With this amp it is all about the inside that counts. Price Paid: 150
Purchased: Used
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[Jan 30, 2021]
Ron Meulensteen
Strength:
What I like most is the simplicity of the design. 1 knob for input selection, 1 knob for volume control and 1 knob for tape recording. That's it. It is a small amp and the specs are not that spectacular. However it performs really well: enough power to fill the room, crystal clear and crisp sound and nice tight lows. This amp is able to create a wall of sound. Weakness:
The design is plastique and looks cheap. With this amp it is all about the inside that counts. Price Paid: 150
Purchased: Used
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[Feb 22, 2018]
Ste-65
Strength:
Hi, I am fifty years old Italian audiofile. I bought MF b1 28 years ago and it has flew admirably a pair of Wharfadale Pavarotti until two monthes ago. Rarely I've heard something sounds better and never at that price.Precise and contained bass, medium high transparent and natural, credible voices. Optimal reconstruction of the sound scene. In the last few monthes I thought to must buy a new integrated 'cause I heard something didn't work anymore, but it was not my b1, unfortunately it was my Wharfadale monitors. I went to a hi-fi shop bringing my ampli with me, I' ve heard it sound with a couple of Scasonic and with a pair of red 5000 Russell K. those I buyed, it sounds awesome again, even better, as if it was new! Purchased: New
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[Jul 19, 2015]
Black JuJu
Audio Enthusiast
Hello,
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[Jan 14, 2015]
Terry Wiltshire
Audio Enthusiast
Have had the Musical Fidelity B1 for 24 years now and what an amazing piece of equipment its been partnered with My Rega Planar 3 which is even older with originally a pair of Tannoy e11 Speakers, But had to change them to a pair of Kef Coda 7's. The fact that this amp is still going after all these years and hasn't missed a beat is a testament to British HiFi at its best and still sounds as good as the day I bought it if not better. You Just need to listen to it to appreciate it. |
[Aug 27, 2014]
Van Kriekinge
Audio Enthusiast
The mf B1 is juste amazing. I'm 19 years old and I got this amp form my uncle. I put it with a pair of Castle Durham 900 (20 years old :P ) and it sounds great. I'm not an audiophile, I think I'm too young to be an audiophile. |
[Oct 12, 2012]
nc
Audio Enthusiast
i am from india. saw the many reviews of the mf b1 and so bought one from ebay.co.uk and had it shipped. i tried it with a few speakers - pinnacle quantums, b&w lm1 and sonus faber concertino. it sounded dead. an electronics repair guy took a look inside and told me that it has not been used for a while and so it would improve upon use. so i had it hooked up to the sonus fabers and persevered. after a month or so of listening atleast a couple of hours daily, it suddenly woke up. warmth, liquid midrange, musical bass, detail i have never heard before - you can even hear the emotion/spirit in the voice of the singer. this is not a musical equipment - but a musical instrument!
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[Mar 27, 2010]
13oots2
Audio Enthusiast
Saw one of these for a very reasonable price of £100+P&P, so grabbed it for comparison with a NAD 3120 that had been upgraded by Fidele Audio.
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[May 27, 2007]
Johnny Gee
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Incredible soundstage, and instrument seperation, Fantastic phono stage, Minamlist timeless looks, Quality british manufacture
Weakness:
the input selector can spin on it's own and not change source, but an easy fix, i used supergle on mine and it's been fine for the last 7yrs!
I bought my B1 15yrs ago through the small ads and it's still going strong, infact i'm looking to buy another for a second system. Don't be put off by 35watts, thru my celestion ditton 442s it's never been passed midnight on the volume dial and the windows shake!! It is not quiet in my book!! Unless your living room is the size of a swimming pool and have no neighbours you won't find the volume lacking. I have listened to many other newer systems and far more expensive kit and nothing has made me want to part with this amp. You can get them on ebay for less than £100 and they will blow away modern £500-£600 pound amps. It made me buy the eqivalent MF CD1 then T1, I paid a lot less than people pay for a "high street all in one flashing light system" and it blows people away when i turn it up. Customer Service Never Needed Similar Products Used: Various Marantz, Denon, sony, Arcam, etc upto £500GBP Nothing compares |
[Nov 05, 2006]
dharmasteve
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Vocal and Bass prfectly in front of Soundstage. Solid and firm.
Weakness:
No remote control or I would be using it to this day This review is almost 20 years retrospective
Similar Products Used: Arcam, marantz, nad, other MF |